Finally, we're thrilled to be making final preparations for our Annual Dinner, which will be held on Tuesday, April 19 at the Regency in O’Fallon. Limited tickets still remain, and anyone who his hoping to attend should contact our office as soon as possible to purchase their tickets. You can reach us at 618-692-9745 or office@leadershipcouncilswil.com.

A St. Louis County developer has purchased the land and started construction on a $70 million Metro East retail development, while expanding its real estate footprint with another 14 acres next to the site. (Read More)

Gov. JB Pritzker joined leaders from Lewis and Clark Community College on Monday to announce upcoming renovations to five historic buildings located on the school’s campus. (Read More)

Ameren Illinois officials gathered Tuesday morning with state and local leaders to formally break ground on a $10.2 million solar energy facility in East St. Louis. (Read More)

A Tennessee-based multifamily developer has nearly fully leased a newly built apartment complex that is its first in the St. Louis region, and the company now is working on another in Metro East. (Read More)

IMPACT Strategies has completed construction on the new The Rehabilitation Institute of Southern Illinois, a one-story, 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital on Frank Scott Parkway in Shiloh, Illinois. (Read More)

Ameren Illinois is investing $8.2 million in projects to replace the vintage steel pipeline and natural gas services with modern, corrosion-resistant polyethylene material. (Read More)

Officials approved a $3.86 million sale of Madison County land Wednesday night to a St. Louis developer. (Read More)

Just a few weeks into construction, the former Kings Point property in Belleville is nearly unrecognizable. (Read More)

DraftKings and CQ Holding Company Inc. will officially unveil a new 6,000-square-foot state-of-the-art permanent retail sportsbook on Tuesday, March 29, at DraftKings at Casino Queen in East St. Louis. (Read More)

MidAmerica St. Louis Airport’s impact and growth both continue upward, says a consultant hired to look at the future of the facility. (Read More)

With less than 100 days until the green flag waves at the start of the inaugural NASCAR Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway on June 5, Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity announce the race’s official name: “Enjoy Illinois 300,” sponsored by the Illinois Office of Tourism. (Read More)

So Hospitality Group, owned and operated by entrepreneur and chef Munsok So, will expand two of its restaurant concepts to Edwardsville by early 2023. (Read More)

West Star Aviation, the largest operation at St. Louis Regional Airport in East Alton, has been acquired by The Sterling Group, a middle market private equity firm, from the previous investor, Norwest Equity Partners, a middle market investment firm. (Read More)

Cruise port development and high-speed rail are critical to the success of tourism and community development in Southwest Illinois, Cory Jobe, president/CEO of the Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau told an Illinois Senate Committee. (Read More)

The Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative has partnered with Ducks Unlimited to create what they think may be a solution to some of the flooding problems encountered in recent years in this area. (Read More)

Supporters hope to make a big impression when they open Alton’s new food truck park, Flock, which is scheduled to officially debut in early May. (Read More)

The village of East Alton is using COVID Relief Funds to help offset the costs of a roadwork project in the village. (Read More)

Edwardsville City Council voted 5-2 Tuesday to approve a Spencer Homes plan for Gerber Park. Aldermen Chris Farrar and SJ Morrison voted against the proposal. (Read More)

The historic village of Elsah is one of six communities selected to participate in the inaugural cohort of the Accelerate Illinois Broadband Infrastructure Planning Program. (Read More)

East Alton-based Helmkamp Construction has begun construction of Illinois American Water’s new operations center in Jerseyville. (Read More)

If farming is a school of patience, then securing federal funding for the agriculture industry is, too. (Read More)

Kaskaskia College’s Workforce Equity Initiative continues to help minority students excel and complete their certificates in 10 different programs with the Serving with An Equity Lens (SEALs) program. (Read More)

The year 1962 was a good one for Madison County. Business was booming. Construction was everywhere. (Read More)

With fuel prices the highest they’ve been since 20008, more and more people are looking into public transportation to get to work. (Read More)

Lloyd Hopkins Field at Alton’s Gordon Moore Park has been completely redone, with a brand-new turf playing surface installed just in time for baseball season. Work on the project wrapped up last Friday. It’s a more than $900,000 project. (Read More)