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New talent pipeline initiative aims to attract and support Black law students

2 years 9 months ago
A new initiative led by the Mound City Bar Foundation is intended to support the development of a strong pipeline of Black law students at St. Louis law schools, aiming to promote equity in the legal profession and retain diverse talent in the region. The foundation’s new Equity Scholars Program will advance diversity in the legal profession and social equity in the community by attracting and supporting high-quality law school students. As identified in the St. Louis Business Journal’s Advance…
Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C.

Using the IPO financial model as a catalyst for moving our region forward, once and for all

2 years 9 months ago
On April 26 at the St. Louis Zoo, Beyond Housing sponsored an event hosted by the St. Louis Business Journal called Once and for All: The Role of Business in Moving St. Louis Forward. The event featured a discussion about why investing in the future of the St. Louis region is so important. Panelists included Rich Liekweg from BJC, Orvin Kimbrough from Midwest BankCentre, Todd Schnuck from Schnuck Markets, Valerie Patton of Greater St. Louis, Inc., John Berglund of the StarWood Group, Robert Bobroff…
Chris Krehmeyer

Distance Runner Ryan Watts Is iCAN Clinic Male Athlete Of Month For Tigers

2 years 9 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville High's distance runner Ryan Watts recently had a weekend to remember. On a Friday night in a showcase meet at Carmel, Ind., Watts broke the school's 3,200-meter run record previously held by Stephen Pifer since 2003 when he won the race at 8:54.09, then came back on Saturday to win the 1,600 meters at the Winston Brown Invitational meet at home, winning with a time of 4:19.93, with teammate Geo Patrylak coming in second at 4:27.49. Watts is the iCAN Clinic Male Athlete of the Month For Edwardsville High School. Watts was very happy with the outcome of the record on that Friday. "I'm feeling good," Watts said in an interview that followed the 1,600-meter race. "It's been a full day to recover. Now, this meet is nice to get a good mile in." The race Watts competed in had a loaded field, with a pair of state champions running with him and Patrylak. "It was great competition down at Carmel," Watts said. "Two All-Americans, a couple of state championships

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Baseball Player Marcus Payne Is Altonized Community Federal Credit Union Male Athlete of Month For Piasa Birds

2 years 9 months ago
BRIGHTON – The Piasa Southwestern baseball team picked up a 13-3 win over the Pana Panthers to remain undefeated in South Central Conference play and boost their season record to 12-9. Sophomore Marcus Payne started on the mound for the Piasa Birds and pitched the entire six-inning game throwing nine K’s along the way while only walking one. “Pretty much everything was working today,” Payne said postgame. Payne is the Altonized Community Federal Credit Union Male Athlete Of Month for Southwestern High School. His mixture of pitches proved to be troubling for the Panthers as he held them to just three runs. “We we’re really productive at the plate today, we had a couple sac flies,” he added. He produced one of them in the second inning that tied the game back up at 2-2 after going down 2-0 in the first inning. Offensively he went 1-2 with a hit and two RBIs. He mentioned that these conference wins are huge saying that Piasa Southwestern

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Rebuilding Together St. Louis helps 18 homes

2 years 9 months ago
The spring is the perfect time to work on home improvements in and outside of the home. Starting Saturday morning that’s what Rebuilding Together St. Louis did for 18 homes in need of assistance throughout St. Louis.
Joe Millitzer