Illinois Business Journal

The Illinois Business Journal was created to serve a specific need in the St. Louis metropolitan area, and it accomplishes this effectively. It offers news and detailed analyses of topics that are especially relevant to businesses in Southwestern Illinois. Published monthly, it covers news stories from an Illinois viewpoint, delivering information and insights that are often overlooked by the media on the Missouri side.

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Madison County teen’s legacy remembered with FFA donation

1 week ago | ibjonline.com | Hannah Spangler

By HANNAH SPANGLER FarmWeek Nearly 50 years after playing tuba in the Illinois FFA State Band, state Rep. Charlie Meier returned to Illinois FFA State Convention for the next generation of agriculturalists. Meier visited the convention June 11 to ensure every FFA chapter received a multimeter, a safety tool used to check if an electrical outlet is wired properly.
Economist: Rural economy softening, but not like 1980s

2 weeks ago | ibjonline.com | Daniel Grant

By DANIEL GRANT FarmWeek Creighton University’s Rural Mainstreet Index shows economic conditions are certainly tightening across America’s Heartland. But the downturn so far has not reached anywhere near what was experienced during the infamous 1980s farm crisis, according to Ernie Goss, chair in regional economics at Creighton’s Heider College of Business. “Farmers have been very judicious in paying back their loans and getting loans.
From base to summit: Strategically building a future-ready workforce

3 weeks ago | ibjonline.com | Melissa Crockett Meske

By MELISSA CROCKETT MESKE Managing Editor, Illinois Business Journal [email protected] All photos by Melissa Crockett Meske/Illinois Business Journal On May 29, 2025, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) convened her second annual Workforce Summit at the Center for Academic and Vocational Excellence (the CAVE) in Belleville.
Glen Carbon’s Orchard Town Center artwork dedicated in park area ceremony

3 weeks ago | ibjonline.com | Melissa Crockett Meske

By MELISSA CROCKETT MESKE Managing Editor, Illinois Business Journal [email protected] On the morning of June 3, 2025, 12 art sculptures were officially dedicated at Orchard Town Center, a retail shopping center developed by The Staenberg Group and located in Glen Carbon, Ill. The dedication ceremony was held in the park area on-site with local officials and dignitaries on hand to share remarks and help celebrate this integration of art, community and commerce.
Fourth annual Chamber Choice Awards Luncheon hosted by RBGA

3 weeks ago | ibjonline.com | Melissa Crockett Meske

By MELISSA CROCKETT MESKE Managing Editor, Illinois Business Journal [email protected] All photos by Melissa Crockett Meske/Illinois Business Journal The 2025 Chamber Choice Awards Luncheon was hosted by the RiverBend Growth Association on May 28 in The Commons at Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey, as the organization continued its 40th anniversary celebration. Beverly Farm Foundation was once again the title sponsor for the event.
Area company staying steps ahead of tariffs

3 weeks ago | ibjonline.com | Charles Bolinger

By CHARLES BOLINGER Editor, Times-Tribune [email protected] A visit to First to the Finish in Edwardsville on May 29 showed Illinois Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) that First to the Finish remains steps ahead of tariffs by adapting and pivoting when necessary. She and her staff members toured the athletic shoe, apparel and accessories company owned by President Mike Viano. Viano and his son, General Manager Austin Viano, answered questions from Budzinski and reporters.
Trump, McCormick say U.S. government to have control in Nippon-U.S. Steel deal

1 month ago | ibjonline.com | Melissa Crockett Meske

By MELISSA CROCKETT MESKE IBJ Managing Editor [email protected] The Associated Press has reported that an arrangement has been made that will allow Japan-based Nippon Steel to invest in U.S. Steel rather than acquire it. Announced on Tuesday by U.S. Senator David McCormick, the arrangement calls for an American CEO, a majority of board members from the United States, and approval from the U.S. government over certain corporate functions.
PMC Signs opens on Broadway as area’s brand ‘messenger’

1 month ago | ibjonline.com | Melissa Crockett Meske

By MELISSA CROCKETT MESKE IBJ Managing Editor [email protected] PMC Signs officially opened its new facility at 3401 E. Broadway in Alton, Ill., in April 2025. Opening the doors to its new facility in March, the company celebrated its official grand opening with a ribbon cutting and open house in April, hosted in part by the RiverBend Growth Association.
Op-Ed: Illinois was once a leader in public defense - We can be again.

1 month ago | ibjonline.com | Keith Grant |Jeff York

By KEITH GRANT and JEFF YORK As public defenders, we fight every day to protect the constitutional rights of people who are caught up in our criminal, juvenile, and child welfare courts. Our clients are poor — we are appointed counsel when someone cannot afford to hire their own lawyer. But in Illinois, systemic barriers continue to undermine our ability to provide effective representation.
U.S.-UK trade deal covers ag, ethanol

1 month ago | ibjonline.com | Tammie Sloup

By TAMMIE SLOUP FarmWeek A trade deal between the U.S. and the United Kingdom will create a $5 billion opportunity for new exports for U.S. farmers, including more than $700 million in ethanol exports and $250 million in other agricultural products. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced the historic trade deal May 8, with details to still be hashed out.