Rita Kress is the corporate treasurer of Kress Corporation, a manufacturing and engineering company founded by her husband, Ted, in 1965. She talks about working with the family, getting involved in the community, and much more.
Sunbelt Business Brokers, a Peoria Heights company, offers a long list of services to the professional community, according to owner Steve Sink. "We provide specialists in mergers and acquisitions, equity investors, industry-specific experts, and strategic positioning," he said.
Spring. Fresh cut grass, short sleeves, refreshing breezes. A time when the golf clubs get dusted off and a brisk stroll around the neighborhood is just the right release after a stressful work day. Midwesterners love the change of seasons. So many of us seem to treat them as if they were part of the quarterly business cycle. Each change offering a chance to re-focus, re-energize and re-commit to whatever tasks are at hand.
The Illinois economy, weakened by the national recession and the terrorist attacks of September 11, shows no signs of rebounding fast enough to prevent serious cutbacks in state spending during 2002. In the month since I proposed a balanced state budget for the coming fiscal year, the revenue deficit faced by the state government grew by $350 million to about $1 billion.
