Metro East news briefs
June 26, 2019Delegation pitches Metro East to Japanese business group Community partnerships and quality of life were among the themes as a delegation of local government, academic and business…
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SIUE Summer Theater Festival opens this weekend
June 20, 2019Two entertaining productions, one a beloved classic and the other a hit musical, will thrill audiences during Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s 2019 Summer Theater Festival,…
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Group seeks floodplain resilience plan along Mississippi
June 19, 2019As the St. Louis area again contends with near-record flooding, a coalition of five Midwestern states is convening a special public meeting in Godfrey to help formulate a comprehensive…
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Illinois Waterway shutdown prompts concerns
June 14, 2019Tariffs and flooding may be getting more attention, but an unprecedented closing of the Illinois Waterway, planned for 2020, could disrupt commerce across much of the central United…
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Early Childhood students learn green skills at Rooftop Garden
June 8, 2019“I planted those yellow flowers, and they’re growing!” five-year-old Leah Sidarous said with excitement. On Fridays throughout summer, Sidarous and her friends attending the Southern…
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Illinois, Missouri shipping firms eye St. Louis-Georgia trade pact
June 5, 2019A burgeoning international seaport in Georgia could soon be sending millions more tons of finished merchandise, product components, and commodities to St. Louis and Metro East for distribution,…
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Metro East news briefs
June 5, 2019Hyperloop backers want test track A 12-to-15-mile Hyperloop test track in Missouri would be used to certify new high-speed rail technology and then expand into a commercial Hyperloop…
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Safety ratings vary for southwest Illinois hospitals
May 30, 2019Metro East’s seven major hospitals variously received grades from “A” to “C,” in the spring 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades, issued May 15. The semiannual ratings recognize…
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