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A local not-for-profit consulting firm is stretching its mission to provide career services free to folks who are currently unemployed, underemployed or unhappily employed. Winning Endeavors is a consulting firm that helps nonprofits such as schools, agencies, churches and civic ...

Although it may seem that paintball is a blast from the '80s and '90s, local business owners say the game is gunning for a comeback.

A lawsuit against a St. Charles automobile warranty company has been conditionally certified as a class action. U.S. Magistrate Judge David D. Noce entered the certification order in Littlefield v. Dealer Warranty Services on Jan. 15. The case was filed ...

St. Charles County Council-man Joe Brazil’s defamation suit against Republican political consultant Jeff Roe has been rejected by St. Charles County Circuit Judge Nancy Schneider. In his suit, Brazil, R-Defiance, said that Roe defamed him by stating in his political ...

Want a gauge on how fast the consignment business is growing? Just the past month, two Cham-ber of Commerce ribbon cuttings were held for consignment stores. That brings their number to 25 in St. Charles County. Or meet Jennifer Taylor, ...

The company planning to build a $1 billion iron ore smelter in Crystal City has paid the city $48,000 in overdue property taxes and attorney’s fees. Upland Wings Inc., owned by James Kennedy, is leasing a large riverfront property at ...

O’Fallon-based MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. recently lost a breach of contract lawsuit to Korean company Semi-Materials Co., Ltd., but that’s small potatoes compared to a pending federal lawsuit, according to a local attorney close to the case. The decided breach ...

A longtime St. Charles County builder is in the process of losing his residential and commercial properties to foreclosure.<br?

Don Collier Jr., owner of the Collier Organization Inc. and Triad Development, had been in the homebuilding business since 1993, and entered into the commercial retail and office building business in the early 1990s, according to the business' Web site. His wife, Cindy, is vice president, and his son, Donald Jr., joined the company in 2001.

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As yet another St. Charles County developer bites the dust, questions arise about the state of the commercial building and real estate market in 2010. Don Collier Jr., owner of the Collier Organization Inc. and Triad Development, is in the ...

Tagged with: Associated Builders and Contractors Collier Organization Inc Colliers Turley Martin Tucker Don Collier Jr. foreclosure Jim Kistler Keith Schneider real estate developer Triad Development

Things aren’t looking too good for Wentzville-based US Fidelis. The extended auto warranty company announced last week that it has stopped selling service contracts, and the company’s headquarters at the old Belz Mall is facing foreclosure. The sale of the ...

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Starting in January, the Missouri Career Center will offer an “On-the-Job-Training” program that can reimburse eligible employers up to 50 percent of a new worker’s wages for up to six months. The OJT program in St. Charles County will have ...

Tagged with: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Don Holt Missouri Career Center On-the-Job-Training program St. Charles County U.S. Department of Labor