By: Diane Benjamin The City of Bloomington made a BIG deal when Green Top Grocery picked a site to build. Last Monday person after person spoke to the Council about the GREATNESS of this project and how they needed a tax rebate to open. Turns out they don’t have the money to build. All those […]
By: Diane Benjamin The jobs lost by the Cub Foods closing aren’t included! FIFTY IT jobs outsourced by Country Companies are. See this report from Reboot Illinois: http://www.rebootillinois.com/2015/06/25/editors-picks/kevin-hoffmanrebootillinois-com/metro-local-illinois-unemployment-rates-may-2015/40089/ The numbers are from the Illinois Department of Employment Security. In May of 2014 Bloomington had 95,600 jobs. In May of 2015 Bloomington had 95,200 jobs. Tari’s illegal budget […]
Evidently the local food pantries can’t keep food in stock. Lines are long, food is in short supply. Why would formerly prosperous Bloomington-Normal have long lines at food pantries? Think . . Think. . Think hard. State Farm has moved people out. That means less money in the local economy which means fewer jobs all […]
by: Diane Benjamin This information is from Fiscal Year 2012. David Hales wants ALL businesses in Bloomington to be licensed!
