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A message from NCI President/CEO, Rebecca Zoll
NCI President / CEO, Rebecca
Zoll |
Hello. We have started the year off at full speed,
gearing up for our North County Legislative Reception
this month. Once again, we are proud to host this
event, along with North County's four area Chambers
of Commerce, the Greater North County Chamber, the
North County Chamber, the Northwest Chamber, and
the Maryland Heights Chamber. We will have a full
house again this year and, based on reservations,
are expecting nearly all of our North County State
legislators to attend, including Senator Jane Cunningham,
Senator Rita Days, Senator Tim Green, Rep. Don Calloway,
Rep. Michael Corcoran, Rep. Rochelle Walton Grey,
Rep. Ted Hoskins, Rep. Albert Liese, Rep. Margo
McNeil, Rep. Gina Walsh, Rep. Steve Webb. Our members
are all looking forward to hearing about the issues
they are working on in Jefferson City. We will also
present the North County Legislative Agenda for
the year, which outlines the priorities for our
area at the reception. Thank you to SSM DePaul Health
Center for generously donating its wonderful May
Center and catering for this event; their kindness
and dedication to our community is very much appreciated.
Northwest Chamber’s Mike LeBlanc
presents NCI’s Rebecca Zoll, Lillie Dumas
and Kim Bakker with award. (photo provided
by McCarthy Photography) |
A BIG THANK YOU goes to the Northwest Chamber of
Commerce for recognizing the work we are doing on
behalf of the entire community. North County Incorporated
was honored to receive the Chamber’s 2009 Community
Development Award. NCI president Kim Bakker,
past-president Lillie Dumas, and I were on hand
to accept this award from Chamber president Mike
LeBlanc. Congrats also to NCI member’s Bommarito
of Hazelwood who received the 2009 Business of the
Year Award, and Carolyne Simpson with St. John’s
Bank who was given the 2009 “Bette O’Keefe” Volunteer
of the Year Award.
We want to say a special congrats to NCI board
member, Dora Gianoulakis, president of the
Spanish Lake Community Assoc. for being named one
of the North County Journal's 2010 Award recipients.
The Journal chose this year's award recipients based
on their work to enrich the lives of others. A personal
"thanks" to the Journal for also recognizing me
with this honor, along with Rev. James Aldridge,
Jr. from the Glasgow Village community, and Frank
Finnegan with St. Louis Area Foodbank. Click
here for more details.
I would like to direct your attention to two
current issues NCI is working on, on behalf of the
community:
 The
first issue is increasing awareness of the importance
of full participation in the 2010 Census.
It is critical that we as community and business
leaders do our part to encourage others to "BE COUNTED".
When an area's population is undercounted that area
can lose millions of dollars in federal funding
over a 10 year period of time - dollars that would
help our schools, our municipalities, our healthcare
system, and our infrastructure. NCI is working closely
with the Census Bureau to help do our part in spreading
the word about why participation is so important.
Please call me at (314) 895-6241 if you are interested
in what you can do to help in this endeavor or go
to www.NorthStLouisCounty.com
and click on the 2010 Census banner.
 The
second issue is the importance of effective and
efficient METRO services for North St. Louis County.
For the past several months I have served on Metro's
Moving Transit Forward Advisory Council. This Advisory
Council has actively reviewed the long-range plan
developed by Metro officials and East-West Gateway
Council of Governments after many meetings with
area community and business organizations, Metro
riders and the public. To look at the Moving Transit
Forward Draft Plan and learn more about their findings
and recommendations for serving the St. Louis region
in years to come please go to www.movingtransitforward.org
 This
year, NCI is proud to sponsor the City of Ferguson's
Live Well Twilight Run/Walk, on May 15th. All
proceeds for this 5K event will help benefit NCI
member, the Emerson YMCA's summer youth camp scholarship
program. Now is the time to get involved and register
to participate in this USTAF certified course through
Ferguson's beautiful historic neighborhoods. Professional
timing will be by Big River Running. The event also
offers something for the whole family with a one
mile fun run and lots of post-event festivities.
To sponsor, register or volunteer go to livewellferg5K.com.
We want more people in the North County area to
know about the many events and activities that are
offered here, as well as the many accomplishments
of our schools, students, residents, businesses
and communities, so please consider passing this
email along to your employees, neighbors and friends.
Thank you and have a fantastic month!
In this edition:
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Bommarito Nissan, Honda and Volkswagen of Hazelwood
generated $171 million in combined sales involving
their new, pre-owned, service, parts and collision
centers. Click
here for more details. [PDF]
Bommarito has put together a very generous offer
for NCI members, for
details click here [PDF].
Be sure to take the flyer to the dealership with
you to get this terrific deal.
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Riverview
Gardens School District had a positive 2009 Audit
for its financial practices and management for the
second consecutive year. Click
here for details. |
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The City of Florissant
has been awarded $452, 200 from the Federal Stimulus
Package for a new integrated solar paneled roof for
the ice rink. The funding is through the Dept. of
Energy's Energy Efficiency Community Block Grant program.
According to Mayor Lowery, Florissant received $6.6
million in federal reimbursement money in 2009 for
six projects scheduled to be implemented in 2010.
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The
City of Hazelwood shows promising economic
growth, despite the loss if the Ford Plant, from working
with the Panattoni Development Company. A 160-acre
site is being prepped for $250 million development
project known as Aviator Business Park and could create
up to 2,500 jobs. Click
here for details [PDF]. Click
here to hear story on KMOX Radio. Click
here for story in St. Louis Business Journal.[PDF] |
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The City of Hazelwood's
Police Department and the Missouri Masonic
Children's foundation co-sponsored the Missouri
Child ID and Protection program on Sat., Jan. 23,
which was a big success. More than 200+ children were
processed at the LDS Church in Hazelwood. |
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Emerson
for donating $50,000 to the City of Ferguson to
help fund the building of the Plaza @ 501 at the corner
of South Florissant Road and Suburban Ave. If the
City of Ferguson can raise an additional $22, 406,
Emerson will donate an additional $50,000. The City
has bricks, which can be personalized, available for
$100 each. The bricks will be used in the Plaza.
If you are interested in helping with the revitalization
efforts in Ferguson please call the city at 314-521-7721
for more information. |
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Students from Hazelwood Northwest Middle School
donated more than $700 to Accessible Play, Inc. to
support the creation of an inclusive playground in
Florissant. For
details Click Here |
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GTN - The Gateway
Television News Network, formerly News 20, has
moved to a new channel in the Charter Communications
lineup, channel 994. The station which is operated
out of the City of Black Jack has consistently been
voted as one of the best and most unique cable stations
in the country, earning over 50 National and International
Awards. The station prides itself in giving its viewers
local unique news, health, police, and sports stories,
along with interviews with local, state, and national
political figures. |
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St. Louis County
Economic Council, in partnership with Edward
Jones, for holding its 2010 St. Louis Regional
Business Plan Competition to promote entrepreneurship
and the development of startup and early-stage companies
in the St. Louis region. They will award the three,
top winning companies with significant prize money,
in addition to legal, accounting and marketing services.
Every for-profit industry sector is eligible and businesses
have to be new or in its early stage. The deadline
for submitting applications is Tuesday, March 9, 2010.
For additional information about eligibility, rules,
judging criteria, and deadlines, visit www.slcec.com.
Click
here for more information. |
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St.
Louis County Economic Council for unveiling an
innovation small business loan program that is an
alternative to the Small Business Administration's
(SBA) 504 loan program, offering less restrictive
requirements to borrowers seeking financing for the
purchase or construction of land, buildings, machinery,
and equipment within St. Louis County. This will help
boost lending for entrepreneurs. Click
here for more information. |
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Da Vinci Surgical Robotic System
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SSM DePaul Health Center,
this week unveiled the regions' most comprehensive
robotic-assisted surgical program. The SSM Robotic
Surgery Institute at DePaul Health Center offers the
most innovative, minimally-invasive surgical approacheavailable
for complex procedures. The Institute is powered by
the newest da Vinci Surgical System. Patients will
benefit from less pain, less risk of infection and
blood loss, and ultimately a faster recovery. Click
here
for press releases. |
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St.
Louis Community College's Workforce and Community
Development division of has developed a "just
in time" training for "in demand jobs" with their
accelerated learning training programs. They've begun
developing short term "accelerated" job training programs
such as Information Help Desk Technician; Microsoft
Certified Application Specialist; Industrial Maintenance
Training; Home Energy Auditor Training and Environmental
Remediation Technician (EPA Job Training grant) and
more are to come. For the entire list of new courses
and training or for more information, please call
the Information Hotline at 314-539-5921. |
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Dr. Eric Winkles |
The Ferguson-Florissant School District has
named Dr. Eric Winkles as the principal of
Wedgwood Elementary School for the 2010-2011 school
year. Winkles has more than 10 years of experience
working as an educator and administrator. He began
his teaching career in the Ferguson-Florissant School
District at Airport Elementary School, so as Wedgwood’s
new principal, he is returning home.
Click here for press release. [PDF] |
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The University of
Missouri-St. Louis Monday Noon Series presented
by the Center for the Humanities offers the following
programs this month: Feb. 1: the Revolution:
Beethoven's Op. 18 String Quartets, Feb. 18:
"What's a Ubject?", Feb. 15: The Labyrinth:
An Art Historical Perspective, Feb. 22: From
Classics to Cole Porter. For more information about
times and locations for these free arts and cultural
events that are open to the public email cenhumn@umsl.edu
or go to http://umslce.org/index.php/monday-noon-series/
or call (314) 516-5699. |
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Christian
Hospitals Diabetes Wellness Tour 2010 offers
free screenings for diabetes and will be in several
locations throughout North St. Louis County on Feb.
4,5,10,12,13,16, 19, 25 & 26. To find a location
near you and to pre-register call 314-747-WELL. Christian
Hospital also has other numerous events being held
in February. Learn how food choices you make can affect
your health and well being for life when visiting
Jamestown Mall Food Court on Feb. 17 from 9 - 10 am.
For more information and a complete listing of
events click
here [PDF] or call 314-747-WELL
or Bret Berigan at 314-653-5304. |
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The Pattonville School
District Alumni Association will host their fifth
annual "Pattonville Idol" starting on Feb.
5. The contest is open to any Pattonville alumni
or staff and their immediate family, 18 years and
up. The rounds of the competition will take place
beginning at 7 pm, lasting three consecutive Fridays
(Feb. 5, 12, and 19) at Limestone's Bar and Grille,
12163 Pritchard Farm Drive. For more details contact
Paula Schneider at jlslpaula@aol.com.
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Trinity
Catholic High School's Titan Alumni Players will
present their annual musical, Beauty and the Beast,
Feb. 5-7 pm at Trinity Catholic High School.
Times and ticket prices vary and are available through
the office. Please call 314-741-1333, ext. 223.
Click
Here [PDF] for more information.
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Christian
Hospital is gearing up for the popular annual
Heart Fair on Saturday, Feb. 13, from
8:30 am to 12:30 pm in the Detrick Building Atrium
with lectures, screenings and activities designed
to ensure people "don't miss a beat" for a healthier
life. Door prizes, giveaways and heart healthy refreshments
are also part of this extraordinary event. Space
is limited so call to register today at 314-747-WELL
or 1-877-747-WELL. Click
here for more information. |
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Child
Center-Marygrove invites you to enjoy an evening
at the Ritz Carlton, St. Louis on Feb. 13
for a gala, fashion show and to benefit. The cocktail
reception and silent auction begin at 6 pm, dinner
is served at 7 pm and the fashion show and live auction
at 8 pm. Cost is $225 per person. Ad space in their
program is still available, as well. To make your
reservations for this black-tie event, call Laura
Rau at 314-830-6286. |
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Join the Greater
North County Chamber of Commerce for the live
performance of "Next of Kin" at the 2nd
Annual Dinner Theater on Friday Feb. 26,
at Yacovelli's Restaurant and Banquet Center, 407
Dunn Rd. Reservations required, for more information,
contact the Chamber at 314-831-3500. |
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SSM
DePaul Health Center 's Healthy Happenings for
the month of February include: a Knee Replacement
Seminar on Feb. 27, various support groups,
Child Birthing classes, Nutrition Education, and more.
For specific details click
here [PDF] or go online
at www.ssmhc.com
or call 314-344-6000. |
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Pattonville School
District's 16th Annual Pattonville Education Foundation's
Dinner/Dance/Auction will be on Saturday, March
6, 2010. This year's theme will be "Pirate Night"
and will be at the Maryland Heights Centre, 2344 McKelvey
Road. Doors open at 5:30 pm. They are accepting auction
items. For cost and more information call Lee Grand
at 314-971-1619. Click
here for flyer. [PDF] |
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The
Greater North County Chamber of Commerce invites
you to attend the 22nd Annual Business Showcase
on Saturday, March 6 at the JFK Center, 315
Howdershell Rd. from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm. This is a
great way to learn more about the businesses and services
available in your neighborhood. Visit www.greaternorthcountychamber.com/BusinessFair.shtml
for more details. |
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The City of Ferguson
and North County Inc. invites you to participate
in the Live Well Ferguson Twilight Run/Walk
on May 15. We are challenging businesses in
North County to get your employees involved, residents
talk to your neighbors about this MUST DO healthy
event for the summer! This is one not to miss. Proceeds
benefit the Emerson Family YMCA. For more information,
to register or view all details about the exciting
new event, visit www.livewellferg5k.com.
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