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Retailers, states file suits to stop new overtime rules
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- Published on Tuesday, 20 September 2016 16:22
- Written by Paul Gordon
The new overtime law set to take effect on Dec. 1 was hit with legal challenges from two fronts on Tuesday, including by retailers who believe the law could be a “career killer.”
The National Retail Federal filed suit in U.S. District Court on behalf of millions of employees and employees it says will be “drastically...
OSF HealthCare Expanding Services in Pekin
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- Published on Monday, 19 September 2016 15:08
- Written by The Peorian
OSF HealthCare is expanding services in Pekin with a new medical facility at East Court Village Shopping Center, 3500 Court St.
Wheels O' Time museum opens new exhibit
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- Published on Wednesday, 31 August 2016 18:09
- Written by Paul Gordon
The importance of the Illinois River and the railroads in making the Peoria area what it is today is emphasized in a new exhibit just opened at the Wheels O’ Time Museum in Dunlap.
The centerpiece of the exhibit is the 1/8th scale model of the TP&W Steam Locomotive, Tender and Caboose that traveled...
Love & Money: Millennial Couples savvier than their youth would suggest
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- Published on Monday, 12 September 2016 16:25
- Written by PRNewswire
Couples who talk about money at least once a week say they are happier (78 percent), than those who discuss money...
Latest Cat layoffs from consolidations start this week
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- Published on Tuesday, 30 August 2016 18:20
- Written by Paul Gordon
Caterpillar Inc. has not yet said how many employees, many of whom are in the Peoria region, are being laid off in the latest round of job reductions that start this week.
Already, many employees in Peoria, East Peoria and Mossville – many of them engineers...
College Illinois! appears headed for future bailout
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- Published on Friday, 09 September 2016 15:09
By Vimbai Chikomo
for ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
Many families concerned with the unpredictability of future tuition rates in Illinois have turned to pre-paid tuition...
Boy Scouts, U.S. Chamber teaming to enhance career development
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- Published on Thursday, 25 August 2016 17:44
- Written by PRNewswire
With studies showing that youth participation in mentorship programs before college...
Cat says 300 at Mossville received layoff notices
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- Published on Friday, 02 September 2016 15:34
- Written by Paul Gordon
Caterpillar Inc. said Friday that 300 of its employees in Mossville were notified this week of their impending layoff.
The company said it was employees in the engineering and support staffs that were given WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) Act...
UnityPoint agrees to acquire Pekin Hospital, ProHealth Medical Group
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- Published on Tuesday, 23 August 2016 17:04
- Written by Paul Gordon
UnityPoint Health–Peoria plans to acquire Pekin Hospital and other affiliates of Progressive Health Systems, according to a news release from the two parties.
The release said UnityPoint and Progressive Health Systems have signed a letter of intent to negotiate an agreement to make the latter and its Pekin Hospital...
