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April 12, 20230

State data gives early warning of layoffs from larger companies, but lost jobs from small businesses go uncounted

A few months ago, Everyday Kitchen on Neil Street in Champaign suddenly announced its closing after over four years in business. But if one knew a

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June 24, 20220

Champaign-Urbana businesses varied in reasons to take — or not to take — federal loans

A $3 million forgivable federal loan helped one local agribusiness offset rising costs, while a $100,000 loan allowed another business to simply surv

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May 4, 20220

As national labor shortage drags on, local businesses and workers suffer consequences of the “Great Resignation”

Daniel Krause, owner of the restaurant Cracked near the University of Illinois campus, said he went into debt to stay open during the pandemic after

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April 8, 20224

Employee shortage delays postal services in Savoy

Lack of adequate staffing at the Savoy, Ill. post office has resulted in shorter and sporadic business hours for customers in recent months. At ti

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February 10, 20221

‘Wolf in sheep’s clothing’: Cannabis workers describe pushback against unionization efforts

Ramy Akram-Ahmed, a wellness advisor at Sunnyside Cannabis Dispensary in Champaign, Illinois, made $17 an hour while the parent company of Sunnyside,

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January 13, 20221

Historic Urbana-Lincoln Hotel to welcome guests next year after numerous failed attempts to reopen

Since 2016, the City of Urbana has struggled to find a proper owner for the Urbana-Lincoln Hotel — someone who would not only renovate it but help re

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December 22, 20210

Carle Foundation Hospital expansion increases capacity, brings business to the area

Construction in Champaign for Carle Foundation Hospital buildings is joined by the addition of other businesses and restaurants nearby, contributing

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December 21, 20210

Complaints rise about reduced bus services, but MTD can’t “speed up” training drivers

In August this year, Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District (MTD) announced that many bus routes’ services would be reduced due to a shortage of bus

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December 21, 20210

Cronus delay continues for Tuscola

It’s been more than seven years since local and state officials broke ground for a $1.4 billion fertilizer plant near Tuscola, Ill. along U.S. Highwa

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September 27, 20210

Pay gap between Champaign and Urbana employees actually widening, new data reveals

Recently released data on employee salaries of the City of Champaign and City of Urbana show that Urbana pays substantially less than Champaign and t

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