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Mueller Furniture & Mattress recently announced that it is now accepting Bitcoin as a form of payment. This makes the fourth-generation family-owned business one of the first independently owned furniture retailers in the region to embrace cryptocurrency. To celebrate this innovative step, Mueller Furniture is offering an additional 15 percent savings to customers who choose…

  By MELISSA CROCKETT MESKE Managing Editor, Illinois Business Journal [email protected] Regional businesswomen, entrepreneurs, and other professionals will soon gather for the 2025 Women’s Conference, an annual event aimed at inspiring leadership, professional growth, and community impact across the Metro East and beyond. Set for Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, at The Outlet Event Center at…

This year marks a special anniversary for the Metro East Park and Recreation District (MEPRD) and for the entire region. Since its inception in 2000, MEPRD has been dedicated to one primary goal: Helping its partners build a world-class system of parks and interconnected trails. All along the way, MEPRD has been tracking the data,…

Pre-registration required for this 8th annual veterans dental care day hosted by SIU SDM     SIU School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM) will be hosting the eighth annual Veterans Dental Care Day on Thursday, Nov. 13. Free comprehensive dental care includes exams, x-rays, cleanings, fillings and dental extractions. All will be provided in the…

The Edwardsville Police Department has announced that it has been awarded a federal fiscal year 2026 Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) grant. Funded by federal highway safety dollars through the Illinois Department of Transportation, the grant will support increased traffic safety enforcement efforts aimed at saving lives and reducing crashes. “We are grateful for this…

TWM Inc., a leading engineering and geospatial firms in the greater St. Louis area, recently announced that Chief Operating Officer and Director of Geospatial Services Derek Twente, PLS, EI, presented the TWM Impact Partners Surveying and Geomatics Award to student Dysen Miller at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s inaugural Surveying Students Awards Luncheon. The event was held…

Consider these money-saving tips from the Economy Museum at the St. Louis Fed With the price of chocolate and candy rising considerably over the last few years, the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis’ Economy Museum is offering tips on how to save money on Halloween this year. “Halloween doesn’t have to drain your bank…

More than $48,000 saved this past year by printing 3D replacement parts versus purchasing them   From 3D printing critical parts to rebuilding transmissions and painting buses, the mechanics working in the maintenance department at Metro Transit’s Central Facility play a vital role in the day-to-day operations of the St. Louis region’s primary transit agency.…