St. Louis Commerce Magazine

St. Louis Commerce Magazine

INCUBATORS HATCH ENTREPRENEURIAL SUCCESS
Area incubators nurture start-up companies into mature businesses.

BOOMING DEVELOPMENT
Southwestern Illinois is on a development streak, boasting a number of new distribution facilities, as well as other mixed-use developments such as hotels and shopping centers.

EMERGING ROLES OF SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE & MIDAMERICA
Scott Air Force Base and MidAmerica join forces to secure a strong economic future for Southwestern Illinois and the region.

MASTER’S MATTERS
Area universities offer working adults numerous master’s programs.

THE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER AND PLANNING CALENDAR OF THE ST. LOUIS REGION

RCGA’s Legislative Program for 2000
Annual Meeting
New Members
Business Management Institute
Calendar

NEW LEGAL FRONTIERS:
THE DUEL OVER DOMAIN NAMES
The lawman is coming to the Wild Wild West of the World Wide Web. And he’s bringing a posse of new policies and watchdogs to better protect companies’ domain names, trademarks and legal rights on the Internet.

FT. LEONARD WOOD AS AN ECONOMIC ASSET
Dynamic growth at the “post next door” generates economic benefits for the St. Louis region and serves as a new economic development catalyst.

BANKS + TECHNOLOGY = FASTER CUSTOMER SERVICE
The latest in technological advancements helps banks provide quicker service and higher security to its customers.

PERSONAL BANKING
Community banks prosper through personal service and local familiarity.

HANG TOGETHER
St. Louis region emerging as a “hotbed” of franchise activity.

FOREIGN-OWNED COMPANIES SET UP SHOP IN ST. LOUIS
Foreign investors increasingly discover the benefits of doing business in the region.

RELIABLE REAL ESTATE LISTINGS
The Commercial Information Exchange provides one-stop, current commercial real estate data for brokers and their clients.

ACTION FOR A CHANGE
Former bank executive eager to develop real projects.

COMMERCE COMMENTS
COMMERCE IN BRIEF
MAKING HEADLINES
THE BOTTOM LINE
ACROSS THE BOARD
CONSTRUCTION/DEVELOPMENT
NEWSMAKERS
TRENDS

February 2000

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Cover Story
INCUBATORS HATCH ENTREPRENEURIAL SUCCESS

PROFILE
Thomas Reeves
Executive Director
Downtown Now!

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www.stlrcga.org

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www.technologygateway.org

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FOREIGN-OWNED COMPANIES SET UP SHOP IN ST. LOUIS

THIS BRIDGE WAS MADE FOR WALKING

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