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Union Pacific Career Opportunities

The Leadership Center has partnered with Union Pacific as part of our Building Workforce 2030 initiative. This project is part of the Leadership Council’s Building Workforce 2030. The purpose of the Building Workforce 2030 program is to inform and prepare future and...

A growing region, right here in Southwestern Illinois

A growing region, right here in Southwestern Illinois By Ronda Sauget A recent article published in the Inbound Logistics trade publication, titled “Meet me in St. Louis,” highlighted many multi-modal assets in the St. Louis Metropolitan region, including both...

Leadership Council Elects New Officers for 2016

The Leadership Council Southwestern Illinois is beginning the New Year with new board leadership. Members in December unanimously approved five new officers to serve one-year terms, including Mark Turner as the president of the organization. Turner, president of...

The Art of Compromise is Needed Now in Illinois

By Ellen KrohneIllinois is proud of our connection to Abraham Lincoln. His leadership brought our country through its darkest days of the Civil War and preserved the nation. I wonder what Lincoln would think of the current state of Illinois and what guidance his...