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More People Flying Out Of Springfield & Bacon To Bring Them In WUIS-SJR Business Report

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Bill Wheelhouse
Published January 27, 2015 at 11:37 AM CST

The number of passengers flying out of Springfield is on the upswing, pork belly related festival for downtown Springfield and opposition develops to transmission line project.  Bill Wheelhouse talks with Tim Landis on this weeks Business Report:
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Economy & Business Grain Belt ExpressEconomy BlogAbraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI)
Bill Wheelhouse
Bill is a former general manager, economy reporter, Harvest correspondent and Statehouse Bureau Chief for NPR Illinois. He has won several awards including the Associated Press Best Investigative Reporter.
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