Pritzker touts bipartisan-approved infrastructure funding in southern Illinois stops
(Belleville News-Democrat, 12/09/2021)
Gov. J.B. Pritzker continues to make frequent stops across the state to tout one of the marquee policy accomplishments of his first year in office and its ongoing benefits to Illinois communities.
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Metro East airport awarded $5M in state funding to improve maintenance operations
(St. Louis Business Journal, 12/06/2021)
St. Louis Downtown Airport in Cahokia will receive $5 million in Illinois state funding for improvements to airfield access that officials say will support aircraft maintenance providers at the airport.
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R.P. Lumber Co. expands with acquisition, new location
(St. Louis Business Journal, 11/30/2021)
R.P. Lumber Co., the Edwardsville-based hardware and building materials retailer and one of the St. Louis region's largest private companies, has expanded its footprint in several states, thanks to an acquisition and a new store location.
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Contegra completes one center, now on its fourth at Gateway Tradeport
(Illinois Business Journal, 12/08/2021)
Contegra Construction Co. has finished building its third large distribution center at Northpoint Development's Gateway Tradeport in Pontoon Beach.
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Vacant Metro East hotel gets new life as apartments
(St. Louis Business Journal, 12/01/2021)
Construction has finished on the $14.6 million renovation of a historic former Metro East hotel, which has been converted into a senior living apartment complex in downtown Belleville known as Lofts on the Square.
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Holland completes work on Metro East Dermatology center
(Illinois Business Journal, 12/08/2021)
Holland Construction Services has completed work on the new Metro East Dermatology & Skin Cancer Center, located at 331 Regency Park Drive in O’Fallon, Ill.
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O’Fallon is in for major highway work, mayor says
(Illinois Business Journal, 12/01/2021)
In his regular written column to the community, O’Fallon Mayor Herb Roach this week noted that two major highways that service O’Fallon will see major overhauls in the next few years.
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Schlafly prepares to open first brewpub in Illinois
(Illinois Business Journal, 12/15/2021)
Schlafly Highland Square will open Wednesday, Dec. 22, in Highland, the brewer announced this week.
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Hochman: St. Louis NASCAR visionary Francois wins prestigious Community Champion of the Year Award
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 11/30/2021)
The people behind the most-impressive philanthropic efforts within the NASCAR community are annually honored — they’re named nominees for the Comcast Community Champion of the Year Award.
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Fastest-Growing Private Companies 2021: UNCOMN
(St. Louis Business Journal, 12/03/2021)
Growth across all three of UNCOMN’s business units pushed the technology consultancy’s 2020 revenue up to $32.1 million, a 192% increase from 2018.
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