| May 18, 2006 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH, CITY OF CHICAGO AND CHICAGOLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ANNOUNCE KICK-OFF OF DISABILITYWORKS INITIATIVE TO PROMOTE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
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| May 09, 2006 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY RETURNS SUMMIT TO CONTINUE FOSTERING COLLABORATION ON IMPORTANT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES
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| April 20, 2006 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES $250,000 OPPORTUNITY RETURNS GRANT FOR PORT REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT THAT COULD GENERATE HUNDREDS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS JOBS
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| January 31, 2006 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES $240,000 IN FUNDING TO ADDRESS CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF MANUFACTURING WORKERS IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
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| January 09, 2006 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES A $500,000 WORKFORCE TRAINING GRANT TO ENHANCE THE SKILLS OF 2,200 EMPLOYEES AT CATERPILLAR SUPPLIERS ACROSS ILLINOIS
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| December 19, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES MORE THAN $630,000 IN SUPPORT TO HELP INTERNATIONAL TITANIUM POWDER BUILD NEW PRODUCTION FACILITY AND BRING 42 NEW JOBS TO LASALLE COUNTY
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| December 15, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES $250,000 WORKFORCE TRAINING GRANT TO COMMUNITY COLLEGE PARTNERS TO BOOST THE SKILLS OF NEARLY 2,500 WORKERS ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS
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| December 01, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES IMMEDIATE EFFORT TO SAVE ALCAN PACKAGING CENTRALIA AND ITS 221 JOBS
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| December 01, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES OPPORTUNITY RETURNS JOB TRAINING GRANT FOR PEORIA’S ATS TO HELP BOOST THE SKILLS OF NEARLY 1,000 WORKERS
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| November 18, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES NEARLY $1 MILLION IN FUNDING TO LAUNCH ELECTRONICS RECYCLING PARTNERSHIP WITH CITY OF CHICAGO TO DIVERT UP TO ONE MILLION POUNDS OF ELECTRONIC WASTE AND SUPPORT NEW JOBS IN GROWING INDUSTRY
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| November 07, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES A $216,000 WORKFORCE TRAINING GRANT TO SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE TO HELP BOOST THE SKILLS OF MORE THAN 800 WORKERS AT SEVERAL LOCAL COMPANIES
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| November 03, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES MORE THAN $200,000 IN OPPORTUNITY RETURNS SUPPORT TO HELP GRANITE CITY BUSINESS GROW
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| November 01, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES OPPORTUNITY RETURNS INVESTMENT PACKAGE TO BRING CABINETRY MANUFACTURING PLANT AND UP TO 250 NEW JOBS TO CARROLL COUNTY
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| October 31, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES INNOVATIVE CHALLENGE GRANTS FROM SOUTHERN ILLINOIS ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTER TO ACCELERATE GROWTH OF LOCAL COMPANIES
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| October 19, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES $215,000 IN FUNDING TO ADDRESS CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
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| October 19, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH’S OPPORTUNITY RETURNS PROGRAM VISITS EAST PEORIA TO HIGHLIGHT INNOVATIVE INITIATIVE PREPARING STUDENTS FOR CHALLENGING CAREERS IN ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE
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| October 07, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY RETURNS SUPPORT IS BRINGING U.S. HEADQUARTERS OF WORLD’S LARGEST STEEL MAKER AND MORE THAN 200 JOBS TO CHICAGO
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| October 03, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES A $350,000 WORKFORCE TRAINING GRANT TO MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE TO HELP BOOST THE SKILLS OF 1,400 WORKERS AT LOCAL COMPANIES
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| September 22, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES MAJOR PARTNERSHIP WITH LOWE’S TO HELP SUCCESSFUL HOME IMPROVEMENT RETAILER BUILD NEW DISTRIBUTION CENTER IN ROCKFORD AND BRING 500 JOBS TO THE REGION
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| September 21, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH INVESTS NEARLY $15 MILLION INTO MAKING ILLINOIS COAL MORE COMPETITIVE WHILE ALSO CREATING HUNDREDS OF NEW JOBS
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| September 08, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES $215,000 IN WORKFORCE TRAINING GRANTS TO JOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE TO HELP BOOST THE SKILLS OF MORE THAN 1,100 WORKERS AT AREA COMPANIES
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| September 07, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH PRAISES GROUNDBREAKING FOR SANFILIPPO’S NEW FACILITY BACKED BY $5 MILLION IN OPPORTUNITY RETURNS SUPPORT
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| July 20, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES GRANT AWARDS FROM WESTERN ILLINOIS ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTER TO CCELERATE DEVELOPMENT OF START-UP FIRMS AND CREATE NEARLY 100 NEW JOBS ACROSS REGION
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| July 11, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH SIGNS RENEWAL OF LANDMARK FILM LEGISLATION THAT IS BRINGING MAJOR PRODUCTIONS BACK TO ILLINOIS AND CREATING THOUSANDS OF JOBS FOR STATE’S ECONOMY
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| July 10, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES MAJOR OPPORTUNITY RETURNS SUPPORT FOR DECATUR MANUFACTURING EXPANSION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS CONTINUES
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| June 27, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH HOLDS FOOD SECURITY FORUM TO CREATE JOBS IN THE ILLINOIS HOMELAND SECURITY INDUSTRY
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| June 23, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES $250,000 IN FUNDING FOR LAUNCHING OF ILLINOIS HISPANIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTER DESIGNED TO HELP SPUR INNOVATION AND JOB CREATION
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| June 23, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES $300,000 BUSINESS INVESTMENT IN MATTOON PRECISION MANUFACTURING IN SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS
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| June 16, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH HIGHLIGHTS THAT ILLINOIS’ JOB GROWTH RATE CONTINUES TO LEAD NATION
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| June 08, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES CONTINUED GROWTH OF ILLINOIS FILM AND TELEVISION INDUSTRY
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| May 23, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ASKS U.S. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE RUMSFELD TO IMMEDIATELY RELEASE ALL DATA USED FOR RECOMMENDATIONS TO CLOSE OR REALIGN MILITARY BASES
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| May 17, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES CAMPCEO TO ENCOURAGE INNOVATIVE SPIRIT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN YOUNG ADULTS THROUGHOUT ILLINOIS
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| May 12, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH AGGRESSIVELY PURSUES NEW BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR NORTHWEST REGION BY BRINGING FOREIGN TRADE REPRESENTATIVES FROM FIFTEEN COUNTRIES TO QUAD CITIES
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| May 09, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES MAJOR BUSINESS EXPANSION AND JOB CREATION IN LINCOLN
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| May 09, 2005 |
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U.S. CELLULAR OPENS NEW CALL CENTER IN BOLINGBROOK
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| May 06, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ATTENDS CELEBRATION OF CUTTING-EDGE SCIENCE FACILITY AT ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY MADE POSSIBLE BY $36 MILLION IN STATE SUPPORT
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| May 05, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES OPPORTUNITY RETURNS INVESTMENT IN METFORM TO FUEL EXPANSION PROJECT AND JOB CREATION
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| May 03, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES CONTINUED EMPLOYEE TRAINING INVESTMENTS IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS MANUFACTURING WORKFORCE
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| April 29, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES MAJOR OPPORTUNITY RETURNS SUPPORT TO HELP SARA LEE LOCATE UP TO 400 NEW JOBS AT ITS NEW CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS IN DOWNERS GROVE
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| April 27, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH TRAVELS TO WASHINGTON, D.C. IN SUPPORT OF $1 BILLION U.S. NUCLEAR SCIENCE PROJECT
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| April 26, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES NEARLY $560,000 TO ADVANCE THE HEALTH OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS’ WORKFORCE
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| April 25, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES $615,000 TO ADVANCE THE HEALTH OF SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS’ WORKFORCE
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| April 22, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ASKS ATTORNEY GENERAL MADIGAN TO ADVISE WHETHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CAN CLOSE OR RELOCATE NATIONAL GUARD BASES DURING BRAC PROCESS
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| April 20, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES GROUNDBREAKING FOR PELLA CORPORATION’S NEW MANUFACTURING FACILITY BACKED BY $7 MILLION OPPORTUNITY RETURNS INVESTMENT
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| April 12, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES NESTLE USA IS EXPANDING ITS ITASCA OPERATION AND BRINGING NEARLY 100 NEW JOBS TO NORTHEAST ILLINOIS
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| April 11, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH CONTINUES OPPORTUNITY RETURNS STRATEGY TO PROTECT THOUSANDS OF JOBS AT THE ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL AND ATTRACT NEW BUSINESSES THAT WILL CREATE HUNDREDS MORE
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| April 06, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER CALLING FOR STRATEGIC LAND-USE PLANNING WITH ILLINOIS’ MILITARY INSTALLATIONS TO ENSURE BASES REMAIN INVALUABLE TO OUR NATION
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| April 06, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITY RETURNS INVESTMENT IN PROMINENT PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY FUELING MAJOR ECONOMIC EXPANSION AND BRINGING 500 NEW JOBS TO CHICAGOLAND AREA
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| April 05, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES ALMOST $3.6 MILLION IN CRITICAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENTS IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY
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| March 29, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH LAUNCHES NEW WEB SITE TO HELP ENTREPRENEURS GROW THEIR BUSINESSES AND CREATE MORE JOBS ACROSS ILLINOIS
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| March 29, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES IMMEDIATE EFFORT TO SUPPORT THE INTERMET EMPLOYEES WHO ARE LOSING THEIR JOBS IN DECATUR
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| March 24, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH PARTNERS WITH MAYTAG TO MAKE ITS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS FACILITY MORE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE
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| March 21, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES $100,000 OPPORTUNITY RETURNS INVESTMENT TO TRAIN WORKFORCE IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS
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| March 21, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES NEW ROUND OF CHALLENGE GRANTS FROM NORTHWEST REGION ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTER TO ACCELERATE GROWTH OF LOCAL COMPANIES
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| March 15, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES $42,000 OPPORTUNITY RETURNS TRAINING GRANT FOR MAJOR MARION EMPLOYER
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| March 15, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES $80,000 IN EMPLOYER TRAINING GRANTS TO LEWIS AND CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO HELP UPGRADE THE SKILLS OF NEARLY 900 PEOPLE ACROSS SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS
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| March 01, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES CRITICAL OPPORTUNITY RETURNS JOB TRAINING GRANT TO HELP INCREASE COMPETITIVENESS OF SMALL MANUFACTURERS IN ROCKFORD AREA
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| February 25, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES OPPORTUNITY RETURNS SUMMIT TO FOSTER COLLABORATION ON IMPORTANT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES
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| February 23, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES NEARLY $1.7 MILLION IN OPPORTUNITY RETURNS SUPPORT FOR HANOVER PARK MANUFACTURER TO FUEL MAJOR PLANT EXPANSION AND JOB GROWTH
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| February 22, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES OPPORTUNITY RETURNS GRANTS TO ELIMINATE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
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| February 21, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES MAJOR OPPORTUNITY RETURNS INVESTMENT TO BRING LEADING MANUFACTURER AND 480 JOBS TO MACOMB
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| February 17, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE BRINGING REGIONAL STAKEHOLDERS TOGETHER TO DISCUSS KEY TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS VITAL TO EAST CENTRAL REGION’S GROWTH AND PROSPERITY
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| February 16, 2005 |
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DCEO continues making crucial investments in Fiscal Year 2006 to help Illinois businesses thrive and fuel widespread job growth
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| February 07, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES $2.8 MILLION IN OPPORTUNITY RETURNS SUPPORT FUELING USF HOLLAND EXPANSION AND BRINGING 230 NEW JOBS TO MADISON COUNTY
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| February 07, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES CRITICAL OPPORTUNITY RETURNS INVESTMENT IN HN AUTOMOTIVE, BRINGING NEW JOBS TO EFFINGHAM AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS
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| February 07, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH HIGHLIGHTS $2 BILLION CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY PROJECT THAT WILL CREATE THOUSANDS OF JOBS FOR THE ILLINOIS ECONOMY
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| January 27, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES EXPANSION OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTER NETWORK AND CREATION OF SPRINGFIELD E-CENTER TO SPUR INNOVATION AND JOB GROWTH
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| January 26, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES MAJOR INVESTMENT IN CHRYSLER GROUP’S BELVIDERE PLANT TO REVAMP FACILITY AND BRING 1,000 NEW JOBS TO NORTHERN STATELINE REGION
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| January 25, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES A $1.3 MILLION OPPORTUNITY RETURNS INVESTMENT IN BP’S OLEFINS AND DERIVATIVES UNIT TO LOCATE HEADQUARTERS AND 340 JOBS IN THE CHICAGOLAND AREA
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| January 20, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES FORMATION OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTER NETWORK AND EXPANSION OF MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY E-CENTER TO SPUR INNOVATION AND JOB GROWTH
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| January 13, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES OPPORTUNITY RETURNS GRANTS TO HELP STRENGTHEN TECHNOLOGY LITERACY ACROSS WEST CENTRAL REGION
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| January 13, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES ENTERPRISE ZONE EXPANSION TO SPUR ECONOMIC GROWTH AND JOB CREATION IN STEPHENSON COUNTY
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| January 13, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES OPPORTUNITY RETURNS GRANTS TO ELIMINATE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS
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| January 12, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES ILLINOIS MOVIE AND TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS GENERATED $77 MILLION AND ALMOST 15,000 JOBS FOR STATE ECONOMY IN 2004
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| January 05, 2005 |
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GOV. BLAGOJEVICH PROMOTES ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN WEST CENTRAL REGION THROUGH INAUGURAL BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION
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