by Job Conger Ram Talluri is CEO and managing director of Lead IT Corporation, an international company which has recently announced plans to open two Sky Zone franchises. Sky Zone is a California firm which has patented “the first all-trampoline walled playing court” concept and currently operates 170 such courts, including two already in Illinois […]
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Soaring interest in “drones” – Surge in popularity brings success to hobby shop
by Job Conger During the early evolution of internal combustion gasoline engines, it didn’t take long for inventors to hang one on a bicycle, resulting in the first motorcycle. Similarly, about three years ago, when the first multi-rotor and quad toy helicopters zoomed skyward from fertile minds, it didn’t take long for someone to hang […]
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The Avenue
by Job Conger On Sept. 17, organizers of The Avenue North Grand Improvement Association held a first public meeting at the relocated offices of Goodenow Insurance at 700 North Grand Ave. E. The purpose was to formally introduce the organization and invite greater participation in a process intended to lead to a formally organized enterprise. […]
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Airport improvements
by Job Conger Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) reports a calendar year 2014 expenditure of $7 million, mostly from user fees and state and federally underwritten sources, for improvements to airport safety and security. Executive director Mark Hanna recently reviewed those expenditures in detail. While having scant noticeable impact on travelers using SPI, the improvement […]
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Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln
by Job Conger A part of the Springfield community since before Lindbergh flew to Paris, the Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln is riding a wave of unprecedented, higher profile growth under its new management and name. In 1924, the Sangamon County Foundation, a charitable trust, was created by a combination of the original […]