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July 1, 2010 - Morton, IL - If your company is not currently recycling, consider starting the process this year.  Grimm Brothers provides commercial single stream recycling options for as little as $15 per month right here in Morton.  For more information, contact Grimm Brothers at 309-263-2390.

Memorial Day weekend, the new Morton Family Aquatic Center officially openned to a crowd of over 1000 citizens.  "The new Family Aquatic Center offers a new and exciting swimming experience for residents of all ages and maintains the outdoor swimming pool as a focal point for families to enjoy summer activities in our park system," said Gary Watson, Director of the Park District.  The new facility has a variety of amenities including an eight-lane competitive pool, a zero-depth wading pool with a built-in water playground, two water slides, and a deep end that accomodates both a low and hig

The 2010 Edition of Hennen's America Public Library Ratings (HAPLR) rates 7,930 public libraries in the United States using the latest federal data (2008).   Libraries are rated, scored and ranked on 15 input and output measure

Morton was recently selected by GreatSchools.Org as one of the top 10 cities in the nation with great schools and moderate housing prices.  For more information, go to http://www.greatschools.org/find-a-school/moving/slideshows/top-public-schools-100K-199K.gs?content=2337&page=9#slide

Hometown Community Bancorp, Inc. and its subsidiary Morton Community Bank, and TSB Financial, Inc. and its subsidiary Tremont Savings Bank, announce that Tremont Savings Bank will merge with Morton Community Bank.
 
“This merger shows our strong confidence in the rebounding of the economy of the entire Central Illinois area,” said Hometown Community Bancorp, Inc. Co-Chairman Gordon Honegger.  “It will enable us to offer additional services to TSB customers and to improve services to MCB customers in these areas.”

Champaign, Ill., April 2, 2010—USDA Under Secretary for Rural Development Dallas Tonsager and Rural Development State Director Colleen Callahan announced today that the agency’s funding will now be available to spur business development and job creation in Morton Illinois. Resources from a number of the agency’s business programs will be available to businesses, non-profits and public entities to promote business development in the entire Village of Morton. 

Morton is one of a handful of area communities participating in a regional Retail Ready campaign.  The campaign was recently highlighted in the Peoria Journal Star.  For more information, please see the full story at http://www.pjstar.com/business/x427971354/Area-communities-joining-together-in-effort-to-attractnew-retailers-to-region

Chevrolet Chrysler Corporation recently awarded Sam Leman Chrysler-Dodge in Morton the JEEP franchise. “We are excited about the addition of JEEP to our dealership in Morton,” said Jon Fehr with Sam Lehman Auto Group. “This will provide more opportunities for Morton residents to both purchase and service Jeep products closer to home.

Morton, IL, Jan 4, 2010: The Rocke family announced today it has reacquired RMH
Foods, LLC from Smithfield Foods, Inc. RMH Foods, a leading manufacturer of Fully
Cooked Refrigerated Entrees including Milano s Italian Grille entrees was founded in 1937 by
the Jesse Rocke family. It was acquired in 2001 by Smithfield. "We are grateful and excited
to reacquire RMH Foods," states Jonathan Rocke, President and CEO of the new RMH
Foods. "Our relationship with Smithfield over the past eight years was beneficial but

Last Friday, Congressman Aaron Schock joined Bradley University President Joanne Glasser, Dean Richard Johnson from the College of Engineering and Technology, and Caterpillar Inc. Vice President Tana Utley to announce a $2 million grant for Bradley to construct a new laboratory to discover innovative and creative manufacturing techniques. The funding is part of the partnership between Bradley and the Department of Defense to train the next generation of engineers to be innovative, creative and successful in the global economy.