Lindenwood describes itself as a teaching university and probably won’t ever receive the acclaim well-known research institutions get, such as nearby Washington University in St. Louis.

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Confronted with declining tax revenues, St. Charles County officials have appropriated less money for economic development next year than they originally planned. The County Council last week approved a 2010 budget that provides less money to the Economic Development Center ...

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The Economic Development Center of St. Charles County in January will open its 16-month Graduate School of Entrepreneurship to the general public. Each monthly class lasts three hours. The first class is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m., Jan. 20, ...

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At the height of the dot.com era, opening a business incubator for high-tech, start-up companies seemed like a good idea. But eight years of experience proved otherwise. “We have officially closed the business incubator in the city of St. Charles,” ...

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A local organization isn’t waiting for the metropolitan area’s economy to rebound on its own. “We’re going to focus directly on two types of industries as opportunities to grow what we have and attract new investment,” said Greg Prestemon, president ...

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More large employers apparently are making preparations to deal with an attack by the H1N1 virus, commonly referred to as swine flu, than are small employers in St. Charles County. “The attitude is, ‘It’s not going to happen to me,’ ...

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It’s not easy being green, but it does present opportunities. At least that’s the thought of Greg Prestemon, whose Economic Development Center of St. Charles County hosted a summit last week on green building. “I think there is a branding ...

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Heads of state, business and civic leaders and a variety of local, state and federal government officials participate in summits from time to time, but these events don’t always yield positive results. Greg Prestemon, president of the Economic Development Center ...

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Wenbo “Lisa” Li says she wants to be the bridge between U.S. and Chinese companies. She is off to a good start, and officials in St. Charles County hope that businesses here one day benefit from her success. Wenbo is ...

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First-time homebuyers and new residents planning to buy a newly constructed home could receive $1,000 in closing cost assistance through a limited incentive program offered by HOME St. Charles, a non-profit subsidiary of the Economic Development Center of St. Charles ...

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The possibility was always there. But the news that General Motors Corp. would indefinitely shut down one of two production shifts at its Wentzville plant still came as a shock. About 900 employees at the plant, which makes GMC Savana ...

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