ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR AWARDS Showcasing the award recipients and finalists of the 2000 Entrepreneur Of The Year® Awards. SUCCESSION PLANNING FOR THE FAMILY BUSINESS Business succession planning is critical to the long-term success of any closely held company. PROGRESSIVE PRESERVATION Missouri’s Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program is the nation’s most flexible, taxpayer-friendly state historic tax credit program and among the most successful. KNOW YOUR CLIENT - ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S THE GOVERNMENT How to do business with the government successfully. STRESSLESS COMMUTING Area businesses offer incentives to employees to ride to work. THE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER AND PLANNING CALENDAR OF THE ST. LOUIS REGION Invest Midwest Attracts National Interest Legislative Sessions Conclude Get Connected - July 2000 Calendar Welcome to New RCGA/Technology Gateway Members First Tuesday Business After Hous Gateway Motorsports Club TAKING TECHNOLOGY PERSONAL Advancing telecommunications technology is changing the way we live and work. FINANCING FAST - GROWING TELECOM COMPANIES IPOs, bank loans, self-financing, private offerings—the region’s telecom companies do it all to ensure continued growth. COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION ROUNDUP A sampling of the region’s commercial construction projects. THE SHELDON STAYS IN TUNE Historic concert hall and modern annex not only present great performances, but offer an outstanding facility for business and social events. LEADER OF THE LOOP Owner of Blueberry Hill, the Tivoli Theater and The Pagent; founder of the St. Louis Walk of Fame COMMERCE COMMENTS COMMERCE IN BRIEF MAKING HEADLINES TAX CREDIT CORNER THE BOTTOM LINE REGIONAL BUSINESS COUNCIL ACROSS THE BOARD NEWSMAKERS TRENDS

July 2000 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - COVER STORY 2000 Ernst & Yound Entrepreneur Of The Year® Awards PROFILE Joe Edwards Owner of Blueberry Hill, the Tivoli Theater and The Pageant; founder of the St. Louis Walk of Fame - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - www.stlrcga.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - www.technologygateway.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -   Taking Technology Personal Stressless Commuting   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -