From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Shauna Sharp filed the tip of the tungsten rod with a bench grinder, then walked back to her station and wrapped the cord of a welding torch around her arm. She lowered her mask, held the rod against a piece of steel she’d clamped to the table and melted it. When she […]
From O’Fallon Progress: Revisions to a new mixed-use development proposal for Southview Plaza have advanced for final approval by the O’Fallon City Council. A scaled down version, at the southeast corner of East Highway 50 and South Lincoln Avenue, is expected to be on the agenda Tuesday, Feb. 21. The planned use includes a 2,016 square […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: Ferguson-based Emerson Electric (NYSE: EMR) will keep its headquarters in St. Louis, the company said Wednesday. Emerson’s announcement, which came as it shared financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2023, comes after it announced in October it has sold its headquarters in Ferguson and would search for a new headquarters […]
The board overseeing the city’s economic development arm approved the $685,000 amendment to marketing agency Candid’s contract during a closed board meeting late last year.
German historian and philosopher Wilhelm Dilthey believed historicity identifies human beings as unique and concrete historical beings. It places each of us within the context of a time and space.
Bruno David presents “Hours of Forever”, an exhibition of recent work by Ben Brough. This is the artist’s second solo exhibition with the gallery. “Hours of Forever” is a
EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville Arts Center (EAC) is hosting the Weave, Coil, Twine, Plait, Knot: Traditional and Contemporary Basketry Exhibition from February 10th – March 24th, with the Opening Reception taking place on February 17th from 6-8 p.m. The basketry exhibition is co-curated by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) University Museum Executive Curator, Erin Vigneau-Dimick and artist, Sun Smith-Foret. “We are incredibly honored to host this amazing exhibit that Erin and Sun have co-curated,” said EAC Executive Director, Beth Browne. “It's a wonderful history of functional traditional basket making and contemporary interpretations of basket techniques, highlighting the importance of preserving traditional crafts and their influence on contemporary artworks.” “In conjunction with the exhibition,” follows Browne, “we are hosting a series of basketry-related programs throughout February and March including a free lectur
From Smith NMTC Associates: The Smith NMTC Associates team is thrilled to announce the closing of a $13M New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) transaction in support of R&R Marketplace, an upcoming 90,000-square-foot redevelopment of the former Schnucks Plaza in Dellwood, Missouri. About the Project With the visionary leadership of Pastors Ken and Beverly Jenkins, the founders […]
For the right to repair farm equipment — from thin tractors used between grape vines to behemoth combines for harvesting grain that can cost over half a million dollars — Colorado is joined by 10 states including Florida, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, Texas and Vermont.
From St. Louis Business Journal: An apartment complex proposed between Soulard and the $1.2 billion Gateway South redevelopment project would add new residents to what is currently an industrial site. The new complex is proposed on two parcels totaling 2.84 acres at 1506 S. Seventh St. and 1525-29 S. Broadway in the Kosciusko neighborhood, a block […]
GREENVILLE - Greenville University welcomes alumni and friends of the University to attend Legacy Weekend featuring Nicholas Morrow—NFL linebacker and GU alumnus. Morrow played Panther football for four seasons at GU from 2013 to 2016, and as part of the weekend’s special events on April 21 and 22, his jersey number will be retired. After his time at GU, Morrow signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent and spent five seasons with the team, which eventually relocated to Las Vegas. He currently plays for the Chicago Bears. “Nicholas is paving the way to being a next-generation ‘GU Giant.’ He truly represents the best of us,” says Tom Ackerman, GU Athletic Director. “He lives out his faith every day on and off the field and we could not be prouder of the way he represents GU and himself in one of the biggest arenas. During this weekend event, we will celebrate not only his athletic achievements, but also the person he is becaus
From St. Louis Post Dispatch: Artist Damon Davis wants you to confront the past as you visit CityPark. He’s created “Pillars of the Valley,” a series of eight granite pillars that evoke hourglasses. The installation stands outside the southwest corner of the new City SC stadium. It’s the East St. Louis native’s largest artwork to […]
ALTON - According to statistics available through the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), between 2013 and 2021, the number of opioid overdose deaths in Illinois increased by almost 300%. That’s why OSF Saint Anthony’s Health Center (1 St. Anthony’s Way, Alton) Psychological Services Department is hosting an upcoming Healthy Workplace Lunch & Learn program offering free NARCAN training. This “lunch & learn” program will be held on Friday, March 17, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. in the hospital’s Perpetual Help Center and led by Karen Tilashalski, community health specialist, Chestnut Health Systems. The training program is free and lunch will be provided, but registration is required. Registration can be completed by visiting https://HealthyWorkplaceLunch.eventbrite.com . NARCAN® Nasal Spray is a prescription medicine used for the treatment of a known or suspected opioid overdose emergency. Attendees will also learn about the opioid
Couples names: Jeremy & Katie Schmieder City: Jerseyville Date met or started dating: January 1, 2013 Date married: January 20, 2018 What makes your relationship special? Jeremy and I have been through it all but have overcome the obstacles and we work really good together raising our boys. Share a memory you have made together: All the trips we have taken, raising two boys in this crazy world and building our home.
From St. Louis Business Journal: Amid a surge of electric car sales in the U.S. that’s expected to accelerate in the years to come, there’s a shortage of chargers in places where drivers need them most: at home and at work. Most apartment complexes and condos don’t yet feature charging stations, although they have become more […]
Couples names: Steven & Mary Scroggins City: Wood River Date met or started dating: October 1, 2001 Date married: October 1, 2005 What makes your relationship special? Having a life that allows us to be together pretty much 24/7! Share a memory you have made together: 11 years ago the Pump House Bar and Grill opened for the first time. Since then we’ve enjoyed working together daily, building lifelong relationships with our community, and having fun cooking and cleaning together. Couldn’t do it any other way!
From Labor Tribune: A new task force focused on worker safety will begin work in Illinois following the deadly collapse of an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville during a tornado. State Reps. Katie Stuart (D-Edwardsville) and Jay Hoffman (D-Swansea) led an initiative to create a Warehouse Safety Standards Task Force, which will develop recommendations to make warehouses […]
EDWARDSVILLE - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering (SOE) students received global recognition at the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) 2022 Design Competition. The group received the Rising Star Award in the applied engineering challenge, ranking fourth internationally. Those recognized included ASHRAE members Genevieve Bourgeois, Macy Deck, Muna Okeke, Abin Paudel, and Jeancy Muleba along with Serdar Celik, PhD, professor and graduate program director of the SOE Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering and the founder and faculty advisor of the ASHRAE SIUE Student Chapter, accepted their awards Saturday, Feb. 4 at the Omni Hotel CNN Center in Atlanta. “Our student members are grateful to have had the opportunity to attend ASHRAE conference and be recognized by ASHRAE Society as design competition winners,” said Bourgeois, SIUE alumna and former president of the SIUE ASHRAE team.
From Autodesk Construction Cloud: Fact: Representation matters, and it greatly affects your employee recruitment and retention. This is why diversity and inclusion programs are vital to building a solid workforce in your construction firm. Multiple studies have shown that diverse teams are more innovative and perform better. A study by Boston Consulting Group found that firms […]
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