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COMMERCE IN
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A.G. Edwards expands its St. Louis
headquarters to accommodate growth
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A.G.
Edwards Adds One Million Square Feet to Center City Headquarters
A.G.
Edwards & Sons Inc. anticipates growth of an estimated 550 new
jobs at its midtown St. Louis headquarters during its fiscal year
2001. To accommodate the growth, the firm also is building a one-million-square-foot
headquarters expansion, part of which includes a learning center.
The office building will have eight floors and contain 800,000
square feet. The three-floor, 200,000-square-foot learning center
will contain more than 50 training rooms, a 600-seat auditorium,
a multi-purpose room and a studio for the firm’s internal satellite
television network. Completion of construction for these buildings
is scheduled for the second quarter of 2003.
The influx of jobs at A.G. Edwards is believed to be among the
largest increases in local employment reported so far this year
in the bi-state metropolitan area, according to the Missouri Department
of Labor and Industrial Relations. Much of the demand is in the
information technology area to support the efforts of the firm’s
expanding network of more than 6,800 financial consultants in
680 offices nationwide.
Employment at the firm’s St. Louis headquarters has grown 72 percent
over the past five years. The total number of employees at the
downtown headquarters now stands at more than 4,700 employees,
representing an annual payroll of more than $252 million. The
firm also employs about 300 full-time professionals in its 14
branch offices in the St. Louis metropolitan area.
New Radiation Oncology Center in St. Peters to Offer State-of-the-Art
Technology
St. Joseph Oncology Partners, LLC, a partnership between SSM Health
Care-St. Louis and Missouri Cancer Care, PC, received approval
from the Missouri Health Facilities Review Committee for a radiation
oncology center located in St. Peters.
The radiation oncology center features the Varian 21EX linear
accelerator with dual photon and five electron energies that offers
multi-leaf collimation (MLC) and intensity modulation radiation
therapy (IMRT). The technology has been shown to improve long-term
survivability of patients.
“The state-of-the-art radiation oncology center will allow us
to treat patients in a fraction of the time, decreasing the time
from 15 to 20 minutes to six minutes, while simultaneously using
advanced technology that has proven to decrease side effects to
normal tissues,” says Lanis Hall-Daniels, a radiation oncologist.
“3D conformal radiation therapy, MLC and IMRT are all advances
that allow us to treat the tumor to a higher dose and spare normal
tissues. In some tumor sites, such as the prostate, an improvement
in cure rates has been shown.
The radiation oncology center, which is scheduled to open in September
2001, is the only center in St. Louis St. Charles, Warren, Lincoln
and Pike counties to offer the MLC and IMRT.
Area Leaders Team Up for “St. Louis For Kids Initiative”
St. Louis for Kids, one of St. Louis 2004’s 13 Action Plan initiatives,
is working to keep the region’s kids on track by ensuring that
all children have access to enrichment programs after school and
on weekends.
The Regional Violence Prevention Initiative (RVPI), a non-profit
organization of elected officials and other civic leaders, has
made the St. Louis for Kids initiative its sole mission.
“When we recognize kids’ abilities and offer them opportunities
to become productive, responsible citizens, we are creating a
stronger St. Louis region for the next generation,” says Jama
Dodson, executive director of the board. Dodson recently served
as executive director of the Center for Youth Services, Inc. in
Rochester, N.Y., where she offered crisis counseling, prevention
education and emergency shelter for runaway and homeless youth.
Dodson’s goals include the development of effective networks of
youth services and centers in Missouri and Illinois neighborhoods;
creation of a resource center for youth service providers and
their staff; advancement of children and youth interests; and
enhanced cooperation among the region’s municipalities, schools,
law enforcement and youth service providers to improve opportunities
for the region’s at-risk kids.
The RVPI Board of Directors includes John Baricevic, county board
chairman of St. Clair County, Ill.; James Buford, president and
CEO of Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis, Inc.; Dee Joyce-Hayes,
St. Louis circuit attorney and chair of St. Louis for Kids; Ronald
Henderson, chief of police, city of St. Louis; Al Kerth, president
and CEO of The Eads Center; Earl Lazerson, president emeritus,
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville; Father Maurice Nutt,
St. Alphonsus RockÓ Church; Jamala Rogers, director of the Mayors
Office of Youth Development; Henry Shannon, Ph.D., chancellor
of St. Louis Community College; Les Sterman, executive director
of East-West Gateway Coordinating Council; and Judge Milton Wharton,
20th Judicial Circuit Court.
CHC Recognizes Women's Successful Transition From State Welfare
to Health Careers
East-West Gateway Coordinating Councils Regional Jobs Initiative
recognized the Center for Health Careers (CHC) Welfare to Work
Program, in which six young women have successfully transitioned
from state welfare rolls to self-sustaining health careers with
SSM Healthcare Systems. The following women, all single moms,
have overcome tremendous odds and fulfilled a challenging one-year
milestone of continuous employment. They received a monetary incentive
award and a certificate of accomplishment.
They are Assunta Johnson, of Cardinal Glennon Childrens Hospital;
Carolyn Lewis, of St. Josephs Hospital of Kirkwood; Marnee Williams,
of St. Marys Hospital; Regina Hall, of SSM Rehab; Nicole Thomas,
of SSM Homecare; and Antoinette Catchup, of BJC.
The Missouri Department of Social Services and the Annie E. Casey
Foundation fund the CHC program, which combines work readiness
assessment, skills training, job coaching and 12 months of follow-up
counseling to ensure that enrollees are on their way to a progressive
career.
Above:
Philanthropist Des Lee has funded
a United Way program for three years,
teaching junior high school students
about philanthropy and volunteerism. |
High School Philanthropists Allocate Funding for Youth Programs
Area high school students involved in a United Way of Greater
St. Louis program helped raise three, one-time $5,000 grants to
youth-oriented programs in local health and human service agencies.
The awards were the culmination of the third year of Des Lees
Youth United Way program, which brought together a dozen junior
high school students from St. Louis City Public Schools and two
Illinois high schools to learn about philanthropy and volunteerism.
The funding for the grants came from the United Ways Allocations
Committee and from money that students raised. The grants were
awarded to The American Red Cross for an International Summer
Youth Activities Program, which will help 30 refugee youth become
acquainted with the community; Marian Hall Residential Program,
which allows 24 young women, between ages 12 and 18, to work with
senior adults on a ÒComing of AgeÓ art show; and The Bridgeway
Counseling Services, which allows four to six youth interns the
opportunity to create, implement and evaluate a violence prevention
program.
Follman Properties ONCOR International Expands System With
Addition of Baltimore-Based Firm
ONCOR International expands its worldwide system with the addition
of MacKenzie Commercial Real Estate Services * ONCOR International,
one of the largest commercial real estate firms in the Baltimore
Metropolitan region. Clark F. MacKenzie founded the company in
1968 and has a proven track record in tenant, landlord representation,
leasing and investment sales, commercial real estate development
and build-to-suit opportunities, facilities planning, lease/ownership
analysis, construction management and asset and property management
services.
With 150 employees and sales associates, MacKenzie is structured
to provide the multiple disciplines necessary to service the needs
of the corporate community.
The brokerage division completed more than 800 office, retail
and industrial transactions in 1999. The construction services
division generated revenues in excess of $9 million, primarily
in the areas of general and medical office and retail construction.
The finance and investment services division completed more than
$90 million in financing of offices, hotels and apartments during
1999.
AXA Volunteers Beautify Herbert Hoover Boys & Girls Club
The St. Louis branch of AXA Advisors, a leading provider of financial
services for consumers and businesses, sponsored a day of beautification
and landscaping at the Herbert Hoover Boys & Girls Club. Nearly
100 volunteers planted trees, flowers and shrubs to significantly
enhance the club grounds.
In conjunction with the AXA Foundation, the philanthropic arm
of AXA Financial, the local event was part of a two-day global
community outreach project that involved 130,000 employees in
60 countries.
City of St. Charles Salutes Three Top Companies
Mayor of St. Charles Patty York honored three businesses in retail,
manufacturing/industrial and service for providing employment
to the citizens of St. Charles and for their contribution to a
vibrant economy.
Roy Kohrs, a grocer since 1984, was honored with the annual Mayors
2000 Employers of the Year Award in the retail category for his
neighborhood and family- oriented Mid-Towne IGA supermarket.
Starting with 40 employees, Kohrs has expanded his staff to 90
full- and part-time employees. The flexible work hours, expanded
benefit package and a 401K accommodates his growing workforce.
During the holidays, Kohrs donates one percent of loyal customers
grocery receipts to a charity of their choice.
The manufacturing/industrial category was awarded to Joe Helmsing,
president of Craftsmen Industries. A producer of specialty trailers,
mobile displays and custom graphics for vehicles, the company
moved to St. Charles five years ago with 40 employees and has
grown to more than 160. Craftsmen Industries built a new 127,200-square-foot,
$6.8 million facility
Craftsmen Industries has retained a highly skilled workforce by
offering a complete benefits package, continuing education and
training program and opportunities for advancement.
Tony Raymon, general manager, Station Casino St. Charles, was
selected in the service category. More than one million dollars
is invested annually in employee training in areas of customer
service, leadership, personal development, communication and English
as a second language. Station Casino employs 1,100 people.
CRESA Alliance-Weatherall International Partnership Provides
Worldwide Real Estate Services
Pace Corporate Services/CRESA St. Louis, a St. Louis-based corporate
and real estate advisory firm and member of the CRESA (Corporate
Real Estate Service Advisors) Alliance, is following a recent
trend toward international real estate partnerships.
CRESA, an alliance of corporate real estate firms in more than
40 North American cities-with 11 firms jointly owned as CRESA
Partners, LLC-recently formed a global partnership with Weatherall
International. The partnershipÕs goal is to provide international
clients with consistently high-quality tenant representation and
corporate services using a single point of contact.
This is the most substantial partnership of its kind-a strategic,
global alliance, focusing on occupiers, says Robert E. Sherwood,
principal, Pace Corporate Services. The marriage of CRESA and
WeatherallÕs common interests in tenant representation and corporate
services will ensure the highest standards of integrated service
worldwide. We can now offer international capabilities to our
clients while we continue our same strong local presence.
Regional Arts Commission Awards $3 Million-Plus in Annual Grants
The Regional Arts Commission (RAC) approved the largest annual
grants round to date-$3,031,416-to support 200 non-profit arts
and cultural organizations in the St. Louis area. Grant applications
are evaluated on the basis of eight criteria: quality of programs,
innovative ideas, fiscal health, cultural diversity, local/regional
impact, community outreach, management capability and need in
the community.
This grant round will provide support to small-, medium- and large-sized
organizations involved in arts programming. We are proud of the
leadership role that RAC takes by supporting such a wide variety
of organizations in our community, says Jill McGuire, executive
director for RAC, which seeks to promote and foster the arts in
the St. Louis region through programming and operational support.
The new RAC grantees include St. Ambrose Chamber Orchestra, Clayton
Art Commission, New Music Circle, Hogan Street Artist Residencies,
Musicians United for Furthering Youth, Nubula Communications,
The International Institute and Paint Louis.
In addition to annual grants, RAC supports arts organization through
technical assistance grants, stabilization programs, equipment
grants, unforeseen opportunity grants and special projects.
Through our vast array of funding programs, RAC is truly a partner
in, as well as a patron of, St. Louis cultural community, McGuire
adds.
The Daniel & Henry Co. Relocates Headquarters as First Tenant
at The Highlands
The Daniel and Henry Co., one of the largest privately owned insurance
brokerages in Missouri, will relocate its headquarters to approximately
40,000 square feet of office space in Highlands Plaza One at the
Highlands @ Forest Park.
The companys 200-plus employees will occupy the space in January
2001. Balke Brown Associates is the developer of the 26-acre,
$150 million regional office campus, which is located at Oakland
Avenue and Interstate 64 just south of Forest Park.
While our clear preference was to remain in the city, the dictates
of business compelled us to evaluate many locations over our two-and-one-half
year search. Some of those locations were in St. Louis County,
says Bob Harrison, vice president of Daniel and Henry, which has
been based in the City of St. Louis since its founding in 1921.
We are delighted that The Highlands made it simple for us to renew
our commitment to the city. It positions us for growth at the
heart of the cultural and civic amenities of the metropolitan
area, a tremendous benefit to our customers and employees, Harrison
adds.
Clayco Construction Co. is the builder of the $22 million, 145,000-square-foot
structure, which features green-tinted glass bays, sunscreens,
a sweeping, curved roofline, fiber optics infrastructure and enhanced
mechanical systems.
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