BANKING ON ST. LOUIS A GENEROUS COMMUNITY TAX CREDITS An Incentive to Invest ST. LOUIS HAS 'GREAT BONES' City’s Vintage Buildings Draw Out-of-Town Investors DAVID STEWARD World Wide Technology Inc. United Way Board Chair 2006-2007 21ST CENTURY SCIENCE: FOUNDATION FOR INNOVATION Mark S. Wrighton, Chancellor, Washington University in St. Louis THE MONTHLY CALENDAR OF THE ST. LOUIS REGION New RCGA Members Calendar PUT YOUR MONEY IN NUTRITION BIOGENERATOR “Civic Midwife” for the St. Louis Life Science Industry ATTENTION: INVESTORS VENTURE CAPITAL ANNUAL REPORT PATIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM REDUCES PRESCRIPTION COSTS FOR LOW-INCOME WORKERS BJC SPORTSWORKS: Take the Challenge HIGH TECH SINCE 1929 FROM THE GROUND UP Solae in St. Louis LARRY SALCI, METRO PRESIDENT Keeping St. Louis Moving COMMERCE COMMENTS COMMERCE IN BRIEF MAKING HEADLINES INVESTING IN THE REGION TECH TIDBITS TASTE OF THE REGION NEWSMAKERS

October 2006 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Cover Story with Joseph Imbs, U.S. Bank David Steward Mark S. Wrighton Saint Louis Art Museum - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - www.stlrcga.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - www.technologygateway.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Technisonic BJC SportsWorks Larry Salci David Campbell, Little Hills Winery & Restaurant