EDC incubator graduate Donna Weiss continues to equip students in the community with lifesaving skills via Respond Right EMS Academy. Recently, EMT students saved her life when she experienced a seizure just hours after teaching seizure response training.
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The increased popularity of remote work sparked a creative conversion of an office building in Lake Saint Louis. Elv8 Golf now utilizes 10,000 SF of excess office space for customized golf training.

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Randy and Sibby Schilling will donate $100K over the next decade to advance STEM education through the Randy Schilling STEM Educators Grant program. Since 2021, this EDC initiative has infused $46,000 of STEM materials into #StCharlesCounty classrooms.

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Happening now in #StCharlesCounty - Build My Future STL, an interactive trades-focused career fair for high school students! Featured careers include:

🚧 Construction
🚜 Heavy equipment
🧰 Tile laying
🔥 Welding
🚿 Plumbing
❄️ HVAC

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Great feature on Wentzville School District's Ratchet Rocker Robotics team, two-time recipients of the Randy Schilling STEM Educator's Grant! They've used the funding to equip STEM summer camps with robotics kits and grow middle school robotics teams. 🤖
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This year, 3️⃣ #StCharlesCounty cities were named to @safewise's list of the Safest Cities in Missouri! Cottleville and O'Fallon made the ranking for the THIRD year in a row. Joining them on the 2024 list is Lake Saint Louis! Ranking and methodology ⬇️ ow.ly/ECgk50Rk6h5

Big shoutout to Missouri Partnership for organizing an incredible Foreign Direct Investment mission trip to Chicago! With nearly 20 countries in attendance, the two-day event was packed with meetings and outreach.

Thomas Redd, our AVP of Economic Development, has a new addition! Please join us in welcoming baby Amelia Rose! 💕💕

ICYMI: Viva Bene, an apartment community for those 55+, is under construction in St. Peters and slated to open this fall. The 161-unit complex will boast a pool, fitness center, yoga, cycling studios, co-working spaces, and more. 🏊‍♂️🚴‍♀️🏋️‍♂️

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It was a pleasure to help Joe Tubbs finance the Wright City location of Midwest Clearance Center with a #SBA504 loan! Our team consistently delivers on all fronts:

✅ Great rate
✅ Fast turnaround
✅ Seamless process

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🎉🎉 Tomorrow, our small business incubator tenant, Unlimited Play, will be featured on The Kelly Clarkson Show! Tune in to learn more about their mission to create adaptive playground equipment for children of all ability levels.

The Premier 370 and Lakeside 370 industrial parks in St. Peters total 165 acres and offer a range of options for purchase or lease, including:
✅Sites up to 80+ acres
✅Existing buildings (over 1,000,000 SF available)
✅Build-to-suit opportunities
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An #SBA504 loan through the EDC is a great way for small business owners to finance fixed-asset purchases affordably. Benefits include:

✅Below-market rates
✅Long-term fixed rate
✅Low down payment

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🎉Please join us in welcoming the two newest members of our Loan Committee, Brian Buster and Mark Slyman! As committee members, Brian and Mark will be instrumental in helping #smallbusiness owners access capital through the EDC's #SBA504 loan program. 👏🏼

🌟Join us in championing our region's entrepreneurs and small businesses by backing the EDC's Small Business Counseling Program! Banks may be able to receive credit towards annual Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) requirements. 🌟

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🏡 Habitat for Humanity of St. Charles County hopes to break ground this summer on an $8 million, 46-home subdivision in Wentzville. The homes, priced between $280,000 and $320,000, aim to offer options below Wentzville's median home price. 🛠️

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📈 #WorkforceUpdate : Unemployment rates in February saw a slight uptick at the local, state, and national levels. #StCharlesCounty edged up from 3.2% in January to 3.4% in February while maintaining the lowest rate in the St. Louis metro.

This prime site, 0.5 miles from GM in Wentzville, is development-ready and can host builds up to 300,000 SF. Zoned light industrial with utility extensions, the site offers direct highway and interstate access and is perfect for manufacturers/suppliers.

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