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The Wright family, owners of Wright’s Furniture & Flooring, is excited to announce the Wright Family Center is celebrating its first anniversary. The building located at 206B S Pine Street in Dieterich, Illinois, serves as a location for locals to go for a sense of community through recreation and fitness.The...
Buying your first home can feel like a huge leap. With rising home prices, a competitive housing market, and the weight of all those extra costs, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Over half of prospective homeowners say that the high cost of living is preventing them from saving for a...
A strong local economy thrives on a reliable workforce, which is difficult to maintain without attainable and accessible housing near places of employment. As housing prices continue to skyrocket, workers are opting for longer commute times and moving further away from communities that struggle to ensure housing supply keeps pace...
Workers in rural America feel increasingly left behind and under-leveraged as they are unable to stay competitive in their industries, according to new research from the University of Phoenix Career Institute® and the Center on Rural Innovation (CORI).A major roadblock stems from limited technological infrastructure, including a lack of access...
