All that glitters

BY SCOTT FITZGERALD, THE SOUTHERN

MARION - When Kim Howell and Don Barden opened a new jeweler's store, The Jeweler's Bench Inc., in Illinois Centre Mall in early September, they didn't receive the most cordial of accolades.

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Green effort garners state award

BY BECKY MALKOVICH,The Southern

MOUNT VERNON - Continental Tire North America's Mount Vernon plant was honored recently by the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, a division of the Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability at the University of Illinois.

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Biofuel technology gets new focus at SIC

By Adam Testa, the southern

HARRISBURG - Southeastern Illinois College officials hope to launch a new program focused on biofuels in the fall.

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Transit sale completed, new facility to be built

BY SCOTT FITZGERALD,THE SOUTHERN

MARION - Regional Economic Development Corporation (REDCO) officials recently completed a property contractual sale with Rides Mass Transit District for 2.93 acres that will be developed into a 14,000-square-foot facility that will house RMTD offices and maintenance work.

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Miranda’s On Main honors daughter, local eatery

BY BECKY MALKOVICH, THE SOUTHERN

WEST FRANKFORT - With its family atmosphere, great food and friendly banter, the West Frankfort restaurant is just the kind of place Miranda Sieveking would have loved.

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Used car prices hit record highs

BY TOM BARKER THE SOUTHERN

A recent report from Manheim Consulting, the world's largest provider of automotive remarketing services, has rated used car prices as the highest they have ever been. Automobile dealers in Southern Illinois and throughout the nation rely greatly on used car sales and are now feeling the …

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Businesses expand, set up shop in trying times

BY ADAM TESTA, THE SOUTHERN

Several Southern Illinois businesses have experienced growth in recent years, despite a downturn in state and national economic conditions.

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Progress Port aides in recycling efforts

BY SCOTT FITZGERALD, THE SOUTHERN

CARTERVILLE - General manager Lori Jones looks around a Progress Port warehouse that was originally designed and built to house vehicles and remarks the recycling business that now occupies the space has grown leaps and bounds, with help from an unexpected workforce - people with mental d…

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New academic success center assists SIUC business students

By Codell Rodriguez, The Southern

CARBONDALE - Matt Purdy, associate director of career services and placement in the SIUC College of Business, knows that getting a business degree isn't always a cakewalk.

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SIUIS Conference to showcase student ingenuity

BY CODELL RODRIGUEZ, THE SOUTHERN

CARBONDALE - Students are ready to show what they can come up with when they put their minds to it and the Southern Illinois University Innovative Systems Conference will give them an audience.

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SIUIS offers networking for students and region

BY CODELL RODRIGUEZ, THE SOUTHERN

CARBONDALE - While students still need to do their share of networking to find a job, one group at Southern Illinois University Carbondale is bringing some of the biggest names in innovation to them.

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AT&T adds 13 new cell sites in Southern Illinois

BY JULIE ENGLER, THE SOUTHERN

AT&T announced this month that it has added 13 new cell cites to Southern Illinois in the last year.

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New Web site helps promote new, existing businesses

BY TARA FASOL-CHAMBERS, THE SOUTHERN

MARION - An upgrade to Marion Chamber of Commerce Web site now affords locals businesses the opportunity to not only join the 21st Century with adequate web representation, but also links resources for the area that designers hop…

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