WACHOVIA SECURITIES IS WITH ST. LOUIS "THE WALL STREET OF THE HEARTLAND" WEATHERING THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC STORM Financial Services Execs Tout Region's Resilience SUPPORTING THE ST. LOUIS FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY Lawyer's Consultants, Insurance Companies Play Vital Roles "GATEWAY TO GIVING" St. Louis Outpaces the Nation in Charitable Giving CYNTHIA PROST TAKES THE HELM AT ARTS & EDUCATIONAL COUNCIL GLOBAL IMPACT THE MONTHLY CALENDAR OF THE ST. LOUIS REGION New RCGA Members Calendar THE NOONDAY CLUB EDWARD JONES HEADQUARTERS CAMPUS EXPANSION DAVID H. HOFFMAN Chairman and CEO, DHR International ROBERT REEG President of Global Technology and Operations, MasterCard COMMERCE COMMENTS COMMERCE IN BRIEF MAKING HEADLINES ON THE TOWN INVESTING IN THE REGION TECH TALK TASTE OF THE REGION NEWSMAKERS

July 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Cover Story with Danny Ludeman, Wachovia Securities "The Wall Street of the Heartland" Joe Schlafly, Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. Inc. David Luckes, Greater St. Louis Community Foundation Cynthia Prost, Arts & Education Council - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - www.stlrcga.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Monsters! at the Saint Louis Science Center David H. Hoffman, DHR International Robert Reeg, MasterCard Edward Jones Headquarters Campus Expansion - - - - - - - - - - - - - -