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- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- LMI sees Q4 profit jump (PDF)
- Synergetics Q2 net income up 41 percent (PDF)
- O'Fallon Brewery back on path to growth (PDF)
- County's first indoor Farmers Market coming to Cottleville (PDF)
- New $6.25M Spencer Road Branch Library opens (PDF)
- Lake Saint Louis and O'Fallon consider dividing tax revenue from new development (PDF)
- New engineering program deemed success in Francis Howell School District (PDF)
- Trend: Manufacturing making comeback in St. Charles County (PDF)
- Alliance: They Don't Teach You This Stuff in School: Contemporary Business Etiquette
- EDC Update: March Business News in St. Charles County
- February 2012
- Weather service installing better radar (PDF)
- Military Families Scholarship now offered at SCC (PDF)
- Lindenwood student athlete center to open in fall (PDF)
- Eastern Metal Supply locating new operation in St. Charles (PDF)
- American Railcar $5 million profit in Q4 (PDF)
- GM Wentzville plant to build 1200 CNG vans for AT&T (PDF)
- Mercy health care provider plans aggressive expansion in St. Louis (PDF)
- Trend: Local retail sales return to pre-recession totals (PDF)
- PfP Workplace Wellness Summit April 2 (PDF)
- Date announced for 2nd annual MO' Cowbell Half Marathon (PDF)
- Names released of 16 local students receiving STEM awards March 9 (PDF)
- LMI Aerospace receives Business Spotlight Award for February (PDF)
- Alliance: Create an Identity of Success - Building Your Personal Brand
- EDC Small Business Finance Update: February
- EDC Update: February Business News in St. Charles County
- January 2012
- PfP STEM Recognition Breakfast March 9 (PDF)
- SSM opens first urgent care clinic (PDF)
- Chick-fil-a expands in Wentzville (PDF)
- Pet nutrition aimed at breeds spurs Royal Canin growth (PDF)
- Wentzville alderman approve city subsidy for Ranken Tech branch (PDF)
- Lindenwood receives $280,000 gift for NCAA campaign (PDF)
- Trend: Less than half of local residents commute outside the County for Employment (PDF)
- Blanchette Bridge diversion scheduled to begin in November (PDF)
- SAK Construction receives Business Spotlight Award for January (PDF)
- EDC incubator tenant U Design Jewelry teaming up with Super Bowl
- EDC announces new 2012 officers and board members (PDF)
- Alliance: Goal Setting for People Who Hate Setting Goals - Make this Your Year
- EDC Small Business Finance Update: January
- EDC Update: January Business News in St. Charles County
- December 2011
- GM readies Wentzville plant for second shift (PDF)
- Three local cities enter food competition (PDF)
- General Motors receives Business Spotlight Award for December (PDF)
- Trend: St. Charles County leads region in household income (PDF)
- St. Charles restructuring economic development and tourism departments (PDF)
- New St. Peters park offers business opportunities (PDF)
- St. Charles County companies take top awards among entrepreneurs (PDF)
- Alliance: None of Us is as Smart as All of Us - Principles of Successful Teams
- EDC Small Business Finance Update: December
- EDC Update: December Business News in St. Charles County
- November 2011
- Zoltek to open facility in St. Peters (PDF)
- Curas receives Business Spotlight Award for November (PDF)
- St. Charles proposes transportation hub (PDF)
- St. Peters and St. Charles chambers consider combining (PDF)
- LMI Aerospace profit jumps 54% in Q3 (PDF)
- Synergetics expects Q1 revenue to grow 10% to $13 million (PDF)
- Trend: The graying of St. Charles County (PDF)
- Contractor hired for Blanchette Bridge work (PDF)
- Alliance: Don't Just Read the News, Make the News - Regional Media Panel
- EDC Small Business Finance Update: November
- EDC Update: November Business News in St. Charles County
- October 2011
- Page extension relieves congestion brings retail (PDF)
- 400 laid off GM workers returning to Wentzville plant (PDF)
- Annual EDC-PfP Holiday Networking Gala (PDF)
- Mercy Health planning St. Charles County Chesterfield expansions (PDF)
- Trend: 15 Largest Development Projects of 2011 (PDF)
- WSD Superintendent Dr. Terry Adams named 2012 Missouri Superintendent of the Year (PDF)
- First leases announced for Streets of St. Charles (PDF)
- Titanova gets state loan (PDF)
- New Audubon Center to attract nature loving tourists (PDF)
- EDC Hosting Training Within Industry Job Relations (PDF)
- Alliance: Lessons from a Mouse - How Disney Does Leadership & Customer Service
- EDC Small Business Finance Update: October
- EDC Update: October Business News in St. Charles County
- September 2011
- Dardenne Prairie opens new green park (PDF)
- Ronald Chesbrough named SCC president (PDF)
- $9.6 million TIF sought for Schnucks complex (PDF)
- 1,500 runners to participate in MO' Cowbell Half Marathon (PDF)
- Unemployment hits a 3 year low for residents (PDF)
- Schilling lights Candlestiq and backs new venture fund (PDF)
- Porlier Outdoor Advertising receives Business Spotlight Award for Sept. (PDF)
- GM contract is shot in arm for Wentzville plant (PDF)
- EDC News Inc: September
- Alliance: Every Employee is on Your PR Team - Marketing is a Company-Wide Effort
- EDC Small Business Finance Update: September
- EDC Update: September Business News in St. Charles County
- August 2011
- SAK moves to new O'Fallon HQ (PDF)
- Liebel named president of United Services (PDF)
- Commission approves funds to complete Page Ave extension (PDF)
- Trend: Top 10 Tax Accounts in St. Charles County (PDF)
- Money Magazine ranks Lake Saint Louis 41st best place to live (PDF)
- First buildings at Noah's Ark site to open in Spring (PDF)
- St. Charles receives AAA Best of Midwest Awards (PDF)
- Sysco receives August's Business Spotlight Award (PDF)
- St. Charles County's ACT scores top state's average (PDF)
- Alliance: How to Guide: Turning an Idea into Reality
- EDC Update: August Business News in St. Charles County
- July 2011
- Council approves plan for Streets of St. Charles (PDF)
- Homebrewer takes Exit 6 to a new career (PDF)
- State panel OKs Boone Bridge project (PDF)
- St. Charles County leads metro area in job growth (PDF)
- Newco Enterprises receives July's Business Spotlight Award (PDF)
- Wentzville School District purchases property for new high school (PDF)
- New park in uptown Dardenne Prairie to be ready for Prairie Days (PDF)
- Trend: Public school enrollment increasing in St. Charles County (PDF)
- EDC business incubator announces new tenants, expansions & graduation
- Alliance: Persuasion through Presentation - Tips on Influencing Others
- EDC Update: July Business News in St. Charles County
- June 2011
- Trend: Public park projects flourishing around St. Charles County (PDF)
- Relocate-America again lists O'Fallon among "Top 100 Places to Live" (PDF)
- Novus International celebrates 20th anniversary (PDF)
- MO' Cowbell Half Marathon set for Oct. 2 (PDF)
- Doing business in St. Charles County (PDF)
- Rezoning cleared for Lindenwood Villiage (PDF)
- Wentzville School District to equip students with netbooks (PDF)
- GM plant increasing staff (PDF)
- SCC in 'final stages' of nameing new president (PDF)
- Tubular USA recieves June's Business Spotlight Award (PDF)
- St. Charles remains 'first and fastest' in new homes (PDF)
- Wentzville spending $20 million on parks & sports fields (PDF)
- EDC Small Business Finance Update: June
- EDC Update: June Business News in St. Charles County
- May 2011
- Cyberknife receives May's Business Spotlight Award (PDF)
- EDC releases 2010 Annual Report (PDF)
- Jobs migrate across St. Louis region (PDF)
- American Railcar gets $10M deal to build railcars in India (PDF)
- 370 Lakeside Park dedication, opening ceremonies happily drenched (PDF)
- Former A-B InBev exec buys O'Fallon Brewery (PDF)
- LMI Aerospace posts Q1 profit of $4.3M (PDF)
- St. Charles rezones site for Lindenwood Villiage (PDF)
- PfP announces winners of 2011 Progress Awards (PDF)
- STEM Summer Camps announced by PfP (PDF)
- April 2011
- Eltek Laboratories now world-renowned (PDF)
- Wentzville to receive $21.4M from the state (PDF)
- Connections to Success receives April Business Spotlight Award (PDF)
- St. Charles County ranks third in Missouri for women-owned businesses (PDF)
- Wells Fargo to invest $120M in MEMC unit's solar projects (PDF)
- BJSPH ranks top in St. Louis Metro Area by US News & World Report (PDF)
- SCC kicks off 25th anniversary year (PDF)
- St. Charles City-County Library District receives national honor (PDF)
- 3 high school teams honored for video projects about STEM careers (PDF)
- March 2011
- Trends: National study ranks St. Charles County one of the healthiest in Missouri (PDF)
- David Leezer Joins St. Charles City Staff as Director of Economic Development (PDF)
- LMI sees 4Q profit rise with new contracts (PDF)
- Sam's Club may be coming to Wentzville (PDF)
- Ten new businesses welcomed at EDC incubator (PDF)
- StreetScape project to improve downtown parking in Cottleville (PDF)
- St. Charles gets cut of $32M in tax credits (PDF)
- Synergetics USA, Inc. receives March's Business Spotlight Award (PDF)
- Wentzville adopts 2009 building codes (PDF)
- PfP announces 2011 officers and committee chairs (PDF)
- "Innovation Engineering Lunch & Learn," April 4 (PDF)
- February 2011
- PfP to host STEM recognition breakfast, March 4 (PDF)
- $30M Lindenwood shopping center moves ahead (PDF)
- Cottleville waiving fees to attract new business (PDF)
- Llywelyn's Pub to open in WingHaven in O'Fallon (PDF)
- Missouri's Oldest Winery begins Exporting to China (PDF)
- Trends: 2010 Census shows continued population growth in St. Charles County (PDF)
- Stone Soup Cottage receives February's Business Spotlight Award (PDF)
- $14M project aims to unclog I-70 snags in St. Peters, O'Fallon (PDF)
- EDC announces new officers and board members for 2011 (PDF)
- Robotics competition builds skills for success (PDF)
- January 2011
- O'Fallon smoking ban set for April 5 ballot (PDF)
- Trend - 217% increase in 504 loans issued in St. Charles County (PDF)
- Wentzville names Tucker Marketing Business Development Manager (PDF)
- Respond Right receives new Business Spotlight Award (PDF)
- Hospital district may spur re-development (PDF)
- State offering low-interest small business loans (PDF)
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