Southern Illinois University President Glenn Poshard today introduced Julie Furst-Bowe as the eighth chancellor in Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s history. Pending formal approval by the SIU board of trustees at its May 10 meeting, Bowe wou... »
I caught up with restaurateur Michael Del Pietro at his Pazzo’s pizza place in Kirkwood last night. Del Pietro is definitely pazzo (crazy in Italian) busy opening and planning new restaurants here and across the country. He just launched Tavolo V in th... »
Widman Construction will be replacing the water main beneath Main Street between College and Phillipena streets in Edwardsville starting Wednesday, the Telegraph reports. Insituform Technologies will rehabilitate the sanitary sewer and manholes along t... »
Officials from the Simmons Firm said Tuesday that they filed a lawsuit on behalf of private property owners in Roxana, Ill., against Shell Oil Co., ConocoPhillips and WRB Refining LP. The property owners allege that carcinogenic chemicals, including be... »
The Chancellor Search Advisory Committee has narrowed the pool of 37 candidates applying to replace retiring Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor Vaughn Vandegrift to three people, the Telegraph reports. The three finalists are Raymond ... »
Officials from Contegra Construction Co. said today that they have started work on a 93,000-square-foot elementary school that will replace a seven-year-old building shuttered by the Gillespie School District in 2009 after mine subsidence caused irrepa... »
Southern Illinois University President Glenn Poshard said he has no plans to step down despite claims by two members of the university's frayed board that he has failed in his leadership, the Belleville News Democrat reports. On Tuesday, Poshard public... »
The Edwardsville School Board approved phase three of its budget plan, which includes restructuring before- and after-school programs and specialized programs for those with disabilities, The Telegraph reports. The third phase will generate approximate... »
The Edwardsville School District 7 school board passed a measure last night that would save the district $3 million and eliminate up to 86 jobs, the Belleville-News Democrat reports. The cuts are in response to a drop in local property tax revenues and... »
YTB International Inc. (YTBLA) has agreed to merge with Fort Lauderdale-based multilevel marketing firm LTS Neutraceuticals Inc. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. YTB, based in Wood River, Ill., is a marketer and provider of Internet-base... »
The board of Edwardsville School District 7 will consider a round of budget cuts Monday to cope with the loss of state funding, the Belleville News-Democrat reports. Superintendent Ed Hightower plans to recommend $3 million in cuts this year, including... »
Godfrey, Ill.'s Village Board approved the creation of a tax increment financing district or TIF and a business district during Tuesday night's meeting, the Telegraph reports. The board also approved a 1 percent sales tax increase, which excludes medic... »
Southern Illinois University's Board of Trustees awarded more than $9.7 million in contracts to four Illinois companies and two Missouri companies for the expansion and renovation of the Engineering Building on the SIU Edwardsville campus. The project ... »
Jeremy Hemann, chief financial officer of YTB International Inc., submitted his resignation effective March 14. Robert Van Patten, the company’s CEO, will serve as interim chief financial officer, according to a filing by the company today with the Sec... »
Shell Oil Co. plans to close its Wood River oil blending and packaging plant and its distribution facilities in O'Fallon, Mo., resulting in the loss of 83 and 17 jobs respectively, the Telegraph reports. The Houston-based company said the plant is clos... »
