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OSF HealthCare Named One Of America's Most Innovative Companies By Fortune

2 years 7 months ago
OSF HealthCare has been recognized by Fortune as one of America's Most Innovative Companies for 2023. It is the only healthcare system headquartered in Illinois to earn the distinction. The 300 U.S. companies with the highest score were awarded by Fortune as America’s Most Innovative Companies 2023. OSF was rated at 194 in product rank, which helped it place 254 overall. Fortune and Statista, the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider, selected the inaugural group of America’s Most Innovative Companies 2023 based on product innovation, process innovation and innovation culture, which includes the introduction of a corporate culture that promotes creativity and entrepreneurial spirit. The evaluations were based on a compilation of online surveys and input from experts in various fields, from recruiters to management consultants and patent attorneys. "It's incredibly humbling and exciting at the same time. I think a lot of health care systems are

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New Rock Hill Aldi coming, Maplewood’s is staying, hopefully

2 years 7 months ago
The Webster-Kirkwood Times has reported that a new Aldi is scheduled to open on March 30 in the location that was originally Lucky’s Market, which closed in 2020. A ribbon-cutting is set for 8:45 a.m. that morning. The Maplewood Aldi will be unaffected by the opening of the new store, according to an employee there. […]
Doug Miner

Plans for redeveloped Piasa Park and visitor center underway in Alton

2 years 7 months ago
The Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau presented plans for a brand new Piasa Park redevelopment Tuesday afternoon at Alton City Hall. The Piasa Park redevelopment, along with a new 4,500-square-foot Byway Discovery Center, is part of a $10 million Illinois Capital Grant Development Project. “It’ll welcome visitors from all over the world coming to our region to learn about the Mississippi River,” said Cory Jobe, the president and CEO of the Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau. According…
Elyse Schoenig

Lunchtime Photo

2 years 7 months ago
This is the St. Martin Canal in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. I believe the view is looking north from the bridge at Rue Léon Jouhaux.
Kevin Drum

Alton's Simon McClaine Double Winner In Hurdles Races At Relays Meet, Is An Auto Butler Male Athlete Of Month

2 years 7 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE - Simon McClaine, a star hurdler for the Alton High boys track team, is off to a great start in the new outdoor season, winning both the 110-meter and 300-meter hurdles races in helping the Redbirds finish a solid fourth in the Southwest Illinois Relays, the season's first big outdoor meet, Tuesday afternoon at the Winston Brown Track and Field Complex in Edwardsville. McClaine won the 110 meters at 15.91 seconds, then took first in the 300 meters at 41.73 seconds, a strong start to the outdoor season after enjoying a successful indoor season. He was also a part of the 4x400 meter relay team that came in third at 3:38.91, climaxing a good opening day. In an interview conducted before the 4x400 meter relay, McClaine expressed his feelings about his day. "I'm feeling pretty good so far," McClaine said. "I've won both of my open events and I'm about to hit the (4x400) in a second." McClaine had a successful 2022 campaign and for his senior year, he's hoping to do the same

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Winnie The Pooh Escapes Copyright Hell, Grabs Some Weapons, And Immediately Gets Kicked Out Of Hong Kong

2 years 7 months ago
The life-plus-seventy-years sentence imposed on Winnie the Pooh by Cher’s ex-husband is finally over. Petitions for an early release went unheeded, forcing the butt naked childhood icon to perform tricks for the heirs of its creator’s estate until it was finally allowed to roam free — nearly 40 years after the bear’s sentence should have […]
Tim Cushing