GRANITE CITY - Granite City High School senior twins Adrian and Lillian Bloomquist celebrated their 18 th birthday by signing with Evangel Women’s Soccer on Wednesday at GCHS. For their accomplishment, Adrian and Lillian are Stillwater Senior Living Athletes of the Month for Granite City. Evangel University is a private Christian university in Springfield, Mo. The Bloomquist twins and the Warriors' soccer team are off to a 4-0 start this season, a team that is senior-heavy. They are two of 11 total seniors on the team that is expecting big things. The Bloomquist twins both play key roles on this season's team. Lillian already has an assist this year while Adrian awaits to get on the scoresheet. At Evangel, they will be reunited with former teammate Anna Krueger, a 2021 GCHS graduate.
Lindenwood University has completed an acquisition of vocational school Dorsey College, a move that could be the first of several M&A deals pursued by the private university.
The use of travel nurses is down, local nurses are leaving the profession at less alarming rates and new employees are being recruited who have never worked in health care. But even if local health systems maintain the current rate of retention, projections show they’ll still employ only half the workforce they need over the next 20 years.
DECATUR — Governor JB Pritzker joined state and local leaders along with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) today to announce a nearly $200 million investment in 22 projects that will improve the movement of freight throughout the state, creating jobs and economic opportunity while enhancing safety and local quality of life. Administered by IDOT using federal funds, the Illinois Competitive Freight Program is designed to implement the goals of the Illinois State Freight Plan . Successful proposals were ranked based on the plan’s goals: increasing safety, improving reliability, and boosting intermodal connections and commerce at the local level. “For the last four years, we’ve invested billions of dollars in communities across Illinois to restore and renew all modes of transportation throughout our state: roads, bridges, airports, and transit, as well as pedestrian and bike routes. And today, I’m proud to announce yet another leap forward
Leaders of the project to build a $55 million advanced manufacturing center in St. Louis say it will meet the needs of industry and potentially create hundreds of new businesses while providing "strong, diverse and equitable growth" for the region.
Short-term certifications have changed professional development in St. Louis, as workers — but also, critically, employers — embrace them as proof candidates are ready for certain positions.
ST. LOUIS -- Police are investigating a shooting in the 3500 block of Lafayette Avenue. A man was shot outside. His condition has not yet been shared by police. This portion of Lafayette Avenue runs parallel to I-44 across from Compton Hill Reservoir Park. The shooting appears to have happened outside the Salus Center. Police [...]
Ryan Eckert’s structural abstractions explore ideas about the state of splitting worldviews, depicted through the lens of biblical Christianity. Eckert’s works in his exhibition:“Two Worldviews” presents the clashing of ideals
Mario Trejo’s exhibition “Idiosyncratic Tantrums” features extensive accumulations that visually explore eternity and struggle through manic mark making. Considering the concepts of time, space, and number. He creates hundreds of
A new lawsuit has been filed over the Rolling Stones’ iconic “tongue and lips” logo. According to Billboard, the suit was filed in federal court by an apparel retailer named Simply Southern.…
When Keeley Kromat talks about how her daughter started hormone replacement therapy, she describes it as when she “got my child back.” Before, Kromat’s daughter, Rowan McGrew, was “sullen and withdrawn,” and it was difficult to get her to talk.
ST. LOUIS - Today, rock n roll legends KISS announced the addition of four new dates on their final tour, THE END OF THE ROAD TOUR. Produced by Live Nation, these final runs of shows will kick off this October and now include stops in Detroit, Nashville, St. Louis and Ft. Worth before wrapping up with a massive show in the city where it all began for KISS. New York City has been a part of the band’s ethos and storyline for more than four decades, so they felt it fitting to culminate an iconic Rock & Roll Hall of Fame-worthy career on stage at New York’s famed MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. Tickets will be available starting Monday, April 3, with a KISS Army presale at 10 a.m. local time. Additional presales will be available throughout the week before the general on-sale starting on Friday, April 7 at 10 a.m. local time at livenation.com . 2023 NORTH AMERICA TOUR ITINERARY ** go to KISSOnline.com to see the full tour itinerary of shows Date City Venue October 20
Washington University, University of Missouri-St. Louis and Maryville University are among several local universities in recent years that have created academic programs for companies with immediate workforce needs.
City of Florissant to Host 12th Annual Document Shredding Day The 12th Annual “Free Document Shredding Day” will be held on Saturday, April 22 at St. Ferdinand Park and traffic will be directed accordingly. The event is from 9 a.m. to noon (or until trucks reach their capacity). Bring your sensitive tax, bank or financial […]
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