Entrepreneurs
UI researcher starting silver-inks firm in C-U
URBANA — Brett Walker seemingly can't stop creating stuff.
The 27-year-old doctoral student at the University of Illinois started a gun-parts business in high school.
He turned his attention to fuels in college, converting waste grease into biodiesel and "slop oil" into pipeline-grade oil.
Business listings April 14, 2013
The following applications for assumed business names were filed recently at the Champaign County clerk's office:
1512 Productions, 642 Ashford Court, Unit C, C, by Mallory T. Dugar, same address.
Carolyn Marie Photography, 408 S. Main St., Homer, by Carolyn Marie Slavenas, same address.
Business listings April 7, 2013
The following applications for assumed business names were filed recently at the Champaign County clerk's office:
A&K Mega Services, 1401 N. Prospect Ave., Unit 3, C, by Daifallah and Ayoub AbuDayya, both of 1814 Lynhurst Drive, Savoy.
Daisy Potts Boutique, 1521 Gates Drive, Rantoul, by Keli Potts, same address.
It's Your Business: Food truck, brewery teaming up Saturday
Two diverse businesses are joining forces for a special event on Saturday.
The Cracked Truck, a food truck that serves breakfast sandwiches, burritos, veggie wraps and specialty tater tots, will park across the street from Triptych Brewing at 1703 Woodfield Drive, Savoy, from noon to 3 p.m.
Business & Professional Briefs April 7, 2013
New jobs
Schaefer, Lewis receive promotions.Tony Schaefer and Kim Lewis have been promoted at First Federal Savings Bank of Champaign-Urbana.
Schaefer is assistant vice president, residential/consumer loan officer. He joined the bank in 2003 and was most recently assistant vice president of operations.
Technology developed by Champaign firm enables live broadcasts
CHAMPAIGN — Pick a major live TV broadcast — the Super Bowl, the Oscars, the Grammys, the U.S. Open — and there's a good chance technology developed by Champaign-based Cobalt Digital helped make it possible.
Cobalt Digital, which recently moved into new quarters at 2506 Galen Drive, C, has been in Champaign-Urbana about 15 years.
It's Your Business: Firehouse Pizza plans May debut at Zelma's site
A pizza chain that got its start in the Peoria area is coming to the former Zelma's site on Windsor Road in Champaign.
Firehouse Pizza plans to open at 1103 W. Windsor Road, C, in mid-May, said Erik Perkins, who with his partners Marcus Hazel and Edward Flores operates three other Firehouse Pizzas in Illinois — at Washington, Morton and Normal.
Business listings March 31, 2013
These applications for assumed business names were filed recently at the Champaign County clerk's office:
Anywhere Anytime Journeys, P.O. Box 169, Rantoul, by Brad Martin, 357 Gibbs Drive, Rantoul.
DKE, P.O. Box 17482, U, by Dianna K. Epps, 1905 Christopher Court, #7, U.
Business and professional briefs March 24, 2013
New jobs
Atwood named bank president. Michael W. Atwood has been named president of First State Bank, succeeding John W. Corley, who held the position for 31 years.
Corley remains chairman of the board at the Monticello-based bank.
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