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New law good for industrial biotech
On May 27, the Illinois Industrial Biotechnology Partnership Act was signed into law by Governor JB Pritzker and establishes the Industrial Biotechnology Public-Private Partnership as a state-sponsored board consisting of…
Read MoreMCEC to withdraw second rezoning request
A tie vote at Thursday’s meeting of the Monroe County Planning Commission prompted a planned withdrawal of a rezoning request by the owners of the property in question, Monroe County…
Read MorePergola request denied in Waterloo
A downtown Waterloo restaurant’s request earlier this month to build a detached pergola as part of renovation efforts failed to advance past the committee stage. James and Jared Gallagher petitioned…
Read MoreSalmonella linked to Jif peanut butter
The Illinois Department of Public Health is working with local health departments, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Food and Drug Administration to investigate a multi-state outbreak of…
Read MoreInvestments strengthen midwest ports
More than a half a billion dollars in recent, current or expected improvements at three midwestern ports will strengthen these facilities and reinforce their important roles in the global freight…
Read MoreDupo railyard an example of optionality
An unprecedented disruption in the global supply chain due to the COVID-19 pandemic is still having a major impact on many U.S. industries. Freight rail has had to adapt daily…
Read MoreIntegrity sued again
A lawsuit was filed May 19 in Monroe County court against Integrity Healthcare of Columbia, located at 253 Bradington Drive, and an unspecified staffing agency used by the nursing and…
Read MoreFormula shortage felt locally
In the 17 years she’s been a mother, Waterloo’s Angie Hoernis has not seen anything like what she’s currently navigating with her 5-month-old daughter: a formula shortage so severe that…
Read MoreLightning strike causes fire at Columbia office
Multiple departments battled an early Saturday morning structure fire in Columbia that was caused by a lightning strike. Columbia, Waterloo and Millstadt firefighters responded to the Mandy McGuire real estate…
Read MoreDamages awarded in house explosion suit
A Monroe County jury returned a verdict in favor of awarding total damages of $2.23 million to Dan and Terri Krebel as the result of injuries Dan sustained during a…
Read MoreExamining media mistrust
(Editor’s note: This article is the final installment in a series exploring media literacy and its multiple facets. This week, experts weigh in on press distrust and what can be…
Read MoreSpare Thyme Farms keeps growing
When Brianna Voelker and Josh Harlan, the now-wedded masterminds behind Waterloo’s Spare Thyme Farms, first met in 2014 at Southeast Missouri State University, they knew they wanted to turn their…
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