Entertainment Studios boss Byron Allen is seriously interested in buying Tribune Media, The New York Post reports. Allen shelled out $300 million for the Weather Channel in April, and he’ll be up against three other bidders for Tribune. It’s the ...

Plainfield - Illinois veterans are taking advantage of a program championed by State Senator Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant (D-Shorewood) to provide veterans with the tools to launch new businesses. Due to a loan from the Illinois business program, Captain Jon Glass, an ...

Proposals from businesses owned by minorities, women and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Camelot Illinois issued a request for proposals (RFP) for vendors to deliver logistics, warehousing and installation services for permanent point-of-sale items. A key component of ...

Workforce Center for WIll County Job Fair

Joliet-Cadence Premier Logistics celebrated the opening of their second building: Pit Stop Truck Center in Joliet Illinois. The 77,000 square foot building marks the completion of phase two of their overall 200,000 square feet of operations. The new Pit Stop ...

The Joliet Zoning Board of Appeals recommended the denial of a measure repealing a special use permit to allow for the continued operation of an automotive business, located off of Plainfield Road. At a recent meeting, officials took time to ...

The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) the regular unemployment rates for 2019 will be lower for more than 92 percent of the state’s employers who are required to register and pay state Unemployment Insurance (UI) taxes. Illinois business owners ...

Monthly bills turn many Americans into jugglers. Paying for rent, food, or other necessities is a common problem, with 40 percent of Americans struggling to pay for at least one basic need, according to a recent survey by the Urban ...

A public groundbreaking is scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 29, for a Normantown Trail addition being constructed by the Forest Preserve District of Will County. The ceremony will take place along Normantown Road, at Rockwell Lane, just north of ...

Careers in the energy sector are continuing to grow and as the largest natural gas distribution company in northern Illinois, Nicor Gas is celebrating Careers in Energy Week (Oct. 15-19). Nicor Gas is partnering with the Illinois Energy Workforce Consortium ...

A new report released by the Workforce Investment Board of Will County shows that economic development in Will County has grown in more ways than one during the second quarter of 2018. A snapshot is generated quarterly and is used ...

Workforce Job Fair

Subscription radio company Sirius XM Holdings Inc. is buying music-streaming firm Pandora Media Inc. The all-stock deal is valued at about $3.5 billion, according to a joint statement from both companies. For every share of Pandora they own, shareholders will ...

The Lockport Chamber of Commerce announced the hire of Annette Parker as it’s new Interim Executive Director, replacing Cindy DeNormandie who left the Lockport Chamber in early September due to family obligations. Parker spent 17 years as the Director of ...