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Eby-Brown is the largest privately owned tobacco, candy and convenience distributor in the United States. Founded in 1887, Eby-Brown has been led by members of the Wake family for over 50 years. Founded in 1887, Eby-Brown has been led by members of the Wake family for over 50 years.
This is a list of the area codes in the state of Illinois and its numbering plan areas in the North American Numbering Plan.. All NPAs within Illinois. 217/447: Central Illinois, including the region running west from the Illinois-Indiana border through Danville, Effingham, Champaign–Urbana, Decatur, Springfield, Quincy until Illinois' western border with Missouri and Iowa
The numbering plan area (NPA) includes the state capital, Springfield, and Champaign, Urbana, Decatur, Taylorville, Lincoln, Danville, Effingham, Quincy, Rantoul, and Jacksonville. 217 was one of the original North American area codes created in 1947 and 447 was added to the same area in 2021 to form an all-services overlay.
In 1953, the company name was changed to Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc., (AWG) and the following year, AWG paid its first year-end patronage of $20,441 to members. Prior to 1954, members had received dividends on their stock, usually from .50-.75 per share. By the end of the 1960s, AWG had two new warehouses including one in Springfield.
Al Labrada, right, at a news conference on Oct. 17, 2023, in Beverly Hills. (Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times)
Levi, Ray & Shoup, Inc. (LRS) is a privately held, multinational corporation headquartered in Springfield, Illinois that develops and sells computer software and provides information technology services through various product divisions.
The Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in Central Illinois, anchored by the city of Springfield. As of the 2000 census , the MSA had a population of 201,437 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 208,182).
In 2016, Dot Foods was listed at number 65 on Forbes' list of America’s Largest Private Companies with a reported revenue of $6.2 billion in 2016. [ 1 ] In 2017, John Tracy moved from CEO to executive chairman in the company, and his brother, Joe Tracy, became CEO.