New $10 Million East Moline Logistics Facility Will More Than Quadruple Company’s Illinois Workforce EAST MOLINE–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today was joined by executives from Material Control Systems, Inc. (MATCON) to announce the business is building a $10 million logistics facility in East Moline and adding 150 new[Read More…]
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Congresswoman Kelly announces Online Toolkit to Help Residents Learn the Benefits of the Affordable Care Act
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 24, 2013. Congresswoman Robin Kelly announced today that information on the new Affordable Care Act can now be accessed on her website at www.robinkelly.house.gov/ACA-toolkit. The online toolkit is designed to help residents learn about the many benefits of the ACA and how to take advantage of them. The toolkit[Read More…]
University of Oregon’s MBA Program Rated Ninth Worldwide on Sustainability List
EUGENE, Oregon–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2013 – The University of Oregon’s Lundquist College of Business is second in the U.S. and ninth worldwide in a new ranking of the “Top 30 Global Green MBA schools” by the Canadian business magazine Corporate Knights. On the magazine’s list of the top 10 small MBA[Read More…]
‘Phantasmagoria’ Art Exhibit Begins at Prairie State College September 30
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—September 24, 2013. Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting “Phantasmagoria: The Imaginations of Kathy Weaver, Sharon Bladholm and John A. Kurtz,” from Sept. 30 through Oct. 31, in the Christopher Art Gallery. An artists’ reception is scheduled from 4:30 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10, in the gallery.[Read More…]
Prairie State College Graduate Wins Community Service Award
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—September 24, 2013. May 2013 Prairie State College (PSC) graduate Katie Hughes recently was named the 2013 winner of the Dr. James H. Griffith Community Service Award at PSC. She received the award during the August meeting of the PSC Board of Trustees. The award is named after the[Read More…]
Prairie State College Recognizes Bloom High School National Honor Society for Community Service
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—September 24, 2013. Prairie State College (PSC) recently recognized the 2012-2013 Bloom High School National Honor Society student members with the 2013 Michael R. Monteleone Community Service Award. The award was presented at the August meeting of the PSC Board of Trustees. The award is given annually to a[Read More…]
Roosevelt University to Host Open Houses on October 12 and 19
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—September 24, 2013. Roosevelt University will hold open houses on Saturday, Oct. 12 at the Chicago Campus and on Saturday, Oct. 19 at the Schaumburg Campus. Prospective undergraduate and graduate students and their parents are invited. The open houses will be held from 9:30 a.m. until noon at the Chicago[Read More…]
Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority Selects Pelli Firm to Design McCormick Place Event Center
Architectural firm Pelli Clarke Pelli was selected to design the McCormick Place Event Center, which will include a home for DePaul men’s and women’s basketball. The Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority released today preliminary architectural renderings of the 10,000-seat center. More images at http://on.fb.me/18Qy4oR. (Architectural renderings by Pelli Clarke Pelli,[Read More…]
Senator Kirk: $100 Billion Health Insurance Taxes Deserve Scrutiny
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2013. The President’s health care law imposes a number of new taxes on American businesses and individuals that will drain money from Americans’ pocketbooks. Among the many taxes and fees imposed by Obamacare is an annual fee levied on health insurance providers which is estimated to take more[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces Health Plan Rates are 25 Percent Below HHS Estimates
95 Percent of Illinois Residents will have Access to at Least 34 Plans Rates Will Be as Low as $120 Per Month for a 25-year-old in Chicago CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today announced that rates for the benchmark plans that will be offered on the Illinois Health Insurance[Read More…]
