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Stevenson Center students study whether grocery co-op could help B-N’s poor

Illinois State students Ashley Toenjes, below left, Alex Trimble, left, Raina Kirchner, and Jeff Koch prepare the presentation of their class’s report: “Food Insecurity in Bloomington-Normal: How a Grocery Cooperative Might Help Meet the Needs of Low-Income Residents.”

Students from the Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development released a 51-page report for the proposed Green Top Grocery Co-op.

Hancock Stadium vital to local economy

Illinois State’s Hancock Stadium has a $4.1 million annual impact on the local economy, according to a faculty analysis.

University strengthens community’s economy

The University, its employees and students directly contribute more than $600 million to the McLean County economy. That spending returns more than $10 million in tax revenues to the area.

Peace Corps program among nation’s best

Illinois State is ranked fifth in the nation as a Peace Corps Master’s International school in the 2011 rankings of Peace Corps’ Master’s International and Fellows/USA Graduate Schools.

Peace Corps Fellows alumni laud program

Two Illinois State University alumni, Dan Duffy and Janet Deutsch, were willing to go halfway around the world as part of the Peace Corps.