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Lansing businesses build community by providing goods and services to the region, by offering friendly advice to careful shoppers, by bringing tax revenue into the Village, by hiring qualified workers, and by supporting a variety of community causes. The Lansing Journal’s Business category is a place to learn about new businesses opening in Lansing, old businesses that have faithfully served for generations, and unique businesses that are building community in new ways.
Video: Walmart cuts ribbon on remodel, new services
by Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (September 9, 2022) – The Lansing Journal spent Friday morning at Walmart this week as the large retail store celebrated...
Lansing-based Glad Earth Composting offers subscription-based composting services
“Making the earth glad one bucket of kitchen scraps at a time"
By Karen Abbott-Trimuel
LANSING, Ill. (September 5, 2022) – Lansing resident Adam Barker is...
Thirty victories for workers’ rights won by organized labor
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By Andrew Lisa
Today, American workers have...
Illinois seeking temporary help for snow removal in winter months
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (September 1, 2022) — The Illinois Department of Transportation is seeking qualified individuals to step forward and apply for seasonal positions to...
J’dejean Fashion Cafe cuts ribbon on downtown Ridge Road storefront
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (August 17, 2022) – There's a new cafe on Ridge Road, but it's not for food. It's for fashion.Owner Joi...
MVP Studio and Spa to celebrate one-year anniversary
Open House scheduled for Saturday, August 27, 4 - 8 p.m.
by Melanie Jongsma
LANSING, Ill. (August 8, 2022) - It was a year ago that...
Lansing’s Universal Martial Arts Ministry hosts national taekwondo competition
By Karen Abbott-Trimuel
LANSING, Ill. (August 2, 2022) – This past weekend, Master El of Universal Martial Arts Ministry (UMAM) hosted his first annual national...
Video: What’s so special about the Gayety Special?
by Melanie Jongsma
LANSING, Ill. (July 29, 2022) - This week The Lansing Journal had the difficult assignment of finding out how local ice cream...
Google now occupies the James R. Thompson Center
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CHICAGO, ILL. (July 29, 2022) – Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS) announced the...
Statewide unemployment rate reaches lowest point since pandemic’s start
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SPRINGFIELD, ILL. (July 26, 2022) – The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced that the unemployment...
Outliers Apparel sells stand-out clothing on Ridge Road
By Karen Abbott-Trimuel
LANSING, Ill. (July 22, 2022) – Reginald Jones always wanted to become an entrepreneur and own his own business. So much so...
Wigs in the Landings, asphalt shortages, budget approval, and more
Highlights from the July 19 meetings of the Lansing Village Board of Trustees
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (July 21, 2022) – The Lansing Village Board...
Tax-deductible donations now available
New partnership with Independent Arts & Media makes new benefits possible for The Lansing Journal and supporters
by Melanie Jongsma
LANSING, Ill. (July 17, 2022) -...
Lansing Area Chamber of Commerce settles into new office near Bock Park
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (July 3, 2022) – The Lansing Area Chamber of Commerce has moved its operations from its previous home at Roy...
Lansing history: Rispens Seeds, a growing family business
By Marlene Cook
LANSING, Ill. (July 2, 2022) - The year was 1918. A young and restless Martin Rispens, who would reach his 18th birthday...