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MRN’s J. Robert Gough talks to Tieraney Craig about beer, cider, developing the 6th Street Promenade and finding common ground on the Riverfront. MRN This Week is furnished by Harvey’s.
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Wait…batteries can catch fire in your trash can? There is a chance that can happen and Nicole Martin of Republic Services talks trash with MRN’s Ron Kinscherf, who seems fascinated with the concept of a landfill. Mercantile Bank brings you the Business Spotlight.
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QUINCY — John Wood Community College Workforce Development Center, 2710 N. 42nd, is offering two specialized electrical troubleshooting and safety courses. Electrical Troubleshooting and Maintenance will be held from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on two Fridays — Sept. 29 and Oct. 6. An NFPA 70E class is offered from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.…
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Childhood Cancer Awareness Month is recognized every September by organizations around the world to raise funds for children affected by cancer. If you’re planning to donate to the cause this month, do your research first. That way, you can be confident your donation is being put to good use. Major charitable movements can sometimes attract…
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QUINCY — Adam Tallcott of the financial services firm Edward Jones invites the public to join him at a grand opening celebration beginning at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 28, at his office at 3600 Broadway, Suite B. While the location is new, Edward Jones has been helping individual investors reach their long-term financial goals…
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CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College recently announced that Eric Larson, senior lecturer in business, will serve as the 2023-24 Moorman Professor. Initially established at C-SC in 2019, the Moorman Professorship serves as a featured designation of excellence for the faculty holder and a signal to the academic and regional community, the importance of informing and…
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BAYLIS, Ill. — Beard Implement Company has donated $25,000 and the use of a Case IH Farmall Tractor to John Wood Community College’s Agricultural Sciences Complex to support students’ experiential learning and research in West Central Illinois. The tractor will be used by students and faculty for crop development, research and other projects at JWCC’s…
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QUINCY — United Alloy recently acquired land in Quincy for a permanent facility in the Great River area. United Alloy’s current Quincy location is a 24,000 square foot weld-only facility in the Ellington Road industrial park that opened in April 2023. The newly purchased land is located just east of the current location, south of…
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CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College’s Tri-State Development program has been named a University Economic Development Association Awards of Excellence finalist. Since UEDA was formed nearly 50 years ago, its membership has grown to include more than 160 organizations across the country that are represented by leaders who are committed to sharing expertise in efforts to…
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QUINCY — The Two Rivers Regional Council of Public Officials, as administrator of the energy assistance program in Adams, Brown, Pike and Schuyler counties, says funds are available to assist income-eligible households with their natural gas, propane and/or electric bills and furnace assistance for inoperable heating systems. The program will begin taking applications on Oct.…
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QUINCY — A Tex Mex chain that opened its first restaurant in Iowa City, Iowa, and now has more than 70 locations in 13 states is coming to Quincy. Pancheros Mexican Grill, headquartered in Coralville, Iowa, will fill one of three spaces for retail businesses in a building on the northeast corner of 30th and…
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MOUNT STERLING, Ill. — Dot Foods Canada Inc., a subsidiary of Dot Foods, Inc., the largest food industry redistributor in North America, celebrated the official grand opening of its new distribution center in Ingersoll, Ontario, on Friday, Sept. 15. The $50 CAD million, 168,875 square-foot facility includes offices and dry, refrigerated and frozen warehouse space.…
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QUINCY — Blake Wolf discovered Up-Down, a St. Louis arcade bar, while attending college in Edwardsville. Up-Down features more than 60 arcade games from the 1980s and 1990s, pinball machines, four classic skee-ball alleys and Nintendo 64 console gaming. Wolf and his buddy Jonathan Mellon discussed opening an establishment of their own while they were growing up in…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Emily Trevathan, real estate agent and owner of Twisted Juniper Yoga in Hannibal, left Hannibal as a young adult in search of other opportunities . “When I left, I adventured. But alas, here I am. I came back home,” Trevathan said. “Hannibal is a place where dreams can come true. Twisted Juniper…
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Attorney Dan McCleery of McCleerly Law talks to MRN’s Ron Kinscherf about personal injury practice and other aspects of the law. Mercantile Bank sponsors the Business Spotlight.
Read Full Article QUINCY — September is National Preparedness Month – a great time to check in and see if there’s anything you need to do to make sure you and your family know what to do in case of an emergency or natural disaster. Part of being prepared for a disaster is having a plan for repairs…
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QUINCY — As a result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology, Blessing Health Center at 4800 Maine has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in computed tomography. CT scanning creates images of structures within the body in slices rather than one complete image, as does a conventional x-ray, providing a…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Patients will begin using the new Blessing Cancer Center Hannibal on Monday, Sept. 18. Located inside the south entrance to the Blessing Health Hannibal campus, the design of the new treatment and provider office area focuses on patient privacy and comfort in a climate-controlled environment. It will: Because the cancer center is…
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MOUNT STERLING, Ill. — Dot Foods, Inc., North America’s largest food industry redistributor, recently learned the company has earned Great Place To Work certification for the third consecutive year. Dot has partnered with Great Place To Work, a global leader in workplace culture, since 2021 to conduct its annual employee survey and assess employee experience.…
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QUINCY — John Wood Community College Workforce Development Center will offer an OSHA 10 general industry training class on Wednesday, Sept. 27, and Thursday, Sep. 28, from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The class is open to the public. No application is necessary, but people are required to make a reservation to attend. It will…
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CARTHAGE, Ill. — Memorial Med Spa in Carthage was the host of a stress urinary incontinence procedure training on July 27-28. The two-day training focused on an advanced procedure to address stress urinary incontinence, a prevalent and distressing bladder issue affecting women. This training was among the first to debut in a clinical setting within…
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A new battery manufacturing plant is set to open in northern Illinois next year after the state offered more than $330 million in tax incentives to make it happen. Gotion, a Chinese battery manufacturing and development company, announced on Friday that it will build a lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility in Manteno, about 50 miles south…
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QUINCY — Student enrollment climbed by double digits at Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences for the 2023-24 academic year. Admission is up just over 14 percent with 311 students enrolled this year versus 267 last year. This is the largest increase since 2020. The largest areas of enrollment growth are in the radiology…
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Ron Kinscherf talks to Jason Watkins with Strategic Management Consulting about profitability and sustainability.
Read Full Article QUINCY — If you have a college student who just started classes, now’s a good time to talk about preventing fraud while they’re on campus. Young adults are often less experienced with credit and finances. They are navigating financial life events like loans, scholarships or budgeting for the first time – making them a popular…
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