By Eric Stock

BLOOMINGTON – Longtime McDonald’s owners and community philanthropists Bob and Julie Dobski have been named Illinois State’s Entrepreneurs of the Year.

“You can’t do everything by yourself, unless you are a celebrity or something or a standup comic but you have to depend on people and treat people (well) because they will gave it back to you 110 percent,” Bob Dobski said.

The Dobski’s recently sold their restaurants while Bob Dobski serves as an ISU trustee and Julie Dobski runs three Little Jewels Learning Centers in the community.

“One thing I tell my employees all the time is people are watching you,” Julie Dobski said. “Be on your best behavior, give 110 percent, because people are always watching how you are behaving.”

ISU’s George R. and Martha Means Center for Entrepreneurial Studies hosted an awards dinner on Thursday night at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel.

Katie Hill-Gottesman, founder of Commuter Advertising, was named ISU’s Alumni Entrepreneur of the Year.

Kingston Wealth Management Group is the founding partner.

Eric Stock can be reached at [email protected].
Larry Duling contributed to this report.