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Illinois Credit Union League Honors GCS President With Leadership Award

2 years 11 months ago
GRANITE CITY - GCS Credit Union’s President and CEO, Keith Burton, was recently awarded the Illinois Credit Union League 2022 Hall of Fame Leadership Award. The Hall of Fame Leadership Award recognizes an individual’s contribution to the credit union movement in Illinois at the state and/or national level. Keith traveled to Chicago in early November to attend the Illinois Credit Union League’s Annual Convention where he was presented with his award during the Celebration Luncheon. Keith is the type of leader who encourages others to bring their own creativity, initiative, and persistence toward team goals. He is so passionate about encouraging the staff of GCS Credit Union that he instilled this into the core values of GCS. Mr. Burton is very active in the community. He volunteers for community events and civic committees. He is a proud volunteer, board member, and previous Executive Board Chair for the United Way. Also, a Granite City Area Community Foundation

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MODOT is Requesting Feedback About Watson Road Improvements

2 years 11 months ago
From Call Newspapers:  Drivers who frequently travel Watson Road/Route 366 through Sunset Hills and Crestwood should prepare for roadwork and construction along the corridor in the next two years when the Missouri Department of Transportation is scheduled to resurface the roadway. As part of the project, MoDOT will resurface Watson Road between Geyer Road and […]
Dede Hance

Low-cost air carrier plots return to St. Louis

2 years 11 months ago
Sun Country Airlines (Nasdaq: SNCY) is flying to a dozen new destinations, including three cities not served by any other airline at its home base, and resuming service to three others, including St. Louis, from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) this summer. The new destinations are spread across the U.S., with most of them located in the Midwest and on the East Coast, while the returning routes will once again connect MSP to New York's to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK),…
Brianna Kelly

Washington University among top MBA programs nearing gender parity

2 years 11 months ago
Women’s enrollment in MBA programs continued to increase last year despite declines in MBA applications overall and a larger number of business schools drew closer to the 50/50 male/female enrollment mark, according to a nonprofit founded 20 years ago to increase opportunities for women in business leadership. The Forté Foundation found that nearly one-third of the 56 business schools that are members of its coalition reached at least 45% women enrolled in full-time MBA programs last year despite…
Anne Stych

The Globe Building Named St. Louis “Development of the Year”

2 years 11 months ago
The Globe Building was recently named St. Louis’ “Development of the Year” by St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones’ and St. Louis Development Corporation’s (SLDC) at the Annual Mayor’s Business Luncheon. Mayor Jones and SLDC Director Neal Richardson presenting Steve Stone (center), Owner and Managing Partner of The Globe Building, with the Mayor’s Award to The […]
Dede Hance

Freer's Cookies and Cocoa For Community Christmas Event Returns Full Force December 6

2 years 11 months ago
GODFREY - The Annual Cookies and Cocoa for Community Christmas sponsored by Freer Auto Body will be held from 4-6 p.m. on Tuesday, December 6, 2022. Those who attend are encouraged to stop by with donations of money, toys, or coats for the United Way’s Community Christmas campaign. Margaret Freer of Freer Auto Body, said they are excited about having the Cookies and Cocoa event in more of a pre-COVID-19 sense after a few years of the pandemic. Please come and enjoy fresh baked cookies and homemade cocoa and drop off a toy or coat for Community Christmas!," Margaret said. "All items collected stay for local families!" Margaret explained they were excited to have the event return to a sense of normalcy. “We will have an event where everybody collects and sorts and more people can be together,” she said. “Working together the last few years with the COVID Pandemic, sometimes all people wanted to do is give a gift card or money. We are also hoping people can brin

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Missouri allows some disabled workers to earn less than $1 an hour. The state says it's fine if that never changes

2 years 11 months ago
ProPublica Local Reporting Network and the Kansas City Beacon released a new investigation into Missouri employment centers for disabled adults. Employees of these centers, or ‘sheltered workshops,’ are paid $4 an hour on average. The author of the report Madison Hopkins discusses why Missouri workshops have such low success rates and why state officials refuse to change the program.