February 28, 2023 - Cole Daniels of Spin City Cycles and Kyle May of Fleet Feet joined Byers & Co for Ride and Run to talk about gravel races, local events, the Frosty 50, yoga, open houses, and brewery runs. Listen to the podcast now1

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February 27, 2023 - Dr. Juanita Morris talks about bureaucracy, public transportation, school board candidates, and moments of community unity. Listen to the podcast now! 

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February 27, 2023 - Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe and Decatur transit administrator Lacie Elzy joined Byers & Co to talk about the closing of Akorn and the complicated public transportation system. Listen to the podcast now! 

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February 27, 2023 - Kevin Breheny joined Byers & Co to talk about the Netflix series "Full Swing", the sudden closing of Akorn, and Soy City Buzz. Listen to the podcast now! 

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February 24, 2023 - Il Comptroller Susana Mendoza joined Byers & Co to discuss the States recent credit rating upgrade. The State of Illinois has received a total of 7 credit rating upgrades from S&P Global over the past 2 years. Listen to the podcast now! 

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February 24, 2023 - Decatur Deputy City Manager, John Kindseth, joined Byers & Co to discuss the importance of TIF districts and how the City of Decatur is urging lawmakers to re-consider proposed reforms that might help the Chicago Bears...but will hurt smaller communities like Decatur.  Listen to the podcast now!

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February 24, 2023 - Dennis Lab School principal Katie Meador, and Hilda Rice, Assistant Principal Mosaic Campus (original Dennis location), joined Byers & Co for the DPS Education Spotlight. 

Principals and staff have placed a large focus this year on ways to remediate and provide student academic support through unique instructional design work.

They also discuss IAR (Illinois Assessment of Readiness) for grades 3-8 taking place in March. These are the state’s learning standards for English Language Arts and Math. Dennis staff have been working hard to prepare students for the tests and trying to get parents more involved in providing support at home.

Also discusses is how BIST (Behavior Intervention Support Team) is providing support to students who are struggling with behavioral issues. It empowers staff with the resources to develop students' emotional awareness and positive coping skills to use in and outside the classroom.

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February 24, 2023 - Justin Barney, Talent Acquisition Partner with Memorial Health, joined Byers & Co to discuss the jobs available at the Decatur and Springfield campuses. For a listing of those positions, click HERE or contact [email protected] (217) 788-4973. Listen to the podcast now! 

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February 24, 2023 -  Greg Webb of ADM joined Byers & Co to drive home that ADM is eager to help displaced AKORN employees find a career opportunity with their company. 

ADM has organized a job fair in partnership with Workforce Investment Solutions for this coming Tuesday, February 28th from 10am to 2pm. The job fair will be held at Workforce Investment Solutions at 757 W. Pershing Rd. 

Webb said that if applicants don't have a resume ready yet, no worries- just come talk with them.  Webb says they hope to make as many offers immediately that day as possible.  

ADM has significant opportunities across it's manufacturing operations – from production associates to quality roles, from engineering to leadership positions.  Additionally they are hiring for multiple types of research and development positions as well as across their various corporate functions- from accounting to procurement to human resources.  A full list of jobs is available HERE. 

You do not need to RSVP or pre-register for the ADM job fair. Just attend this coming Tuesday, February 28th from 10am to 2pm at Workforce Investment Solutions at 757 W. Pershing Rd. 

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February 24, 2023 - Jason Bickel of Primient joined Byers & Co to discuss the careers available right now at Primient in Decatur. They are hiring process operators and lab positions now. Search available positions now HERE. Listen to the podcast for more!

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