Jim Maloof/Realtor has announced a new management plan for the company with a tripartite organizational structure, including an Executive Vice President of Residential Sales, Vice President of Commercial Sales, Corporate Liaison, and Vice President of Finance & Accounting. Taking on…
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Branson on the Road Christmas Style Show comes to Five Points on Dec. 2
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R & B Productions will be hosting next month. Branson on the Road-Christmas Style Show is a holiday show from the popular touring group Branson on the Road out of Branson, Missouri. This show offers great Christmas music, old country…
2012 Peoria County Farm Bureau Ag Service Award goes to Miriam Rosenbohm
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Miriam Rosenbohm of rural Bartonville is the recipient of the 2012 Peoria County Farm Bureau Ag Service Award. The award has been presented to a Peoria County resident each year since 1996 at the Farm Bureau’s annual meeting. It recognizes…
Federal Receives Children’s Charity Award from the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Peoria
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Federal Companies of East Peoria received the 2012 Children’s Charity Award from the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Peoria at their annual event on November 10. The award was presented by Caterpillar Foundation Vice President Michelle Sullivan. Federal Companies…
Peoria County Administrator Selected as 2012 Leader
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Peoria County Administrator Lori Curtis Luther has been selected for the 2012 Class of 40 Leaders Under Forty by Central Illinois Business Publishers (CIBP). CIBP coordinates the annual campaign to recognize youthful leaders who make a difference and show initiative…
Bradley University among the top 100 private universities in the nation
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Bradley University is ranked among the top 100 private universities in a new ranking released by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance. Bradley is ranked 86th in the nation based on academic quality and affordability. The publication considers such factors as admission rate,…
New UICOMP research could provide future methods for delivering cancer-fighting drugs
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Ever spray a new perfume or cologne but soon after lose your ability to smell it? While a simplistic analogy, that same sort of “signal reception and desensitization” is at the heart of research by Dr. Eleonora Zakharian and could…
Metro Peoria unveils Website
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The Metro Peoria Committee unveiled its new website at today’s regular monthly meeting at the Peoria County Courthouse. The new website, http://www.metropeoriagov.com/, will keep citizens of the County of Peoria, including those within City of Peoria limits, informed of the…
Richwoods hosting basketball camp
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Richwoods High School is hosting a six week baseball camp starting January 6. Richwoods head coach Doug Goessman will direct the program in conjunction with U.S. Baseball Academy. Classes are available for players in grades 1-12 and are limited to…
Chuck Weaver to stay on Peoria City Council
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At-large Peoria city council member Chuck Weaver recently announced that he will not run for Mayor in 2013. “I considered running when Mayor Ardis had not clarified his intentions,” Weaver said. “… an incredible number of city residents sought me…