2015 August Issue
EWR Associates, Inc., new Flora Elementary School
Spotlight on Southwestern Illinois: Engineering and Architecture EWR Associates, Inc., new Flora Elementary School By MELISSA CROCKETT MESKE The new Flora Elementary, which will open this fall, has the capacity to house 1,000 students. The new school consolidates four previously existing elementary schools into a single facility, reducing the school district’s annual operational costs by…
Read MoreFGM Architects, Edwardsville Spray & Play Park, Edwardsville
Spotlight on Southwestern Illinois: Engineering and Architecture FGM Architects, Edwardsville Spray & Play Park, Edwardsville By JENNIFER K. HASAMEAR A new Spray & Play Park in Edwardsville is intended to help the city become an even better place to live. “Edwardsville is known for having a great school district, being the home of SIUE…
Read MoreHurst-Roche Engineers, Inc., Collinsville Water Treatment Plant Project
Spotlight on Southwestern Illinois: Engineering and Architecture Hurst-Roche Engineers, Inc., Collinsville Water Treatment Plant Project By MELISSA CROCKETT MESKE A new five-million-gallon-per-day water treatment plant is on its way to the city of Collinsville. Construction is anticipated to start this fall and be completed by fall 2017. The new facility will be located just…
Read MoreLawrence Group, Belleville City Hall/Police Department Renovation Project
Spotlight on Southwestern Illinois: Engineering and Architecture Lawrence Group, Belleville City Hall/Police Department Renovation Project By MELISSA CROCKETT MESKE Scheduled for open operations in spring 2016, Belleville’s new police headquarters will feature a modern forensics laboratory and evidence processing facility, a first floor sally port for the safe, accessible and secure transfer of detainees and…
Read MoreRhutasel and Associates Inc., Fayetteville Terminal Access Road Project, St. Clair County
Spotlight on Southwestern Illinois: Engineering and Architecture Rhutasel and Associates Inc., Fayetteville Terminal Access Road Project, St. Clair County By MELISSA CROCKETT MESKE Construction of a new 3,600-linear-foot rural access road from Illinois Route 4/15 to a proposed Kaskaskia River terminal just east of Fayetteville in St. Clair County is scheduled to be completed by…
Read MoreKaskaskia Engineering Group, LLC, Restaurant, Sports and Hotel/Convention Complex, Belleville
Spotlight on Southwestern Illinois: Engineering and Architecture Kaskaskia Engineering Group, LLC, Restaurant, Sports and Hotel/Convention Complex, Belleville By MELISSA CROCKETT MESKE The landscape along Illinois Route 15 in Belleville across from the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows will soon be transformed into a local hotspot. Effingham developers Chuck Keller and his…
Read MoreQ&A with Lisa Peck, community and economic development director, city of Highland
EDITOR’S NOTE: The second Highland Gigabit Challenge, a high-speed information and tech-focused competition, kicks off later this year in Highland. The Illinois Business Journal is among the Challenge sponsors. IBJ: Last year’s inaugural Gigabit Challenge focused on a business plan competition. How many entrants were there? Peck: We received more than 20…
Read MoreNew freight district head aims to move bi-state forward
By ALAN J. ORTBALS Mary Lamie, the former Illinois Department of Transportation Region 5 director of highways, will put her experience to good use as executive director of the new St. Louis Regional Freight District. “I think the St. Louis region has a lot to gain from this, from an economic development perspective,” said…
Read MoreIllinois faces medical wakeup call, as nurse retirements loom
By DENNIS GRUBAUGH Millions of baby boomers are preparing to exit the workplace, and nurses are leaving with them. The result could be a calamity in the health-care industry if not enough men and women enter the field in coming years, some say. Illinois may soon face a shortage of registered nurses across all specialties,…
Read MoreCredit card changes bring new costs, risks to retailers
By ALAN J. ORTBALS Change is coming to the credit card industry and merchants need to be aware of the options and the risks. “October 1, 2015, is the first landmark date in the gradual move from magnetic strip technology to chip-based credit cards,” said Phil Hickman, president of the St. Louis/Metro East Market of…
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