BROTHERS, BUSINESS PARTNERS... FRIENDS Roberts brothers oversee growing $460 million, 34-company empire. NEW PLAYGROUNDS FOR AN OLD GAME The region has its fair share of nostalgically-themed ballparks, with T.R. Hughes Stadium in St. Charles, GMC in Sauget, Ill. and the soon-to-be built ballpark for the St. Louis Cardinals. CALENDAR CREATIVE SPACE FOR CREATIVE PEOPLE An ad agency, a brewery, a graphic design firm and a community agency represent the growing number of firms in greater St. Louis whose interior design philosophy is to “think out of the box.” THE NEXT LEVEL With landslide victory, St. Charles moves to take tourism to the next level. LIFE'S LITTLE LUXURIES You can get them in St. Louis—for a price. TRADING SPACES As visitors discover the benefits of corporate housing, they also find it easier, thanks to the Internet. DOUG HILL Tireless—A man who never had a job gets all of them. COMMERCE COMMENTS COMMERCE IN BRIEF MAKING HEADLINES INVESTING IN THE REGION ACROSS THE BOARD NEWSMAKERS TRENDS

May 2003 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Cover Story, Steve Roberts, president, and Mike Roberts, chairman of the board, The Roberts Companies Creative Space for Creative People - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - www.stlrcga.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - www.technologygateway.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Life’s Little Luxuries Profile, DOUG HILL, managing partner, Edward Jones