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Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton visited Bloomington recently as her We Thrive initiative gets off the ground. The listening tour meets with women across the state to learn about barriers to financial literacy.
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The lack of housing and affordable housing means Bloomington-Normal is losing out on some of the economic benefits created by Rivian. The shortage also is increasing the number of unhoused people in the community and has the potential to cause an exponential growth in homelessness.
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An organization that tries to stimulate economic development in central Illinois says it can help address the housing shortage in McLean County. The Tri-County River Valley Development Authority (TRVDA) helps issue lower cost bonds.
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The college expand its electric vehicle programs with the help of a $525,000 grant from the Illinois Community College Board.
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Bloomington-Normal leaders have different views whether or how government should be involved in breaking the logjam of factors that has slowed the pace of new housing construction.
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There will be major progress this year toward the creation of an industrial park on the southeast side of Bloomington.
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If it seems like the more colleges and universities make policies about academic cheating the more ways to cheat pop up, you might not be wrong.
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As the new year kicks off, the Town of Normal is looking forward to more capital projects, more equipment purchases, and more economic activity. City Manager Pam Reece said last year was a very busy one with capital improvements and a lot of accomplishments.
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It turns out the more women there are in a state house of representatives, the more likely it is legislation will pass that deals with firearms. That's according to new scholarship by an Illinois State University economist.
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Electric automaker Rivian exceeded its production target for last year. The company said Tuesday that it made 57,232 vehicles at its manufacturing plant in Normal in 2023.