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Above: Baseball Business. RCGA board member and Chairman of the St. Louis Cardinals, Fred Hanser, (center) chats with Illinois State Senator Frank Watson (left) (R-Greenville) and Lewis Levy, principal of the Paragon Group, during the pre-game Legislative reception in July.
RCGA Hosts Missouri and Illinois Regional Legislators Pre-Game Reception
Prior to a Cards/White Sox game in July, the RCGA hosted Missouri and Illinois Regional Legislators, thanking them for their productive efforts on behalf of the region during the 1999 Missouri and Illinois legislative sessions.
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Above: Pre-game Party. State Representative Jon Dolan (right), his brother Bill Dolan and RCGA Public Policy member and chairman of the board of directors of Bi-State, Betty Van Uum enjoy the pre-game festivities. The RCGA hosted more than 50 Missouri and Illinois regional legislators at the Cards/White Sox reception.
St. Louis Regional Clean Air Partnership Hosts Reception
Last Thursday, the Partnership hosted a reception at the St. Louis Science Center to kick off its “Community Development” effort. Beginning in 1995, the Partnership began recruiting companies and institutions from throughout the region to participate in employee awareness programs encouraging various pollution reduction strategies by individual employees in response to daily ozone forecasts. More than 400 local companies are currently participating in that process. The new community development effort focuses on proactive measures that can be taken, voluntarily, at the institutional level on a more routine basis. Examples of such programs include planned deferment of mowing and painting on poor air quality days, rescheduling of events (that could result in added traffic congestion) until after the ozone season, and the practice of refueling fleet vehicles later in the evening. As a result of the reception the Partnership now has names of more than 70 CEOs from local companies who have expressed interest in becoming actively involved in this effort. The RCGA is a founding partner of the Clean Air Partnership and wholeheartedly supports legislative and regulatory efforts to achieve federal air quality standards. The RCGA strongly encourages all members to consider participation. For further details, please contact Mike Alesandrini, RCGA director of Environmental Affairs, at 314/444-1144 or at drini@stlrcga.org.
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Left: The spirit of sport. Ken Schrader, a Winston Cup driver and participant in the July 31 CarQuest 250, part of the Busch Grand National Series, addressed RCGA members. The Fenton native emphasized the importance of Gateway International Raceway to the region and also talked about his preparation for the race. |
Right: Chris Pook, president & CEO Grand Prix Association of Long Beach and RCGA board member, welcomed RCGA members to Gateway International Raceway. |
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Gateway International Raceway Puts Region in Top Tier of Auto Racing, Hosts RCGA Business After Hours
For the third consecutive year, Gateway International Raceway hosted the RCGA Business After Hours. Despite sweltering heat, more than 250 members attended this networking event. A race followed.
The RCGA serves as “civic sponsor” along with KMOX News/Talk 1120 of Gateway International Raceway’s 1999 season by presenting the Gateway Club, a VIP hospitality setting for hosting individuals and small groups. Full catering and beverage service is included in this prime private tent location at all Gateway racing events.
Gateway International Raceway has made the St. Louis region one of the premier communities in the nation for auto racing. Since it was dramatically expanded in 1997, Gateway International has attracted huge crowds, national television audiences and has augmented the metro area economic base by more than $70 million a year, including directly generating 1,300 new jobs.
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