On the fast track
High-speed rail development continues in Springfield By Gabe House The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) held a series of informal meetings from late April through late May throughout the state. This “listening tour” was all about infrastructure: its current state, the ever-present need to improve it and what the future may hold. Springfield, in the…
Springfield’s tourism glass is half-full
The Corporate Review 2015 On Monday, May 11, the Springfield Business Journal invited a small group to a business luncheon for the purpose of discussing the state of the tourism industry in Springfield. It was held at the Inn at 835 from noon until 2 p.m. The panelists included Justin Blandford, superintendent of state historic…
Set up to succeed
Illinois’ inmates make everything from grills to boxer shorts in a program designed to train offenders for post-release work By Zach Baliva If you received glasses in Illinois through Medicaid, a prison inmate fabricated your eyewear at the Dixon Correctional Facility. And that’s not all. More than 900 offenders, managed by 120 state employees in…
