October 2022

Memorial honored at Pinnacle Awards

CHESTER – Memorial Hospital took home two awards from the Illinois Society of Healthcare Marketing and Public Relations (ISHMPR) Fall Conference in Peoria, IL on October 13. The Hospital received an Award of Excellence, the highest honor in the Community Outreach category, for their Memorial Community Pharmacy campaign, that involved branding, marketing, and educational materials […]

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Missouri Attorney General leads 19-state coalition in launching investigation into six major banks over ESG investing

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced today that his office and 18 other attorneys general have served six major American banks with civil investigative demands, which act as a subpoena, asking for documents relating to the companies’ involvement with the United Nations’ (UN) Net-Zero Banking Alliance.   The banks under investigation include

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Missouri State Parks to host Iron Riders event at Nathan and Olive Boone Homestead State Historic Site Nov. 5

JEFFERSON CITY, MO. – To commemorate the 125th anniversary of the 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps, Nathan and Olive Boone Homestead State Historic Site is hosting an event recounting the little-known story of the Bicycle Corps and its amazing accomplishments.   The family-friendly, free event will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 5,

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September 2022 Monthly Jobs Report

JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri non-farm payroll employment increased by 2,700 jobs from August 2022 to September 2022, and the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased by one-tenth of a percentage point. Private industry employment increased by 10,400 jobs and government employment decreased by 7,700 jobs. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.4 percent in September

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Tabatha Pinkley receives Employee of the Quarter

CHESTER – Brett Bollmann, CEO at Memorial Hospital named Tabatha Pinkley Employee of the Quarter for the Third Quarter 2022 on October 10. Pinkley, Rural Health Clinic (RHC) Admitting Representative, has worked at Memorial Hospital/Chester since November 2002, almost 20 years.   When asked what she likes most about working at Memorial, Pinkley replied, “I

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A smoky solution — for plants

A smoky solution — for plants COLUMBIA, Mo. — Richard Ferrieri never thought a simple bottle of liquid smoke would change the trajectory of his team’s research. Originally, Ferrieri and a team of researchers at the University of Missouri focused on studying how soil, saturated by the intense smoke caused by wildfires, alters plant growth. But after they

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All are welcome to search for trees on SIU campus during Tree Campus BioBlitz

by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale has long been recognized for its commitment to urban forest management. In keeping with that tradition, individuals and school groups are invited to participate in a special event later this month, the Tree Campus Higher Education BioBlitz. The goal is simple. Participants will try to

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