May 9, 2024
Investment

Column by Pete Sirianni: Stonecrest investment a good bet for county’s success |

John LaCarte said he’s not much of a golfer. But he bought a golf course anyway. “I’m an average golfer at best,” the developer from Washington County-based LaCarte Enterprises. Golf, he said, is a special place for him. It’s where he could walk the course and play with his father. The Stonecrest Golf Course closed

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Investment

Rory McIlroy reveals clash with Jordan Spieth over Saudi investment

Rory McIlroy has revealed he had “a frank discussion” with Jordan Spieth after the American declared the PGA Tour no longer needed to strike a deal with the Saudis. Spieth’s comments in the wake of a £2.4 billion investment in the Tour by a US consortium led by the owners of Liverpool disappointed McIlroy so

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Investment

PGA Tour announces $3 billion investment by SSG, negotiations continue with PIF

The PGA Tour has finalized a $3 billion deal with Strategic Sports Group (SSG), the Tour announced Wednesday. It held meetings with the PGA Tour Player Advisory Council as well as the larger membership of the PGA Tour, Korn Ferry Tour and Champions Tour to announce the news. PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan touted the

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Loans

Local man loans car to stranded travelers

They have put the middle stripe on the Mattoon-Tuscola road, and it is an interesting job to watch. The men on the job are not inviting a gallery, but there are always a few spectators who are watching the work with keen enjoyment. The broad black center stripe in the middle of the road is

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Funds

Sun City golf tournament raises funds for Breast Believe

By Diana Graettinger | Special to Independent Newsmedia It was a hole-in-one moment at this year’s Quail Run Ladies 9-Hole Pink Ribbon Golf Tournament Fundraiser Dec. 7 at the Quail Run Golf Course. The tournament raised more than $14,000, twice as much as last year, for Breast Believe, a breast awareness campaign of The Larry Fitzgerald

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