Business briefing: Love’s Travel Stop opens in New Baden

The Love’s Travel Stop opened Thursday morning in New Baden. The new 11,000-square-foot convenience store and gas station off Interstate 64 at the intersection of Illinois 161 has created about 40 new jobs in Clinton County.

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-Will Buss, BND business writer

This story was originally published June 4, 2015 at 9:00 AM with the headline "Business briefing: Love’s Travel Stop opens in New Baden."