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CHICAGO – Today, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) released Illinois’ 2024 Economic Growth Plan, a five-year plan to guide Illinois’ economic development priorities and programming. Building upon Illinois’ success, this plan outlines a roadmap to attract record-level investments, create jobs and support communities over the next five years while laying the foundation for economic growth for generations to come. “In the last five years, we’ve seen unprecedented response from companies that are seeing the investment made in Illinois and deciding that is the kind of ethos and vision they need in the home of their next business expansion,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “We’re continuing that work more ambitiously than ever before, continuing to focus on a sustainable economic future that leaves no Illinoisan behind.” Illinois’ 2024 Economic Growth Plan is guided

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Few editions of the Olympics can out-crazy the 1904 Games hosted in St. Louis. Adam Kloppe, public historian at the Missouri Historical Society, shares the many ways St. Louis left its mark on Olympic history — including its hot mess of a marathon and being the first modern Games to award a medal to an African American athlete.

Chief Troy Doyle showed videos depicting the moments leading up to the impact, as protesters outside the Ferguson police department on Friday night aggressively shook the fence around the station.

This week, Rosati-Kain Academy Board of Directors sent a letter to faculty, staff, students and alumnae.

GODFREY - The North Alton-Godfrey Business Council continues shining the spotlight on local businesses, with a focus this month on Benchmark Mortgage. With plans for financial education courses and more, the company aims to give back to the community as opportunities await at future council meetings. Nathan Kerpan with Benchmark Mortgage shared more about the work they do and their membership in the North Alton-Godfrey Business Council (NAGBC) on Our Daily Show! on Riverbender.com . Kerpan said Benchmark has been in business for 24 years, but only learned about the Business Council about a year ago - and he’s already impressed with their track record. “I just saw the quality and the quantity and businesses that have been involved for over 50 years,” Kerpan said of the council. He added that the welcoming environment of each NAGBC meeting even fosters collaboration between would-be competitors working in the same industries. “We actually collaborate

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KVC Health system wants to convert a Webster Groves property into a hospital that would take in hundreds of children.

“It is the fundamental right of the people to hear from their candidates on topics of political import,” Andrew Bailey said.

Standardized K-12 media literacy education is scarce in schools across the country. But with an ever-evolving media landscape, navigating today’s information overflow with skill is crucial. Three students – high school seniors Charlie Meyers and Diego Perez Palomino, and college freshman Aylah Hopper – share what they think is the best approach to teaching young people how to critically engage with the media they consume and create. We’ll also hear from Donnell Probst, deputy director of the National Association of Media Literacy Education, about the importance of media literacy education.

VSI Community Convening Thursday, August 15 · 5 - 7pm Deaconess Foundation, 1000 North Vandeventer Ave

An arrest has been issued for a St. Louis man accused of attacking and robbing a woman over the age of 60 at a Walgreens store late last year.

Alberici Constructors, Inc. announced four executive appointments to lead its self-perform and masonry subsidiaries, its industrial process market and project support services, which provides preconstruction and construction services to all Alberici markets. The promotions reflect the 106-year-old builder’s continuing adaptation to market and client needs and the importance of managing skilled craft labor in the […]

ALTON – Illinois State Representative Amy Elik and Illinois State Senator Erica Harriss have teamed up to pass numerous bipartisan pieces of legislation that aim to positively impact the Metro East. Since passing the legislation during the Spring Legislative Session, the bills were recently signed into law by Governor JB Pritzker. Senate Bill 3566 mandates landfills in counties with populations over 250,000 to provide facilities for cleaning mud, gravel, waste, and other materials from vehicles leaving landfill sites. Senate Bill 3567 aims to increase transparency in local government unites proposing tax levy increases exceeding 5 percent. The bill amends the Truth in Taxation law in the Property Tax Code by requiring notices to be placed prominently on taxing districts’ websites for at least 30 days, in addition to existing requirements for publishing notices in local newspapers. Senate Bill 3571 requires automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to be present

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The 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris are now officially over and they featured almost a dozen athletes from the St. Louis region.

From St. Louis-MO:  The CDBG program was established by Congress in 1974 through the Housing and Community Development Act. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s CDBG program develops urban communities by funding affordable housing, improving quality of life neighborhoods, and expanding economic opportunities primarily for low- and moderate-income individuals. CDBG operates […]

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  St. Louis may miss out on the opportunity to spearhead the AI in health care movement as companies say they struggle to find skilled workers — but don’t spend money to provide training to meet their needs. The disconnect was highlighted in the 16th annual State of St. Louis Workforce Report, […]

Billy Joel has paid tribute to his former guitarist David Brown, who passed away Sunday, August 11. Brown played in Joel’s band from 1978 to 1991 and appeared on all…

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From Urban Land:  St. Louis, long known as the Gateway to the West, is rapidly becoming the gateway to the region’s future. Diverse communities have begun working together to make the city a major hub for cutting-edge innovations in aerospace, agriculture, finance, transportation, biosciences, entertainment, and much more. The St. Louis Economic Development Partnership is […]

BHMG Engineers, a leading St. Louis utility engineering firm, is growing its Metro East business with a new office in Collinsville, Ill. The Sunset Hills, Mo.-based firm is leasing 25,000 square feet at Eastport Commerce Center, a 75,000-square-foot office/distribution facility developed by a partnership led by Contegra Construction Co. It will replace BHMG’s existing 5,000-square-foot […]