Sean Crawford talks with the State Journal-Register's Tim Landis.
On this week's business report:
* We talk about state fair foundations. A proposal in Illinois would create a public-private partnership to make repairs at the Springfield and Du Quoin fairgrounds. We hear how other state foundations raise money for state fairs, including the Iowa Corndog Checkoff.
* A fire nearly a year ago destroyed the Girard County Market. It re-opens this week as a larger store with more services.
* Morton Community Bank taking over Illini Bank of Springfield. It's the latest in a series of acquisitions-mergers among community banks that like so much else need to get bigger to compete.
* The Springfield Kerasotes Building at Sixth and Washington is all but full up. It could be a sign of the future in the downtown. An owner says smaller office space in demand, compared to the vacant state government office spaces that are too big for most tenants.
Read the latest stories Tim Landis is working on each day in the SJ-R.
