by lcsiAdmin | Jul 14, 2016 | Blog, News
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...
by lcsiAdmin | Mar 18, 2016 | Blog, Media Alert
By MIKE RILEY SR. Riley The steel industry has been hit hard in recent years. Domestic steel mills idled their total production capacity due to exports of cheap steel from China that created an oversupply of steel in U.S. markets. U.S. Steel Corp. has been in...
by lcsiAdmin | Jan 7, 2016 | Blog, News
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...
by lcsiAdmin | Nov 23, 2015 | Blog, News
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...
by lcsiAdmin | Nov 10, 2015 | Blog, Media Alert, News
By Mike RileyAs the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) continues its analysis to determine where to locate the new NGA West facility, there are compelling reasons as to why the Scott Air Force Base (AFB) site in St. Clair County should be at the top of the...
by lcsiAdmin | Sep 25, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
Reauthorization of Export-Import Bank would benefit local manufacturersBy Mike RileyThis past June, Congress abruptly chose not to reauthorize funding for the (U.S.) Export-Import Bank, a decision with far-reaching implications for manufacturers across the country and...
