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The ROHO Building, Belleville (FGM Architects, Holland Construction)
 

Revitalizing an abandoned building to reflect the success of an international company while brightening a blighted spot within the community was a goal for ROHO Group Inc., makers of therapeutic cushioning products and a long-standing Belleville manufacturer.

State environmental permit fees provoke more court action
 

As the Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers prepares for its oral argument in Sangamon County Circuit Court Feb. 23 over hefty state environmental permit fees levied against its industry, the association heads a growing queue of plaintiffs who are suing the state of Illinois.

SIUE draws, develops and keeps engineering talent in community
 

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's School of Engineering - the largest in the St. Louis metropolitan area - has become a magnet for engineering students, drawing enrollment from throughout the state and throughout the United States.

SIUE, Providing program visibility and future adaptability
 

Engineering students tend to take their work very seriously. Consequently, they spend a lot of time inside, working on projects, studying and going to class.

Massive developments at stake as cities fight over annexation
 

Two developers are planning huge developments along Illinois 255 in the vicinity of the Jefferson Barracks Bridge in Monroe County, Ill. but arguments over annexation threaten both projects.

Parsons Place enters second phase
 

If the strength of cities lies in their neighborhoods, then East St. Louis should prepare itself for positive changes. The Parsons Place housing initiative in the Emerson Park neighborhood has begun Phase II of development, following what developers and community leaders say was an overwhelming response to Phase I.

SW Illinois' population shuffling from American Bottoms to Bluff cities
 

Much like St. Louis' population movement westward from the city to St. Charles County and beyond, Southwestern Illinois has seen a similar migratory trend - although on this side of the Mississippi River, it has been a movement from the Bottoms to the Bluffs.

River users object to Missouri River flow levels
 

A biological opinion issued recently by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has spurred ongoing debates concerning management of the Missouri River.

Urban levee districts attract more development, less concern
 

Although building or leasing a commercial structure within a flood plain protected against a 500-year flood event appears to be a deal breaker for Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., it hasn't deterred tenants in Alton Center Business Park and hundreds of companies located within the newly improved Monarch-Chesterfield Levee District.

East St. Louis riverfront draws inspiration from Laclede's Landing
 

Sen. James F. Clayborne Jr. (D-Belleville) looked across the Mississippi when he wrote legislation geared toward redeveloping the East St. Louis riverfront.

Passage of state bill could expedite pace of state design-build projects
 

State of Illinois agencies have never been able to contract a construction project on a design-build basis. Until now.

10 years of the 'new' Clark Bridge easing traffic flow to and from Alton
 

It's no secret that Abraham Lincoln played a major role in Illinois - in its history, its pride, its tourism and "placing it on the map." He also spent a great deal of time in Alton - participating in the famous Lincoln-Douglas debate, visiting friends and representing legal clients. But who would have thought that with a little stretch of the imagination he may have inadvertently played a role in the Clark Bridge?

Federal funding plans still very much alive for new Mississippi River bridge
 

The new Mississippi River Bridge Project is alive and well, contrary to recently published reports.

Illinois unites for federal funding to build new bridge
 

It's a peaceful march on Washington of a different kind. Dozens of business and civic leaders are joining voices to sing the need for discretionary federal funding from TEA-21, the Transportation Efficiency Act rewrite by Congress in 2003.

Renewable energy will play major role in future comforts
 

A windmill spinning in the breeze is just one way to harness renewable energy and address the looming threat - and reality - of energy shortages. While solar heat and windmills are certainly some of the oldest forms of energy conservation, they are still considered two of the most viable ways to increase efficiency and preserve comforts that we've all grown accustomed to for generations to come.

Swansea civil engineer's career and company continue to grow together
 

In 1965, 15-year-old Roland G. Thouvenot took a summer job for 75 cents per hour with a surveying and engineering firm where his brother-in-law, Bill Moerchen, was a surveyor and partner.

Companies invest in structural safety: Making buildings stand firm under fire
 

Bringing architects, engineers and their clients together to design a building that can maintain its structural integrity despite a catastrophic incident - either natural or man-made - is what is most important to A. Epstein and Sons International Inc.

Architects analyze security strengths and weaknesses from the inside out
 

Even before Sept. 11, 2001, designing and constructing buildings that could withstand physical threats was a top priority for U.S. companies.

New design, functionality spurs Y membership
 

With three new award-winning facilities built and three more in the planning stages, the YMCA Southwest Illinois is stepping up to the plate with a marked increase in membership, sporting buildings that show the "fun" side of the largest nonprofit community service organization in the United States.

Builder makes home ownership reality
 

"Location, location, location," is the well-known answer to the question: "What are the three most important things to know about real estate?"