Metro East news briefs
March 20, 2019New private sector push for economic development A new St. Louis Regional Economic Development Alliance — announced in February by a trio of the region’s most powerful…
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Small theaters in Metro East towns finding new life
March 20, 2019“I don’t want to say anything that would upset the other venues but …. “ former Jethro Tull guitarist Martin Barre told an enthusiastic Wildey Theatre crowd, “This one is…
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Early spring events boost SIUE enrollment optimism
March 16, 2019Attendance at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Spring Previews for prospective students have administrators and admissions personnel optimistically looking at fall…
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Southwestern Illinois leaders call for investment in roads, buildings
March 14, 2019Business and political leaders from across Metro East made cases for a range of projects — from building updates on college campuses to refurbishing of rural roads — during the…
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R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: USMCA ratification, shutdown delays, portrait of farm family and more
March 7, 2019This week we have a report from the recent ILSoyAdvisor Better Beans series on why farmers are going to suffer from the lack of Market Facilitation Program payments in 2019, along with…
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East Carondelet mayor plays growing role in regional planning, transportation
March 6, 2019Southwestern Illinois Metropolitan and Regional Planning Commission President Herbert Simmons — better known to many as the village president of East Carondelet — has been named…
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Eckert’s Farm hosts its annual Wine & Food Fest
March 1, 2019Eckert’s Wine & Food Festival will take place from 12 – 6 p.m. on both Saturday, March 2 and Sunday, March 3, 951 S. Green Mount Road, Belleville. As you make your way through…
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Spring tourism, park projects taking shape in southwest Illinois
February 28, 2019Spring will see some long-planned tourism, parks and recreation projects taking shape across Metro East. However, some are proceeding more quickly than others. For the third time in…
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