HIGHER EDUCATION=ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Link Between Growth, Advanced Degrees is Compelling CHANGING HIGHER ED/BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS FOCUS ON LAW LEADERSHIP COUNCIL SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS CELEBRATES 25 YEARS SIUE MOVES UP TO DIVISION I ATHLETICS TRANSCOM CONSOLIDATION CONSTRUCTION COMES TO SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE THE MONTHLY CALENDAR OF THE ST. LOUIS REGION New RCGA Members Calendar INTERNATIONALLY SPEAKING LEAN MANUFACTURING Boeing Takes Off with Super Hornet Production SCHNUCKS’ SUMMER OLYMPICS RIDING ON PROPOSITION M NORTHPARK TIM McGOWAN, Managing Member, McGowan Brothers Development ` JEFFRY QUINN, President & CEO, Solutia COMMERCE COMMENTS COMMERCE IN BRIEF MAKING HEADLINES INVESTING IN THE REGION ON THE TOWN TECH TALK TASTE OF THE REGION NEWSMAKERS

October 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Cover Story St. Louis College of Pharmacy Student Grace Plahn 2nd Annual Celebrate Spot - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - www.stlrcga.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - F/A-18 MetroLink Jeffry Quinn, Solutia Tony’s Restaurant - - - - - - - - - - - - - -