Author Archives: Michelle Mitchell
LISTEN: City Hall Insider with Paul Osborne
April 2nd, 2020- Former Mayor Paul Osborne joins Byers & Co. to bring you this week’s City Hall Insider. Osborne talks about being inspired by some of the stories he is seeing during the cri...
Apr 02, 2020
LISTEN: City Daily Update with Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe - April 2nd
April 2nd, 2020- Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe joins Byers & Co. to bring you today’s City Daily Update. The Mayor talks about honor for Caterpillar, the changes to the bus service operations, the...
Apr 02, 2020
LISTEN: Building Support for Monical's, Presented by Romano Company
April 2nd, 2020- This Building Support for Small Business Spotlight features Monical’s Pizza. Monical’s is spotlighted for being an employer for many years at multiple locations in the are...
Apr 02, 2020
Truckers Needed: Drivers Essential For Delivering Medical Supplies
April 1st, 2020- Truckers are delivering essential medical equipment to the front lines across Illinois. Don Schaefer, executive vice president of the Mid-West Truckers Association, said the COVID-19 ...
Apr 01, 2020
EDC of Macon County Offers Small Business Webinars
April 1st, 2020- The Macon County EDC in partnership with the Champaign County EDC, are working together to provide accurate training, information sharing, and guidance on the different financial assi...
Apr 01, 2020
Gov. Pritzker Announces Arts for Illinois Relief Fund
April 1, 2020 – Gov. JB Pritzker announced a new initiative; Arts for Illinois Relief Fund, that will provide immediate relief directly to individual artists and artisans, including stage and pr...
Apr 01, 2020
Kroger Announces Hero Bonus
April 1st, 2020- Kroger announced that it will provide all hourly frontline grocery, supply chain, manufacturing, pharmacy, and call center associates with a Hero Bonus - a $2 premium above their stan...
Apr 01, 2020
Illinois Unemployment Funds Dependent On Federal Money
April 1, 2020 – Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the state’s unemployment fund doesn’t have enough money to cover the surge in unemployment benefit claims spurred on by the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Apr 01, 2020
LISTEN: Importance of Faith During Crisis with Wayne Kent
April 1st, 2020- Direct Line’s Wayne Kent talks about how First Christian Church is serving their congregation, some of the negative news stories about churches not following shut down orders, a...
Apr 01, 2020
LISTEN: Is the way you’re feeling normal? Mental Health Check-up with Crossing's Charmaine Robertson-Stoner
April 1st, 2020- Crossing Healthcare’s Charmaine Robertson-Stoner joins Byers & Co. to talk extensively about mental health. Stoner emphasizes how we are all in similar situations and yet we...
Apr 01, 2020