POWER ON: NEW INITIATIVES RE-ENERGIZE AMEREN UE PROGRESS REPORT ON REGION'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CAMPAIGN The Brand Gains Traction St. Louis' Promising Industry Clusters The Network Connects the Region "The Anatomy of the Deal" "WHO'S YOUR CITY?" by Richard Florida THE MONTHLY CALENDAR OF THE ST. LOUIS REGION New RCGA Members Calendar SPECIAL FOCUS ON K-12 EDUCATION New Superintendent Public School Charter Taking Root A Robert St. Louis Teach For America Parents as Teachers AN ENTREPRENEUR BUILDS HISTORY SISTERS OF MERCY'S NEW DATA CENTER DEREK RAPP CEO, Divergence Inc. JAN HOLLOWAY Senior Vice President & Chief of Staff, Monsanto COMMERCE COMMENTS COMMERCE IN BRIEF MAKING HEADLINES INVESTING IN THE REGION TECH TALK BUSINESS BASICS ON THE TOWN TASTE OF THE REGION NEWSMAKERS

January/February 2009 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Cover Story with Tom Voss, president & CEO, UE Jack Hanna Kelvin Adams, St. Louis Public Schools Sam Hutchinson, Interface Construction Corporation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - www.stlrcga.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Jeff Bell, Sisters of Mercy Health System Derek Rapp, Divergence Inc. Jan Holloway, Monsanto Café Osage - - - - - - - - - - - - - -