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Illinois leads nation in sustainable building projects

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Monday, March 02, 2015 02:35 PM

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Illinois has been named 2014’s number one state for new energy efficient buildings, according to the U.S. Green Building Council’s most recent study.

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED certification, is a globally accepted construction standard that takes into account a building’s environmental impact and energy efficiency. USGBC calculates its top ten list of states with the most LEED-certified building projects by adjusting figures per-capita. The group found Illinois topped the list with 174 projects totaling 42.4 million square feet of space greenlit in 2014.

As green construction grows, the number of jobs it creates grows as well. Read more about USGBC's findings at Environmental Protection.

Illinois leads the nation in innovation growth

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Thursday, February 26, 2015 12:57 PM

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Between 2012 and 2013, research and development spending at Illinois universities grew faster than in any other state. Illinois’ institutions of higher learning spent a record $2.4 billion trying to drive science and engineering innovation.

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Flesor's Candy Kitchen: Sweets from a small town (VIDEO)

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Saturday, February 14, 2015 12:00 AM

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Flesor’s Candy Kitchen, owned by sisters Ann Flesor-Beck and Devon Flesor-Story, offers customers in their downtown Tuscola location the experience of an old-time confectionary.

While the duo has operated Flesor’s for 10 years, Ann and Devon’s grandfather opened the original Flesor’s kitchen more than one hundred years ago.  

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Moody's: right-to-work, regulations don't affect economic growth

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Friday, February 06, 2015 11:19 AM

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If you like to eat, you should like Illinois

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Thursday, February 05, 2015 11:45 AM

If you like to eat, you should like Illinois

More food passes through the Prairie State than any other state in the nation, according to a new study published by University of Illinois Professor Megan Konar. She contends that Illinois is the most critical hub in US domestic food transportation.

Nearly 20 percent of the food Americans eat moves through Illinois – more than 70 million tons per year. That’s enough to keep everyone who lives in the state eating for five and a half years.

As the Food and Agricultural Roadmap for Illinois partnership points out, Illinois has many unique competitive advantages that have turned it into one of the world’s major food hubs. Its fertile soil means it is one of the top states in corn and soybean production every year, and it is the world’s largest producer of several specialty crops.

The state also ranks first in food processing sales and is home to CME – the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace.

Another key factor in Illinois’ position as a global food hub is its access to extensive transportation networks, including more than 1,400 miles of navigable waterways, the world’s busiest airport, more than 2,000 miles of interstate highway and every Class 1 railroad that operates in the United States. The partnership is working on a plan to help make sure Illinois holds onto this important economic position in the 21st century.

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