Category Archives: News

ISBE launches ESSER Spending dashboard for funding transparency
December 20, 2022 - The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has launched a new spending dashboard to provide the public with an easy-to-use tool showing how Illinois is using federal pandemic rel...
Dec 20, 2022

Illinois Reaches a Year and a Half of Consecutive Job Growth in November
December 20, 2022 - The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced recently that the unemployment rate increased +0.1 percentage point to 4.7 percent, while nonfarm payrolls increased...
Dec 20, 2022 Unemployment, social issues theme. Job fair table with employment applications, resumes ready for potential applicants to register for the event. Window background.

ADM recognized as a "Diversity Leader 2023" by the Financial Times
December 20, 2022 - ADM (NYSE:ADM) was named a Diversity Leader in this year's Financial Times ranking of 850 European companies on diversity and inclusion. ADM placed 15th overall and 2nd in the food...
Dec 20, 2022

LISTEN: The Community Foundation on Byers & Co
December 20, 2022 - Natalie Beck and Rachel Moran of the Community Foundation joined Byers & Co to talk about holiday events, working with local non-profits, and their year in review. Listen to th...
Dec 20, 2022

LISTEN: Village of Forsyth's Dave Wendt on Byers & Co
December 20, 2022 - Dave Wendt of the Village of Forsyth joined Byers & Co to talk about gift exchanges, holiday events, restaurant updates, the future of the mall, and sign ordinances .Listen to ...
Dec 20, 2022

LISTEN: Ride and Run on Byers & Co
December 20, 2022 - Kyle May of Fleet Feet and Cole Daniels of Spin City Cycles joined Byers & Co for Ride and Run. They talked about last-minute gift ideas, shopping hours, and upcoming events in...
Dec 20, 2022

LISTEN: Dr. Juanita Morris on Byers & Co
December 19, 2022 - Dr. Juanita Morris joined Byers & Co to talk about the business of the holiday season, big project developments, entertainment, and looking ahead to 2023. Listen to the podcast...
Dec 19, 2022

Check fraud among the most common during holiday season
December 19, 2022 - A banking group says Illinoisans should keep their guard up during this holiday season to protect themselves from cases of fraud. The Illinois Bankers Association reports incidents...
Dec 19, 2022

FCC to further protect consumers from scam calls and texts
December 19, 2022 - Attorney General Kwame Raoul is asking the Federal Communications Commission to continue pushing the wireless industry to help protect consumers. A new proposal is hoping to help c...
Dec 19, 2022

Illinois small businesses implementing hiring freezes
December 19, 2022 - A new survey shows there has been a sharp increase in the number of Illinois small businesses implementing hiring freezes or laying off workers. Alignable's December Hiring report ...
Dec 19, 2022