Business

Wheelock Furniture, in business for nearly 110 years in Rock Falls, is closing its doors.

First Bank of Manhattan has announced the election of two new members two its Board of Directors — Linda L. Barr and David S. Zang.

Amberley Maierhofer, a fifth grade teacher at Laraway School in Joliet, encouraged fifth grade students to adopt an entrepreneurishp mentality. Approximately 40 students showed their results on May 13 at the school.

Paul Ohlson, an insurance agent in DeKalb, credits his business neighbors in the office of Walsh & Associates for saving his life when he was choking at work recently, and is urging others to learn about the importance of first aid.

Sisters Kat Willrett and Mary Grace McCauley plan to open Willrett Flower Company on Lincoln Highway in DeKalb next month. “We are both from Kansas, and agriculture has always been a huge part of our lives,” McCauley said.

A new 61-unit, four-story apartment building by DeKalb-based developer Pappas Development is one step closer to gaining full city approval. Arista Residences units would lease for an estimated $1,350 per month, city documents show.

Longtime DeKalb eatery Tom & Jerry’s on Lincoln Highway is up for sale, confirmed listing agent Ted Aretos of Eatz Associates.

The Willrett Flower Company has been doing arrangements for weddings and events through their website and will be opening a storefront at 302 E. Lincoln Highway in DeKalb in June.

After 6 months of ownership, Brookwood Capital Advisors will be putting Northland Mall in Sterling on the auction block on June 13.But that’s not the big news.

The Joliet off-track betting facility, formerly at Bookie Magees Hideway, moved last month to Club Hawthorne Joliet at 2200 W. Jefferson St.

Ollie’s Frozen Custard in Sycamore is taking its popular treats on the road with a new addition to the operation, Little O’s Frozen Treats food truck.

The company announced acquiring San Jose-based BrandVia, which will come with a list of major clients in the technology sector.

The restaurant will close its current location on Main Street and Randall Road on May 19.

The city of Sycamore on Monday followed the lead of its neighbors in DeKalb after taking steps to ease the permit process for food trucks to solicit more mobile business to the area.

DeKalb merchants will again host this spring’s outdoor Back Alley Market event, a one-day maker’s event which will see more than 85 local vendors offer unique items to shoppers downtown.