In 2018, Lori Fornero began her journey into a new career as small a business owner. Working closely with the the Illinois SBDC at the Starved Rock Country Alliance, Fornero has taken her business to an entirely different level since we last interviewed her in October 2020. She has grown her business from one location to three over the past six months. From her Streator location she has built a reputation for working one-on-one with clients to transform family heirlooms and o

During 2014, Steven & Teirra Fulkerson experienced a dramatic turning point in their lives. While Teirra was pregnant with their first child, Steven experienced a sudden health crisis, nearly lost his life, and in result lost his full time job as well. Following healing received, the birth of their child, and Steven’s continued physical strengthening, spring 2015 brought a new chapter. One day, as Steven was cutting his parents’ lawn, he began to pray on what kind of work wou