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The mayor of Bloomington hopes a beefier ordinance covering vacant properties will improve the building stock in the city. Mboka Mwilambwe said in a WGLT interview the recently-passed rules increase fines for dilapidated structures and require vacant buildings be listed with the city.
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Bloomington Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe got a shoutout from the governor during Wednesday's State of the State and budget address.
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Bloomington City Manager Tim Gleason and Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe said 2022 has been a good year for the city with COVID largely in the rear-view mirror and the city starting to get past the 50% to 100% COVID-related cost increases in materials and projects.
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Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe said the presence of two universities and a community college in the Twin Cities offer a counter to the potential impression given to businesses by the referendum's defeat.
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Bloomington Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe says the city's move to merge operations between the arena and Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts will help the downtown venues run more efficiently, but it's too soon to project whether the arena will be able to reverse years of financial losses.
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City council members discussed development goals and strategies formulated during the council’s September Strategic Planning Retreat.
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Bloomington Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe says two city council wards will need significant adjustments during redistricting. Ward 8, which takes in the east side Grove subdivision areas near the airport and Old Farm Lakes subdivision, had significant growth in the last decade and now includes more than 10,000 residents.
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The maker of Butterfinger, Crunch, Tic Tacs and other candies has announced a second major expansion in Bloomington in less than a year. Ferrero plans to add 200 jobs as part of a $214 million expansion.
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Extra funding is on the way for three parks and outdoor projects in Bloomington-Normal. The money is coming from the State Farm Century of Good Grant.
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Bloomington Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe is ready to name his choice for a city council vacancy and he has a backup plan if it fails.