TOP CIOS GO TO BAT FOR IT IN ST. LOUIS APPLYING AND INTEGRATING IT TO INNOVATE AND COMPETE PROFILES ON TECHNOLOGY How Leading St. Louis Companies Use IT to Drive Business THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF IT TEC HELPING IT GROW BETWEEN THE COASTS Downtown Incubator Attracts, Nurtures New Ideas ANGEL MONEY IS AVAILABLE, AND STEADILY TAKING FLIGHT IN ST. LOUIS THE MONTHLY CALENDAR OF THE ST. LOUIS REGION New RCGA Members Calendar A NEW REALITY IN EDUCATION INNOVATE ST. LOUIS COALITION FOR INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY Aims to Drive IT Future for St. Louis CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY PROMISES IMPROVED PATIENT CARE ACADEMIA MEETS INDUSTRY TAKIN’ CARE OF CYBER BUSINESS Snapshots of Four Fast Companies FROM THE GROUND UP CROWN VISION CENTER STEVE HASSELL The Ultimate Computer Guy COMMERCE COMMENTS COMMERCE IN BRIEF MAKING HEADLINES INVESTING IN THE REGION ON THE TOWN TECH TIDBITS TASTE OF THE REGION NEWSMAKERS

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