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Illinois food bank

Business & Lifestyle

Illinois food banks rush to distribute 315,000 gallons of milk

SPRINGFIELD/DAVENPORT, Ia. (Illinois News Network) -- There will be no shortage of milk for hungry families in Illinois – in fact, there may be too much. Food banks across Illinois are facing a unique challenge. They have just a few months to hand out over 315,000 gallons of milk. The United States Department of Agriculture is donating the milk because it wasn't sold due to the tariff tit-for-tat. Mike Miller with the River Bend Food Bank in the Quad Cities said […]

todayJanuary 8, 2019 14

car dealers car keys

Automotive News

Four smart things car dealers do for trust building

If you’ve shopped for a new car before, you’ll understand there is a weird dynamic. Although you want to make a purchase, you have to be sure there aren’t any skeletons in the closet. Car dealers are notorious for being untrustworthy, so the majority of people are skeptical from the very beginning. As you would expect, dealerships can’t afford for there to be a breakdown in trust. Therefore, they’ve come up with a variety of legitimate ways to ensure the […]

todayJanuary 8, 2019 20

remote worker

Business & Lifestyle

Remote workforce in U.S. set to cross 5 million threshold

Modern technology and social trends have changed the world of business at a rapid rate in recent times. One of the most palpable switches has seen companies hire more and more employees that work remotely. This includes working from their homes as well as co-working spaces. In fact, studies show that 70% of the global workforce work remotely at least once per week. In America alone, the growth of remote workers in traditional employment has grown 140% since 2005. Over […]

todayJanuary 8, 2019 27

autonomous cars

Automotive News

Auto makers scaling back autonomous car promises at CES

With the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) kicking off Tuesday, we’re getting a sense of the kind of technologies that some of the world’s leading companies have planned for 2019 and beyond. Despite all the hype of recent years and predictions by Elon Musk that they’d be a common sight on the road by now, we see very little in the way of driverless cars. It seems as if it’s just not ready for prime time yet. Whether the problem is […]

todayJanuary 8, 2019 28

school

Business & Lifestyle

Returning to school could be the answer to your dream career

January always seems to have people thinking about what their future plans are. It could be focusing on your health and well-being or attaining your financial goals. The most common happens to gravitate around your career. The ideas of future plans in one's career often comes to the forefront of people's minds when a new year comes around as a push for more motivation to make changes in your life in areas that are most important to you -- after […]

todayJanuary 8, 2019 19

Europe Italy escapes Europe's

Columnists

Enjoying Europe’s world-apart escapes

In my early days as a guidebook writer, Europe's undiscovered nooks and undeveloped crannies held the most appeal for me — and they still do. But with ever more sophisticated travelers armed with enough time and money to see the Europe of their dreams, places I "discovered" a few decades ago are now suffering from "Back Door" congestion. Given that, I've come to treasure even more those destinations that still have the feeling of being a world apart from everyday […]

todayJanuary 7, 2019 60

Kiyoshi Kimura Japan bluefin tuna Tokyo

Business & Lifestyle

613-pound bluefin tuna sells for record $3.1 million in Tokyo

TOKYO (UPI) -- A sushi restaurant owner paid $3.1 million for a 613-pound bluefin tuna at a Japanese auction Saturday, a record price reflecting the growing scarcity of the prized fish. Kiyomura Corp. made the winning bid, which equated to more than $5,000 per pound. The company operates the Sushizanmai restaurant chain in Japan. It was the first auction to be held at the Toyosu fish market in Tokyo. The company paid 10 times more than the price for a […]

todayJanuary 6, 2019 62

hemp

Business & Lifestyle

State proposes regulations on hemp crops

SPRINGFIELD (Illinois News Network) -- Illinois farmers are one step closer to growing hemp. The Illinois Department of Agriculture released the proposed regulations for growing industrial hemp on December 28. Although Governor Bruce Rauner signed the Industrial Hemp Act in August, planting was delayed pending regulations. Industrial hemp is used for CBD oil, food, clothing fiber and food, according to Liz Rupel, the policy organizer at Illinois Stewardship Alliance. “We are pretty pleased with what the Department of Agriculture produced,” […]

todayJanuary 6, 2019 34

cat feline

Business & Lifestyle

New year means new laws adding more responsibility for cat owners

47% of individuals in the Midwestern United States own a cat, according to research conducted by Joybird. There have been big changes in the law regarding cat ownership in Illinois this year, with $200 fines due to be issued to owners who fail to vaccinate and register their felines. Therefore, it’s important you take steps to keep your pet healthy and that you take your cat owner role seriously. Meeting your pet’s needs  Cat owners spend an average of $915 a year on their feline […]

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