Used car prices hit record highs

BY TOM BARKER THE SOUTHERN

A recent report from Manheim Consulting, the world's largest provider of automotive remarketing services, has rated used car prices as the highest they have ever been. Automobile dealers in Southern Illinois and throughout the nation rely greatly on used car sales and are now feeling the …

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Businesses expand, set up shop in trying times

BY ADAM TESTA, THE SOUTHERN

Several Southern Illinois businesses have experienced growth in recent years, despite a downturn in state and national economic conditions.

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Progress Port aides in recycling efforts

BY SCOTT FITZGERALD, THE SOUTHERN

CARTERVILLE - General manager Lori Jones looks around a Progress Port warehouse that was originally designed and built to house vehicles and remarks the recycling business that now occupies the space has grown leaps and bounds, with help from an unexpected workforce - people with mental d…

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New academic success center assists SIUC business students

By Codell Rodriguez, The Southern

CARBONDALE - Matt Purdy, associate director of career services and placement in the SIUC College of Business, knows that getting a business degree isn't always a cakewalk.

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SIUIS Conference to showcase student ingenuity

BY CODELL RODRIGUEZ, THE SOUTHERN

CARBONDALE - Students are ready to show what they can come up with when they put their minds to it and the Southern Illinois University Innovative Systems Conference will give them an audience.

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SIUIS offers networking for students and region

BY CODELL RODRIGUEZ, THE SOUTHERN

CARBONDALE - While students still need to do their share of networking to find a job, one group at Southern Illinois University Carbondale is bringing some of the biggest names in innovation to them.

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AT&T adds 13 new cell sites in Southern Illinois

BY JULIE ENGLER, THE SOUTHERN

AT&T announced this month that it has added 13 new cell cites to Southern Illinois in the last year.

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New Web site helps promote new, existing businesses

BY TARA FASOL-CHAMBERS, THE SOUTHERN

MARION - An upgrade to Marion Chamber of Commerce Web site now affords locals businesses the opportunity to not only join the 21st Century with adequate web representation, but also links resources for the area that designers hop…

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13Pro program sees success in a short time

By Julie Engler, The Southern

In only a few months, 13Pro has begun to make its mark on Southern Illinois.

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Aisin reaches ‘zero landfill’ goal

By Scott Fitzgerald, The Southern

MARION - On Aug. 31, CWI trash haulers stopped at the Aisin Marion plant in Redco Industrial Park west of town for a routine trash pickup.

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FMGR receives Centennial Award

By Julie Engler, The Southern

In recognition of reaching 100 years in business, the law firm of FMGR received the 2009 Centennial Award from the Illinois State Historical Society on Oct. 3 in Springfield.

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‘The Blue Martin’ takes over popular bar

By Blackwell Thomas, The Southern

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Amazon Storage defies odds, keeps building despite recession

BY SCOTT FITZGERALD THE SOUTHERN

CARTERVILLE - Don't tell business owner Wesley Lehman that Southern Illinois residents are feeling the after-effects of a nationwide recession.

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