CONSTRUCTOR MAGAZINE
PROFILES HOLLAND CONSTRUCTION CEO
Bruce Holland, CEO of Holland Construction Services in Swansea, Ill., has been profiled in Constructor magazine for his efforts to promote infrastructure improvements in the region.
In "Crossing Over in Illinois," writer Debra Wood notes that Holland has "spearheaded regional road- and bridge-building efforts" and has "earned respect on both sides of the Mississippi River." Holland has chaired the Leadership Council of Southwestern Illinois' transportation committee for the past 10 years and also chairs the RCGA's New Mississippi River Bridge Committee.
"I always felt that for growth in the
St. Louis region, we needed good infrastructure," says Holland in the article. "If that's in place, everybody benefits, including our clients."
The full article is available at http://constructoragc.construction.com.
HISTORY CHANNEL TAPS
DOE RUN FOR "MODERN MARVELS" EPISODE
This summer, The Doe Run Company took center stage on the History Channel's popular series "Modern Marvels," a one-hour program that focuses on innovative architectural and engineering structures, scientific discoveries and social wonders. The episode, dedicated to the complete life cycle of lead, explored Doe Run's unique lead mining, processing and recycling capabilities.
The show included content that represented each of Doe Run's facilities: the Southeast Mining and Milling Division in Southeast Missouri; the Primary Smelting Division in Herculaneum, Mo.; the Buick Resource Recycling Division in Boss, Mo.; and Seafab Metals Company (a division of a Doe Run subsidiary) in Casa Grande, Ariz.
Missouri mines and mills provide 70 percent of the lead consumed in the United States, and Doe Run is the world's third-largest lead supplier.
CLAYCO LEAPS
TO NO. 66 ON TOP 400
CONTRACTORS LIST
Clayco Inc. jumped 14 positions to No. 66 on the 2008 Top 400 Contractors list in Engineering News-Record, a leading weekly construction trade journal from The McGraw-Hill Companies. The rankings are based on revenue numbers for 2007. Clayco Inc. is a real estate development, design and construction firm with annual revenue of $871 million. The rankings can be found online at www.enr.com.
UMB FINANCIAL AND WELLS FARGO FEATURED IN AMERICAN BANKER
UMB Financial Corp. and Wells Fargo & Co. earned the attention of American Banker magazine for their unexpected paths to success in the health savings account business. Writer Steve Garmhausen profiled both companies' growth in the issue.
"Wells has developed an unexpectedly large business among individual account holders, and UMB has found itself doing more business directly with employers than it anticipated," writes Garmhausen, a regular contributor to American Banker.
This year, UMB has increased its health savings account deposits to $127 million (up 27 percent), while Wells Fargo has amassed $264 million in deposits (up to 41 percent).
JOURNAL OF PRIMARY PREVENTION PUBLISHES STUDY
TOUTING PARENTS AS TEACHERS PROGRAMS
For nearly 25 years, St. Louis-based Parents as Teachers National Center has studied, collected and shared with parents across the country information to help them get their young children off to a good start. Now a study released in the March issue of Journal of Primary Prevention confirms that the Parents as Teachers model measurably improves school readiness.
According to the researchers, kindergarten readiness is the most important significant predictor of third-grade achievement and far outweighs other demographic variables such as age, gender, poverty and minority status in predicting subsequent third-grade performance. The research was conducted by
Drs. Edward Zigler and Victoria Seitz of the
Zigler Center in Child Development and Social Policy at Yale University with Judy Pfannenstiel of Research and Training Associates in Overland Park, Kansas.
"This study says that those states that wait to start early childhood education until age four (the most common preschool age) are making a huge mistake," explained Zigler. "Brain development research shows you get the biggest payoff the earlier you start. The first nine months are the most critical. By starting at birth, Parents as Teachers starts at just the right time . . . birth to two years old is obviously too young to start preschool; so that's why home-visiting programs like Parents as Teachers are needed."
In Missouri, Parents as Teachers services are offered free of charge to all residents through local school districts.
FAIR SAINT LOUIS
IS ONE OF THE TOP 10 FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES
Fair Saint Louis has been named one of the Top 10 places to watch fireworks on the Fourth of July by www.ProfessionalTravelGuide.com, an online travel and trip planning resource.
"Another all-day festival, the Fair Saint Louis/Celebrate St. Louis Fourth of July event is one of the largest in the Midwest," noted the magazine. "With a backdrop encompassing the Mississippi River and the famed Gateway Arch, these fireworks are some of the best in the country. And St. Louis doesn't stop the party after July 4th—the great LIVE on the Levee series, complete with free music and fireworks, continues through July
and August."
The travel site chose St. Louis along with Las Vegas, Houston, New Orleans, New York City, Boston, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. Fun, unique events, great accommodations and fabulous firework displays were the factors that determined which cities made the list.
Here's a link to the Top 10 list: http://www.professionaltravelguide.com/Fourth-Fireworks.
HUGHES RANKS
NO. 9 IN NATION
ON O'DWYER'S PR LIST
Hughes, an integrated communications company, has earned national recognition for its public relations team by ranking No. 9 among public relations units owned by advertising agencies based on net fees for 2007. The rankings were published in the May issue of O'Dwyer's PR Report magazine, a monthly trade publication.
Hughes earned a place on the list with 2007 net fees of approximately $1.5 million. With the merger of Millennium Communications Inc. and Hughes in December 2007, Hughes increased its public relations team to nine full-time people. Barb Pierce, founder of Millennium, serves as chief public relations officer.
"With traditional public relations being left behind, we felt it was necessary to combine forces with a strong strategic marketing partner in order to provide a full array of services and also offer one-stop shopping for clients," stated Pierce. "Hughes' focus on research, online communications and social networking all made a perfect match with our current services."
GRAHAM RECEIVES SABRE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING
INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN PUBLIC RELATIONS
John D. Graham, chairman of Fleishman-Hillard International Communications, has received the SABRE Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Public Relations from the The Holmes Report, a source of news and intelligence for public relations professionals.
"For more than 30 years, John Graham has presided over one of the most remarkable success stories in the public relations business, taking Fleishman-Hillard from a single office to a global network of more than 80 offices spanning six continents," stated Paul Holmes, president, CEO and editor of The Holmes Report. "And he's brought to the task a combination of wisdom, instinct, and class that has made him the most respected public relations executive of his generation."
Graham received the award at The Holmes ReportÕs annual SABRE Awards gala in New York, where Fleishman-Hillard also was named Large Agency of the Year and, for the seventh time in the past eight years, The Best Large Agency to Work For.
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