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WILL Connect: The Economy, Tracking New Directions for Displaced Workers

Story air date: Thursday, August 27, 2009

Concept College of Cosmetology in Urbana, one option for retraining

In central Illinois, many employers large and small have downsized or closed altogether, forcing thousands of laid-off workers to consider new options. In our latest report as part of our outreach project “WILL Connect: The Economy”, AM 580’s Jeff Bossert looks at the retraining of workers. Ingenuity and government-funded training are giving many of them a jump on a new career, or a better shot at an old one:

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A Workspace for Those Without Permanent Places

Story air date: Wednesday, July 08, 2009

Linda Cross and Susan Potter co-own Collective Turf

Lots of remote employees and nomadic freelancers work without a place they can call an office. But an Urbana company is stepping in to fill the niche and get local entrepreneurs back in desk chairs in a trend known as co-working. AM 580's Marrissa Monson visited co-owners Lucy Cross and Susan Potter (left).

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Voters Mull Over a 1% Sales Tax for Schools

Story air date: Thursday, April 02, 2009

Mahomet Junior HS

Voters in Champaign County will have the future of education funding in their hands when they hit the polls next Tuesday. At issue is a referendum to raise the county sales tax by a penny per dollar. The money would fund school building projects, pare down debt and potentially lower property taxes. As AM 580’s Tom Rogers reports, after one failed attempt, the referendum’s supporters are taking nothing for granted.

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Urbana's Mayoral Candidates Lay Out Economic Plans

Story air date: Friday, March 27, 2009

Economic development was a key plank in Laurel Prussing’s platform when she first ran for mayor of Urbana. Prussing narrowly defeated Tod Sattherthwaite with the argument that the incumbent hadn’t done enough to attract business to the city. Now Prussing faces three challengers who each say they could do a better job, in spite of a recession. AM 580’s Jim Meadows reports.

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Illinois Wines Make Headway

Story air date: Monday, February 09, 2009

Fairmount's Sleepy Creek Winery

Illinois has recently seen a surge of wine production. But is it on par with legendary wine regions elsewhere? AM 580 intern Whitney Wyckoff traveled to Vermilion County, where a part of the prairie has become a vineyard.

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