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Cat increases quarterly dividend 17 percent

Details: Published on Wednesday, 11 June 2014 14:41; Written by Paul Gordon

600px-Caterpillar logo Caterpillar Inc. increased its quarterly cash dividend by 17 percent to 70 cents a share after a vote Wednesday by its board of directors.

The...

Manpower survey shows positive jobs outlook for Illinois

Details: Published on Tuesday, 10 June 2014 16:33; Written by PRNewswire

3Q14 web-img Employers in Illinois expect to hire at a solid pace during the third quarter of 2014, according to the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey released Tuesday.

Boomers hold more jobs, but millennials are hurting

Details: Published on Thursday, 05 June 2014 18:20; Written by PRNewswire

BabyBoomers10PsychosocialNeeds11 The jobs recovery has put spotlights on two large sections of the labor...

Freilinger to head Peoria Downtown Development Corp.

Details: Published on Monday, 09 June 2014 18:19; Written by Paul Gordon

MIchael Freilinger has experience developing downtown areas in other cities, Des Moines chief among them. He believes that will serve him well in his new position as president of the newly formed Downtown Development Corporation of Peoria.

Freilinger was announced Monday as the head of the new agency that will be charged...

Peoria area economy shows improvement

Details: Published on Monday, 02 June 2014 17:32; Written by Paul Gordon

economy up Improvements in the central Illinois labor market fostered growth in the economic index for the Peoria-Pekin Metropolitan Statistical Area for the second consecutive quarter, according to Bradley University’s Center for Business and Economic Research.

The first quarter 2014...

Cat will close three northern Illinois plants, move 170 jobs to Michigan

Details: Published on Friday, 06 June 2014 17:21; Written by Paul Gordon

600px-Caterpillar logo Caterpillar Inc. announced Friday it will close three northern Illinois factories that make couplings and move the 170 jobs to a facility in Menominee, Michigan.

The Anchor Coupling Inc. plants ̶̶ two in...

Are Americans worrying too much about the wrong things?

Details: Published on Friday, 30 May 2014 17:28; Written by PRNewswire

June is National Safety Month, and the Read more...

Mortgage rates reverse, climb this week

Details: Published on Friday, 06 June 2014 13:52; Written by PRNewswire

Mortgage rates reversed course this week, with the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate jumping to 4.32 percent, according to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey. The average 30-year fixed mortgage...