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Illinois Business Journal The Illinois Business Journal shares news impacting business, industry and regional economic development throughout the STL Metro East & southwestern IL

The Illinois Business Journal is southwestern Illinois' exclusive business-to-business publication. A fully digital news source, the IBJ provides weekday updates at https://www.ibjonline.com/ and exclusive weekly highlights to our e-newsletter subscribers. Celebrating 25 years of service in 2025, we continue to cover news important to business, industry, nonprofits, education and communities that

impacts regional economic development and growth in southwestern Illinois and the St. Louis Metro East. Our coverage area: Madison, St. Clair, and Monroe Counties in Illinois as well as parts of Bond, Clinton, and Jersey Counties.

Here's the latest from retired IBJ editor Dennis Grubaugh. Take a look at his insights on redistricting -- a timely topi...
10/17/2025

Here's the latest from retired IBJ editor Dennis Grubaugh. Take a look at his insights on redistricting -- a timely topic.

Regardless of redistricting, the voters still have the final say By Managing Editor | October 17, 2025 | 0 Dennis Grubaugh By DENNIS GRUBAUGH Until it became a magnified political pawn, redistricting used to come around only once every 10 years. The decennial Census count would be conducted, and a g...

The “Makers on the Move” tour bus made stops at Roesch Inc. in Belleville and Ameren Illinois in Collinsville on Monday ...
10/09/2025

The “Makers on the Move” tour bus made stops at Roesch Inc. in Belleville and Ameren Illinois in Collinsville on Monday as a part of the celebration of Manufacturing Month throughout October.

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‘Makers on the Move:’ Bus tour stops in Belleville, Collinsville By Managing Editor | October 9, 2025 | 0 The Roesch Inc. Belleville team was presented with the Centennial Manufacturer recognition by IMA officials in front of the “Makers on the Move” bus during the tour stop on Oct. 6.   By...

Hey all you hockey fans... !!! Now it's even easier to do... 🏒💙
10/09/2025

Hey all you hockey fans...

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Now it's even easier to do... 🏒💙

Blue Note Express: Available for select St. Louis Blues home games starting Oct. 9 By Managing Editor | October 7, 2025 | 0 St. Clair County Transit District is teaming up with Metro Transit to offer another safe, convenient and affordable way for St. Louis Blues fans in the Metro East to get to the...

BUILT: Poettker Construction at 45 years, and forwardFor 45 years and counting, collaboration and shared goals have been...
10/07/2025

BUILT: Poettker Construction at 45 years, and forward

For 45 years and counting, collaboration and shared goals have been at the core of Poettker’s project approach...

BUILT: Poettker Construction at 45 years, and forward By Managing Editor | October 1, 2025 | 0 The new Cahokia High School campus features a 204,000-square-foot facility and competition athletic complex.   For 45 years and counting, collaboration and shared goals have been at the core of Poettker.....

Our third annual Giving Guide will be in the Spotlight throughout November. If you have a nonprofit you'd like to see fe...
10/03/2025

Our third annual Giving Guide will be in the Spotlight throughout November. If you have a nonprofit you'd like to see featured, reach out to us...

Remember all the recent hullabaloo about Cracker Barrel, its rebranding, and its re-rebranding? Take a look at what reti...
10/03/2025

Remember all the recent hullabaloo about Cracker Barrel, its rebranding, and its re-rebranding?

Take a look at what retired IBJ editor and popular local columnist Dennis Grubaugh had to say about it, and more:

Grubaugh: Cracker Barrel’s stakes get tugged at the seams By Managing Editor | October 1, 2025 | 0 Dennis Grubaugh By DENNIS GRUBAUGH Now that the simmering sauce pot in the corporate kitchen at Cracker Barrel has cooled down, it’s a good time to consider just what was learned in the branding br...

Mindset to victory: Davis shares overwhelming odds, and a horse’s tale...
09/19/2025

Mindset to victory: Davis shares overwhelming odds, and a horse’s tale...

Mindset to victory: Davis shares overwhelming odds, and a horse’s tale By Managing Editor | September 17, 2025 | 0 Greenville University President Suzanne Davis speaks to the packed room of attendees on Sept. 10 at Edison’s Outlet Event Center in Edwardsville. (Melissa Crockett Meske/Illinois Bu...

One in a thousand: Madison High School student licensed to ‘touch the sky’...
09/18/2025

One in a thousand: Madison High School student licensed to ‘touch the sky’...

One in a thousand: Madison HS student licensed to ‘touch the sky’ By Managing Editor | September 12, 2025 | 3 Zach Whitten, a student at Madison High School, proudly displays his temporary drone pilot license in this photo. He is the only high school student within a 1,000-mile radius to pass th...

Legal expert Scott Cruz with UB Greensfelder recently shared advice regarding new and amended Illinois laws affecting em...
09/13/2025

Legal expert Scott Cruz with UB Greensfelder recently shared advice regarding new and amended Illinois laws affecting employers, including the Family NICU and Military Leave Acts and paid breaktime for nursing mothers. Read more...

New, amended Illinois laws: Family NICU, Military Leave Acts; nursing mothers paid breaktime By Managing Editor | September 12, 2025 | 0 Scott Cruz By SCOTT CRUZ Governor J.B. Pritzker recently signed two new bills that create new leave obligations for Illinois employers: On Aug. 15, 2025, Governor....

Calling all commercial contractors, architects and engineers...
09/08/2025

Calling all commercial contractors, architects and engineers...

IBJ Managing Editor Melissa Meske recently sat down for a Q&A with Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski. Here's a look at their...
09/05/2025

IBJ Managing Editor Melissa Meske recently sat down for a Q&A with Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski. Here's a look at their conversation:

Q&A: One-on-one time with U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski By Managing Editor | September 4, 2025 | 0 Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski sits at her Collinsville office desk to discuss the issues with Illinois Business Journal Managing Editor Melissa Meske on Aug. 28. (Photo courtesy of Nikki Budzinski’s pres...

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