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Panera Bread appoints new Chief Financial Officer

1 month 4 weeks ago
Panera Bread, or as we St. Louisans prefer to call Bread Co, have appointed a new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). On Monday, the company said Earl Ellis will take on the role immediately. Ellis recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at ABM Industries, a Fortune 500 facility services company with more than $8 billion in revenue and over 100,000 employees.
Alex Barton

Alton To Consider $34,000 For Skate Park Repairs

1 month 4 weeks ago
ALTON – Hellrung Skate Park in Alton may get a series of ramp repairs pending approval from aldermen this week. Alton Committee of the Whole members are set to consider a resolution on Monday night which would award a $34,100 bid for Hellrung Skate Park repairs to Stutz Excavating, Inc. If approved, the item would go next to the Alton City Council for final approval this Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025 . Six total ramps would be repaired throughout the skate park if the resolution is given final approval on Wednesday. Stutz Excavating representatives wrote in a memo to city officials that each of these repairs would be made using an “epoxy grout that is used on bridge decks for a lasting repair.” Each ramp would see repairs to their existing sheet metal, which will also be repositioned. Replacement sheet metal would also be installed on each ramp, while the existing sheet metal “will still be partially bent and wavy even after repair and repositioning,” according

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Auto Butler Male Athletes Of Month: Redbirds Football Squad Holds Its Own Early Against Tigers

1 month 4 weeks ago
EDWARDSVILLE - The Alton football Redbirds scored first and held the lead for a time, but eventually, Edwardsville went ahead and gained control of the game. Alton didn’t back down, and kept on fighting throughout the entire game, much to their credit, despite the 37-7 loss to the Tigers. Alton is 0-8 overall on the season but has shown growth and development throughout the season, Coach Cody Markel said. The Redbirds took the opening kickoff and drove 69 yards in five plays, climaxing with Cayden Robinson throwing 48 yards to Grant Ely to give Alton an early 7-0 lead. “That was a tremendous start for our program,” said Alton head coach Cody Markel, “and being able to open up the opening drive with a touchdown, that was huge for us. I really thought it gave us some momentum in he first quarter. The thing of it is, the boys fought all the first half. We’ve just got to find a way to put all four quarters together with the same mentality and toughness.”

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Because Things Just Aren’t Dystopian Enough, Blacklisted Spyware Firm NSO Group Has Just Been Purchased By A Hollywood Producer

1 month 4 weeks ago
2025 has delivered almost nothing but bad news. Here’s more of that, as first reported by Israeli press outlet, Calcalist: Control of NSO Group is set to leave Israeli hands. A group of American investors led by Hollywood producer Robert Simonds has agreed to acquire the controversial spyware developer in a deal valued at several […]
Tim Cushing