It’s Your Business: Renovation under way at old Trader’s World (The Champaign News-Gazette)

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• Hillshire Farm Brings Real Ingredients and Gourmet Flavors Home with New Line of Premium Pre-Cooked Smoked Sausage
  DOWNERS GROVE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--More than half of Americans say they have gone a year without dining out, perhaps in part due to the economy, according to a U.S. Census Bureau 2012 Statistical Abstract.1 For these consumers who look to create flavorful, restaurant inspired dishes in their own kitchens, Hillshire Farm introduces Gourmet Creations, a new […]
• Fitch Upgrades Textron to ‘BBB-’; Outlook Stable
  CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has upgraded the Issuer Default Rating and long-term debt ratings for Textron Inc. (TXT) and Textron Financial Corporation (TFC) to 'BBB-' from 'BB+'. The Rating Outlook is Stable. TXT's short-term ratings have been upgraded to 'F3' from 'B'. TFC's subordinated debt rat […]
• Frontier Announces Five New Denver Routes
  DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Frontier Airlines is launching year-round service from Denver to Bloomington/Normal, Ill., and Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and seasonal service to Bellingham, Wash.; Great Falls, Mont.; and Harrisburg, Pa. […]
• HRPS Announces Speaker Lineup for 2012 Global Conference
  CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HR People & Strategy (HRPS) today announced its lineup of speakers for the 35th annual HRPS Global Conference, May 6-9 at the Crowne Plaza Times Square Manhattan. […]
• Fitch Rates Kennametal’s New Sr. Unsecured Debt ‘BBB’; Outlook Stable
  CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings assigns a rating of 'BBB' to Kennametal Inc.'s (Kennametal) (NYSE: KMT) planned issuance of $300 million in fixed rate 10-year senior unsecured notes. The company intends to use proceeds to fund the repayment of $300 million in senior unsecured notes that mature in June 2012. Pending such use, the compan […]
• Simmons Law Firm Donates $100,000 to Raise Awareness About Dangers of Asbestos and Mesothelioma
  ALTON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Simmons Firm, a leading asbestos and mesothelioma law firm, will be a platinum sponsor of the 8th Annual International Asbestos Awareness Conference. The conference, organized by the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), will be held March 30-April 1, 2012, at the Manhattan Beach Marriott in Manhattan Beach, Calif. […]
• Gresham Partners Raises Bar for Wealth Planning Expertise, Names Principal Matt Bonaguidi Chief Wealth Strategist
  CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gresham Partners raises the bar for wealth planning expertise, names Principal Matt Bonaguidi Chief Wealth Strategist […]