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The Covid-19 pandemic harmed most businesses, but it provided a surprise opportunity for a local laundry service to expand.

GODFREY – Godfrey residents may notice a mailing this week from Homefield Energy introducing themselves as the new electric supplier for the area’s electric aggregation program. For those unfamiliar with the program, Godfrey voters overwhelmingly approved a referendum on the ballot back in 2012 to enter into an electric aggregation program with a company called Good Energy. Along with many surrounding communities in southwestern Illinois, Godfrey would benefit from the collective purchasing power of this large consortium. Historically, participating in the program has resulted in significant cost-savings for residents. Over the past two years, however, there has been substantial volatility in the electricity market driven by clean air initiatives and a poor economy, resulting in higher prices. During the last contract period with Good Energy, the supplier was Constellation NewEnergy as the previous supplier, Homefield, couldn’t be competitive in their pricing. As

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Albritton Financial Services has been helping executives and families since 1996. With four current staff members, two of whom are in the Albritton family, it serves no more than 120 clients in the St. Louis area and across the country.

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  Replacing thousands of lead pipes in the city within the next decade, as required by a new federal mandate, will cost tens of millions of dollars, according to early estimates. And City Hall doesn’t know how it will pay for all of it. “We’re still reviewing exactly what’s going to need […]

Family businesses can lead to disappointment when the next generation isn’t interested in carrying on the tradition. But that is not the case with Andria’s Food Group, a restaurant and food production company in O’Fallon, Illinois.

From St. Louis American:  Donning a white construction helmet, Neal Richardson, president and CEO of the St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC), ended his presentation with an enthusiastic call & response challenge to the capacity-filled auditorium. “St. Louis, are you ready to build?” “St. Louis, are you ready to build a future where every young person, […]

From St. Louis Business Journal:  John Simmons was once stationed in Savannah, Georgia, while serving in the U.S. Army. He returned two decades later as a part-time resident and owner of the Savannah Sand Gnats minor-league baseball team and noticed significant change in the port city. Once marked by urban decay, Savannah had become a […]

Through its nearly 120-year history, 1905 New Media has maintained an upward growth trajectory in part through expanding into e-commerce, app/software development, SEO and data analytics spaces by acquiring creative agencies and media companies.

Paul McCartney dusted off a classic Beatles tune for his fourth and final Got Back show in São Paulo, Brazil, on Wednesday. According to setlist.fm, McCartney added the 1963 track “All…

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It has been rumored for a while that Elon wants to remove the official “block” functionality on ExTwitter, but now it’s official. The company has announced that it will soon start rolling out a new version of “block” that no longer blocks content, only interactions. That’s ExTwitter’s engineering team saying: Soon we’ll be launching a […]

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  Construction on a new 911 dispatch call center, mulled by St. Louis leaders for nearly two decades, will finally begin next week, city officials said Wednesday. The city issued a $28 million building permit last week for the site at 2741 Thomas Street, just west of the Fire Department headquarters on […]

A reader points me to an Adam Tooze substack today about inflation. Tooze admits that even his own personal reaction to inflation hasn't matched the dry reports from the BLS: Because, yes, I actually do live in America and I have experienced what has happened on supermarket shelves. Several times I’ve been brought up short ...continue reading "Why has recent inflation been so unnerving?"

From NPR:  After nearly 50 years, it really is the beginning of the end for the Chesterfield Mall. Demolition crews began taking down parts of the shuttered mall Tuesday morning, launching what will be a yearslong process to transform the site into a 90-acre, high-density hub in west St. Louis County. The Staenberg Group has […]

EDWARDSVILLE - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville - The Southern Illinois University (SIU) School of Dental Medicine (SDM) in Alton once again opened its doors to the community on Monday, Oct. 14, for its annual Give Kids a Smile Day (GKAS) clinic, offering free dental care to children in need over the October school holiday. The clinic served 190 children, 40 more than last year, and provided $113,530 worth of dentistry to the community, according to Katie Kosten, DMD, director of Community Dentistry in the SIU SDM. Watch patients interact with the Tooth Fairy and dental students. In attendance were SIUE Chancellor James T. Minor, PhD, and SIU SDM Dean Saulius Drukteinis, DMD, PhD, who interacted with families and shared the importance of the event. Minor acknowledged the dental students who performed the dental work, which ranged from cleanings and fillings to extractions and imaging. “I spend a lot of time thanking our students for doing this and underscoring how

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GODFREY - Staff members at Alton School District’s Early Childhood Center know how to start the day off right. Every day before the morning and afternoon sessions at the center, teachers and staff members line the hallway to cheer and welcome the students to school. Cynthia Schuenke, the director of the Early Childhood Center, noted the importance of creating a fun environment for kids and teachers. “It really energizes the staff and shows how excited they are to welcome our students each day,” Schuenke said. “The staff at the Early Childhood Center are an amazing group of educators, and we are so fortunate to have them working with our students in our district. This daily cheer shows how much they look forward to working with our students and seeing them at school each day.” The “daily routine” is the norm at the Early Childhood Center. Schuenke said it has a powerful effect on the atmosphere and energy of each school day. She believes

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