In the case of St. Charles City, it takes six politicians accompanied by three city employees. The nine city officials dipped into the city’s coffers last month to attend this year’s International Council of Shopping Centers convention, which ran May ...

Tagged with: Bob Kneemiller John Knoll Larry Muench Michael Spurgeon Michael Weller Mike Klinghammer Nadine Boon Patti York Richard Veit Scott Shipman Shashi Pathak

Economic development is a constant juggling act of retaining established businesses and attracting new ones. The key is not to drop the ball on either front. For O'Fallon's new economic development director it is a challenge she has been preparing for since she joined the department a year ago. Shashi Pathak took on the director role Jan. 5, exactly one year after she was first hired by the city as its economic development specialist. When her predecessor Jim Curran resigned in October 2008, Pathak moved up to interim director. Curran was with the city for a little over two years.

Tagged with: economic development economic development specialist Jim Curran O'Fallon Shashi Pathak

RCGA names LU’s Evans to its board The St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association has named Lindenwood University President James D. Evans to its board of directors. The RCGA, among other things, is an economic deÃ¥velopment organization that works ...

Tagged with: David Joslin Dr. Karen Fowler economic development director Frost Electric James D. Evans Jim Curran Lindenwood University O'Fallon RCGA Sandra Meranda Shashi Pathak SSM St. Charles Clinic Medical Group St. Charles Chamber of Commerce