LOCAL BUSINESS HEADLINES
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Clayborne calls extension of tax credit crucial for East St. Louis
A tax credit benefiting East St. Louis was extended with legislation signed this week by Gov. Bruce Rauner. The river edge tax credit promotes economi... -
O’Fallon saves $1 million on timely artificial-surface soccer fields
O’FALLON, ILL. – Officials say the O’Fallon Family Sports Park scored big time with a cooperative purchasing agreement that delivered seven new soccer... -
Anderson Hospital partners with SIUE on degree program for its nurses
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing and Anderson Hospital in Maryville have agreed to a corporate sponsorship that will al... -
15 HeplerBroom attorneys named to 2018 Best Lawyers list
EDWARDSVILLE – Midwest litigation firm HeplerBroom says 15 of its attorneys have recently been selected for inclusion in the 2018 Edition of The Best... -
Simmons Hanly Conroy attorneys listed in Best Lawyers 2018 Edition
ALTON – Simmons Hanly Conroy, one of the nation’s largest law firms focused on consumer protection and mass tort actions, says Best Lawyers in America... -
37th Annual Home & Remodeling Show returning this fall in St. Charles
The 37th Annual Builders Home & Remodeling Show will be held at St. Charles Convention Center Sept. 22-24. The show, produced by the Home Builders Ass... -
U.S. News & World Report names Memorial Hospital Belleville as high performer
BELLEVILLE — Memorial Hospital Belleville has been recognized as one of the best hospitals for 2017-18 in treating heart failure and chronic obstructi... -
SIUE welcomes hundreds of freshmen to campus
Thursday was a significant transition for 1,200 freshmen at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville as they moved into their residence halls – their... -
Criterium bike race drawing thousands to Downtown Edwardsville
Scores of bicyclists and thousands of spectators are converging on Edwardsville for the eight annual Bank of Edwardsville Rotary Criterium Festival. T... -
Realtor Association of Southwestern Illinois plans pre-license classes in September
SHILOH — The Realtor Association of Southwestern Illinois, a training center for the Illinois Association of Realtors, will hold a real estate broker... -
Master plan revealed for new Fairview Heights Recreation Complex
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS — A master plan developed by EWR Architects, Inc. is providing Fairview Heights city officials and residents a long-range vision for...
RECENT COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE DEALS
Nearly $4.5 million settlement for homeowners involved in refinery underground benzene spill
ALTON Simmons Hanly Conroy, one of the nation’s largest mass tort litigation firms recently won a $4.48 million settlement for a class of 183 properties polluted by an underground plume of benzene and other carcinogenic chemicals released from the nearby Wood River Refinery.