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 | Feb 12, 2016 | Media Alert, News
ST. LOUIS, MO., FEB. 11, 2016 … Gen. Darren W. McDew and his wife, Evelyn, were the guests of honor at a February 10th reception celebrating his recent appointment as Commander of the U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) at Scott Air Force Base. The Leadership...
by lcsiAdmin | Jan 26, 2016 | Media Alert, News
General Carlton D. Everhart II was honored on January 19th at a reception celebrating his recent appointment as Commander of the United States Air Mobility Command at Scott Air Force Base. The reception was hosted by the Leadership Council Southwestern Illinois, Civic...
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...