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Grafton Chamber Seeks Holiday Character Volunteers

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GRAFTON — The Grafton Chamber of Commerce is seeking volunteers to dress as holiday characters for the city’s upcoming Holiday Treat Trail on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. The event aims to engage visitors with festive entertainment and create memorable experiences throughout the community. Organizers are encouraging individuals and groups to bring creativity and holiday spirit by adopting fun and unconventional costumes. Suggested characters include Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, figures

St. Louis Retail Remains Tight, As Mixed-Use Projects Gain Momentum

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by Tom Finan, Executive Director, Construction Forum The latest CoStar analysis, released November 12, shows the St. Louis retail market continuing to lease quickly with very little new construction coming online. CoStar notes that limited speculative development is keeping conditions tight across the region, with smaller-format spaces in especially short supply. Vacancy Still Falling Cushman […]

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Tom Finan

Transportation Company Agrees To Settle Allegations Of Impersonating Military Members To Obtain Department Of War Moving Business

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FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS — Denali Group, Inc., an Alaskan transportation company, has agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting false customer satisfaction surveys while impersonating U.S. Department of War and Coast Guard personnel. The fraudulent activity reportedly took place between January 2015 and March 2019. Denali participated in the Defense Personal Property Program (DP3), which provides moving and storage services to Department

Optimist Club Displays 100 Flags for Veterans Day

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GODFREY - The Alton Area Optimist Club once again displayed 100 flags for Veterans Day. On Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, club members were up early to display the flags in Glazebrook Park in Godfrey. The club showcases the flags five times a year — Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, Labor Day and Veterans Day — and always looks forward to sharing unity and patriotism with the community. “It’s just a win-win for everyone,” said Craig Rathgeb with the Optimist

Accreditation of colleges, once low key, has gotten political

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When six Southern public university systems this summer formed a new accreditation agency, the move shook the national evaluation model that higher education has relied on for decades. The news wasn’t unexpected: It arrived a few months after President Donald Trump issued an executive order in April overhauling the nation’s accreditation system by, among other […]
Robbie Sequeira