By Bob Bong
Southland Savvy
Convergence, a computer and networking technology company based in Burr Ridge, is celebrating the opening of a new broadband network servicing Mokena, Alsip, Frankfort and Orland Park.
It will eventually offer its new service across the Southland and into northwest Indiana thanks to a $12 million Federal Broadband Stimulus Grant the company received.
The network provides high speed Internet phone service (Voice over IP), payment processing for merchants and cloud technology for residential and business customers.
The company has added 75 new jobs to the Mokena area.
For information on Convergence and its services, call 630-887-1000 or visit its website at http://www.converge-tech.com/.
Orland Square to Open Family Lounge
Orland Square Mall in Orland Park, which first opened in 1976 and is in the midst of a long overdue face-lift, will celebrate the grand opening of its new Family Lounge with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. Friday on the lower level next to Bare Berry Yogurt with activities and refreshments.
The lounge will feature five family restrooms, privacy rooms for mothers who are breastfeeding, bottle warming stations and a family seating area. The lounge also will be adjacent to the children’s playing area.
Other renovations now under way at the Simon Properties mall include new entrances, new signage and resurfacing of the parking lot.
Tinley Aquarium Shop Closes
Capture the Sea, a fish and aquarium shop at 8010 W. 171st St. in Tinley Park, closed recently.
Marquette Bank Offers Life Car, Estate Planning Seminar
Marquette Bank and the law offices of Stephen M. Sutera are partnering to offer a free life care and estate planning seminar at the Oak Lawn Hilton at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 3.
Sutera will answer questions regarding wills, trusts, estate planning and senior life care planning at the seminar entitled, Effective Senior Life Care & Estate Planning Strategies – Understanding Your Options in Today’s Complex World.
Light refreshments will be provided during the event. Anyone interested in attending should register by calling 708-460-5166 as seating will be limited.
CUB to Pay Lucky Someone’s April Electric Bill
The Citizens Utility Board announced on Earth Day that one out of every 10 families who sign up for the consumer group’s free online energy bill-cutting service, CUBenergysaver.com, will have their electric bills paid in the month of April, up to $150.
CUBenergysaver.com was launched in June 2010 as a partnership between CUB and New York City-based Efficiency 2.0. Since then, the tool has helped consumers trim their gas and electric bills by an average of $130 a year by recommending hundreds of personalized energy-saving actions.
Efficiency 2.0 has offered to cover the April electric bill, up to $150, for one out of every 10 consumers who join CUB Energy Saver before June 1. Join at www.CUBenergysaver.com/earth.
“Protecting the planet starts at your doorstep,” CUB Executive Director David Kolata said in a release. “CUB Energy Saver proves that there are hundreds of ways to cut costs and reduce energy waste. It’s simple, it’s free, and it’s what Earth Month is all about.”
CUB Energy Saver links to a household's Commonwealth Edison account to track actual reductions in energy waste. It then rewards those reductions with points — two for every kilowatt-hour saved — that can be redeemed for shopping and restaurant discounts. The tool works for all residential electric consumers, including those who have signed up for alternative electric suppliers.
If you see a new business in town or wonder what happened to an old favorite, drop me a line at bobbong@hotmail.com.
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