Eagles are returning to their winter homes in Southwest Illinois and the region is preparing for the upcoming eagle season with a full schedule of events including a kick-off festival on Saturday, Jan. 8. To celebrate the return of this majestic bird, the Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau along with the Audubon Center at…

Employers and employees should be aware of new laws taking effect Jan. 1, as well as those already in effect due to action by the General Assembly and signature of Gov. JB Pritzker. “The mission at the Illinois Department of Labor is the same from year to year: protecting the rights, wages and welfare of…

The Illinois Department of Transportation  continued to make what officials call “transformational investments in infrastructure, people and communities” through the Rebuild Illinois capital program in 2021. “This past year was perhaps the most eventful in the history of IDOT,” Secretary Omer Osman said. “Because of Rebuild Illinois, we made history in 2021 with generational improvements…

Students interested in a career as a pharmacy technician can now earn a Certificate of Completion in just one semester through Lewis and Clark Community College, starting in the Spring 2022 semester. With the changing role of pharmacists and the evolution of national healthcare services, the demand for more educated and trained pharmacy technicians to…

For more than 40 years, Southern Illinois Builders Association CEO Donna Richter has been dedicated to the betterment of the construction industry in Southern Illinois. For this work and her ongoing partnership with Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Richter was honored this year with the university’s Distinguished Service Award during commencement ceremonies on Saturday, Dec. 18.…

By RANDY PIERCE tribune@heraldpubs.com CBL Properties, owners of St. Clair Square in Fairview Heights, says it has successfully completed a Chapter 11 reorganization, emerging from it with improved capital structure, greater financial flexibility and lowered capital costs to position the company for the pursuit of future growth. St. Clair Square was opened in 1973 and…

Fairview Heights-based IMPACT Strategies recently completed work on two tenant finish projects in Building 111 in Alton, the landmark Millers Mutual building. The first was for AEG Vision, formerly known as Crown Optical. The 6,600-square-foot suite (shown) provides space for AEG Vision’s customer service and product supply functions. The second project was a 4,360-square-foot suite…

Breese-based Poettker Construction is building Riverport Trade Center in Maryland Heights, Mo. NorthPoint Development contracted Poettker Construction for the project, which includes three distribution warehouse buildings totaling over 725,000 square-feet. The Class A warehouse complex will consist of three rear-loaded buildings that are 249,500 square-feet, 160,000 square-feet and 312,000 square-feet. All three facilities will feature…