Regions 2 & 3 beginning to revitalize
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EAST PEORIA (WEEK) Regions 2 and 3 across central Illinois are beginning to revitalize as we enter phase 4. Bars and restaurants can now offer limited indoor dining. Bars and restaurants that are open have to follow certain protocols such as, 50% capacity and health procedures for employees.
With the recent decline in COVID-19 infections, some are still unsure if they are comfortable to eat at inside a restaurant. I would eat indoors now, as long as they do the social distancing said Karen Bussone, a local resident.
Even with proper social distancing one local resident, Ronnie Stolba he will wait a little bit longer.
Kevin Bersett
A new year means new ideas, and Bloomington-Normal is generating some big ones.
Three years ago, two residents invented the Toilet Timer, which earned an investment from Mark Cuban on “Shark Tank” TV program. Another resident will perhaps soon have his invention stocked on the shelves of a local grocery store.
But what really turns a dream into reality?
Entrepreneurship isn’t just about ideas. Getting an innovation off the ground takes courage, hard work and a bit of luck. That’s according to Dave Benjamin, creator of the Bath Buoy, a product to keep children safe in the bathtub.
Peggy Parker
The pandemic has hurt many small businesses, but it s been especially tough for those that rely mostly on foot traffic. The pandemic has forced many mom-and-pop businesses to learn how to sell online.
Peggy Parker owns Christmas Creations in Normal. It s a holiday pop-up shop she opens every November and December. The store has been around for 40 years. Parker figures she didn t need to advertise much. When more retailers went online years ago, she viewed e-commerce as competition.
“This was not going to be good for brick-and-mortar stores to be pushing people to online stores, and I couldn’t understand why other businesses were doing that,” Parker reasoned.