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Bloomington-Normal

• Bloomington-Normal, located in the heart of
  Central Illinois, is halfway between Chicago and
  St. Louis and within a 450-mile radius of 12
  major metro areas.
• With the Twin Cities' combined population of
  110,194, Bloomington-Normal is large enough to
  offer the amenities of a big city while
  maintaining a friendly, small-town attitude.

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Centrally Located in the USA
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Centrally Located in Illinois
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Map of Bloomington
East to West 11 miles
North to South 13 miles
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Bloomington-Normal

• Two universities offer a variety of cultural fare
  including concerts, symphonies and plays.
  Illinois State University and Illinois Wesleyan
  University are also home to fine sports teams.
  Famous Sports figures are Doug Collins from ISU
  and Jack Sikma from IWU.

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Bloomington-Normal

• Various Bloomington-Normal demographic
  statistics
• Total adults 110,194 100.0
• Bloomington 64,808
• Normal 45,386
• Gender
• Male 52,893 48.1
• Female 57,301 51.8

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Bloomington-Normal

• Age
• 18-24 17.3
• 25-34 17.6
• 35-44 19.9
• 45-54 15.4
• 55-64 10.4
• 65 or older 17.9
• Median Age 42.3

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Bloomington-Normal

• Total Household income
• Under 15,000 12.0
• 15,000 to 24,999 11.0
• 25,000 to 34,999 16.0
• 35,000 to 49,999 20.0
• 50,000 or more 26.0
• 75,000 or more 15.0
• Median total HH income 40,900

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• Education
• College Graduate or more 28.1
• Some College 23.5
• H.S. Graduate or Technical 39.5
• Some H.S. or less 7.6

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• Occupations
• Prof., Tech., Exec., Manag 25.6
• Sales, Support, Clerical 25.3
• Blue Collar 31.4
• Retired 17.7

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Bloomington-Normal

• Top ten employers with of employees
• State Farm Insurance 14,973
• Illinois State University 3,420
• Mitsubishi Motors 3,165
• Country Insurance 2,175
• BroMenn Healthcare 1,727
• McLean County Unit 5 Schools 1,478

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Bloomington-Normal

• Top Ten Continued..
• Bloomington Public Schools
• District 87 1,115
• AFNI Inc. 1,069
• OSF St. Joseph Medical Center 950
• McLean County Government Office - 944

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Overview of facilities

• Redbird Arena (ISU)
• Horton Field House (ISU)
• Shirk Center (IWU)
• IWU Intramural
• Normal Community
• Normal West
• Central Catholic

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Major Facilities Locations
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Hotel Information

• 31 Hotels with over 3000 rooms

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IHSA Officials

• Illinois High School Association is headquartered
  in Bloomington. Game Time Gym has developed a
  good working relationship with the IHSA. The
  Bloomington Normal Officials Association has a
  web site (www.bnoa.org) with over 150 registered
  officials with the IHSA that live in
  Bloomington/Normal. 12 have worked the state
  tournament and over 50 have worked the regional
  and sectional games. There is another 600
  registered officials within 60 miles of
  Bloomington. The web site allows for easy
  scheduling of officials. Games can be posted and
  officials can assign themselves to these games
  via the web site.

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Bloomington-Normal Transportation

• Airlines
• AirTran Airways, [phone] daily flights to
  Atlanta, Ga. (hub), and Orlando, Fla.
• American Eagle, [phone] daily flights to
  Chicago (hub)
• Northwest Airlink, [phone] daily flights
  to Detroit and Minneapolis (hub)
• TW Express, [phone] daily flights to St.
  Louis (hub)
• United Express daily flights to Chicago (hub)

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Bloomington-Normal Transportation

• Railway
• 6 Daily stops North to Chicago/South to St.
  Louis [phone] or [phone]

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Bloomington-Normal Transportation

• Bus Service
• Baldwin Shuttle Private/shared ride service
  Midwest Airport and other destinations (800)
  747-3593.
• Burlington Trailways 2 daily stops (309)
  827-5599
• Greyhound 8 daily stops [phone]
• Peoria Charter 4 daily stops [phone]
• Bloomington-Normal Public Transit System, (309)
  828-9833 for information about service for
  senior citizens or the handicapped, call (309)
  828-7511.
• Illinois State University Nite Ride (309)
  438-7433 service during university school year.

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Bloomington Normal Transportation

• Local Taxi Service
• American City Cab, [phone]
• Beyer Twin City Cab, [phone]
• Bloomington-Normal Cab Co., [phone]
• Circle City Cab, [phone]
• Rainbow Cab Shuttle, [phone]
• Red Top Cab, [phone]

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Media

• Pantagraph
• The Pantagraph is a daily newspaper that services
  eight counties and more than 60 communities in
  Central Illinois. Located in Bloomington,
  Illinois, it reaches more than 115,000 daily
  readers, and is recognized as one of the most
  influential papers in Illinois. It is the oldest
  business in McLean County, and with the many
  years of public service behind it and a promising
  future before it, The Pantagraph truly stands as
  a community cornerstone.

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Media

• WJBC Radio
• WJBC is continuing its heritage of excellence,
  winning the highly prestigious Crystal Radio
  Award from the National Association of
  Broadcasters in 2000 for its commitment to
  community service.  The WJBC newsroom was also
  recognized in 2002 with a National Edward R.
  Murrow Award for best newscast based on market
  size. 

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Media

• Insight Communications Local Cable
• Insight Communications specializes in offering a
  variety of state-of-the-art entertainment,
  educational and information services tailored to
  each local community. Since 1985, Insight has
  owned and operated cable television systems
  throughout the United States. The company is
  currently the 9th largest cable operator in the
  country, owning or managing approximately 1.4
  million customers.

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