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Signature Medical
Group is focused on providing compassionate quality
care to the community. Signature strives to reduce
cost and increase access through innovation. Physician
leadership is the key to improved quality, increased
access, and reduced costs.
Our physician-owned, multi-specialty physician group is the largest and
most comprehensive provider of orthopedic services in the region. We are
also now the largest OB-GYN group in the region. Signature Medical
Group is comprised of more than 60 physicians providing care from locations
covering the entire St. Louis area. Formed in 1998, Signature Health is
the result of several major groups of orthopedic physicians joining together
to better serve our patients and community. The group has continued to
grow steadily, branching out into other major practice areas including
obstetrics, gynecology and allergies. Visit www.signaturehealth.net |
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| Lee Enterprises
is a premier publisher of local news, information
and advertising in primarily midsize markets, with
51 daily newspapers and a joint interest in five
others, rapidly growing online sites and more than
300 weekly newspapers and specialty publications
in 23 states.
Lee's newspapers have circulation
of 1.7 million daily and 1.9 million Sunday,
reaching more than four million readers daily.
Lee's online sites reach more than two million
users, and Lee's weekly publications have distribution
of more than 4.5 million households.
With the acquisition of Pulitzer
Inc. in June 2005, Lee became the fourth largest
newspaper company in the country in terms of
dailies owned, and grew from 12th to seventh
largest in terms of total daily circulation.
Lee's newspaper markets include
Madison, Wis.; Lincoln, Neb.; Davenport, Iowa;
St. Louis, Mo.; Billings, Mont.; Bloomington,
Ill.; Tucson, Ariz.; and Napa, Calif.
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World’s Leading Chief Executive Organization |
| “Vistage is
the world’s leading membership organization
for CEOs, company presidents and business owners.
Since 1957 we have helped CEOs become Better
Leaders who make Better Decisions that create Better
Results. With a membership of 15,000 in 15 countries
and over 120 in St. Louis, we provide unparalleled
opportunities for business leaders to grow, learn
and participate in ongoing CEO peer groups where
they can bring their most challenging opportunities
and issues.
Learn more about Vistage by contacting St. Louis
Vistage Chair Allen Hauge at (314) 750-0589 or
allen.hauge@vistage.com . Visit www.vistage.com to learn more.
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| Gallop, Johnson & Neuman,
L.C. is 80 attorneys strong, providing a full range
of legal services to companies large and small,
private organizations, and individuals.
We represent diverse clients
with a range of complex needs - publicly and
privately held businesses, large and small companies,
established organizations and start-ups, as well
as individuals. Our extensive experience and
entrepreneurial orientation has helped launch
emerging growth companies - and continues to
help them solve their legal challenges along
the way.
The collegial atmosphere that
characterizes GJN has enabled us to attract only
the most highly qualified attorneys - with a
track record of excellence and innovation - for
each of our practice areas, and outstanding staff
to support the work we do for clients. For more
information visit www.gjn.com.
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Montgomery Bank is a Missouri-headquartered
community bank that provides a more personal approach
to banking. Montgomery Bank has 7 branches in Southeast
Missouri and 6 in the St. Louis metro area. With
assets nearing $1 billion, Montgomery Bank has
the resources to provide you with the latest financial
technology while providing personalized banking
services. Visit their website at www.montgomerybank.com for more information on Montgomery Bank and to
experience a more personal approach to banking.
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The Private Client Group at National
City
The Private Client Group is the cornerstone of wealth
management at National City and delivers comprehensive
financial solutions to high-net-worth individuals
and families with $1 million or more in investable
assets. The Private Client group is made up of experienced
and trusted advisors who provide a single point of
access to a team of experts in investment management,
fiduciary services, estate administration, private
banking, brokerage, charitable and endowment, and
financial consulting services. For more information
about the Private Client Group at National City Corporation,
visit our Web site at www.NationalCity.com/privateclientgroup.
About National City
National City Corporation (NYSE: NCC), headquartered
in Cleveland, Ohio, is one of the nation's largest
financial holding companies. The company operates
through an extensive banking network primarily in
Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri
and Pennsylvania, and also serves customers in selected
markets nationally. Its core businesses include commercial
and retail banking, mortgage financing and servicing,
consumer finance and asset management. For more information
about National City, visit the company’s Web
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| St. John’s Mercy Medical Center
is in the midst of a multi-year, $500 million redevelopment
of its 73-acre campus including the David C. Pratt
Cancer Center that opened in 2003, the addition of
two floors of all private rooms for maternity patients
in 2004, and in 2006 a new Heart and Vascular Hospital
housing comprehensive cardiac services, a new emergency
department with St. Louis County’s only Level
I trauma center and a dedicated pediatric emergency
room. A new nine-level patient tower opening in 2010
will feature modern, private rooms for patients in
a variety of medical specialties, including children
in the St. John’s Mercy Children’s Hospital. In
recent months the Medical Center has been named “Best
Place to Work” by the St. Louis Business
Journal, recognized by J.D. Power and Associates
Distinguished Hospital ProgramSM for providing
an “outstanding patient experience” in
maternity care, named a top hospital by U.S. News
and World Report magazine for ear, nose and throat
care, and honored as a Blue Distinction ® Center
for Complex and Rare Cancers by Anthem Blue Cross
and Blue Shield in Missouri.
St. John’s Mercy is a fully-accredited teaching
hospital with additional specialty services including
neurosciences, rehabilitation, orthopedics, sports
rehabilitation medicine and diabetes programming.
The Medical Center has 979 licensed beds, a 120-bed
skilled nursing center, employs more than 6,000
people and has a medical staff of more than 1,100
physicians. Its parent organization, St. John’s
Mercy Health Care, includes the Medical Center
in Creve Coeur, St. John’s Mercy Hospital
in Washington, Mo., St. John’s Mercy Medical
Group, and St. John’s Mercy Health Services – together
employing more than 9,200, the 10th largest employer
in St. Louis.
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| XIOLINK provides complex
managed infrastructure solutions to mid-market and
enterprise organizations. We deliver value to our
clients by allowing them to focus internal IT resources
on technology initiatives of strategic business value
rather than the day-to-day tasks of maintaining their
IT infrastructure. Our managed infrastructure solutions
allow an organization to maximize its technology
investment to ensure it meets the growing needs of
the business. For additional information visit www.xiolink.com or
call 1-877-4-XIOLINK |
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The
Olin Partners' Program, at the Olin Business School
at Washington University in St. Louis, provides
a series of one-day and two-day management seminars
for senior-level and mid-level executives from
local and regional organizations of all sizes.
The program is a value-priced
source of top-flight management education in
support of organizations' executive development
and performance management needs. For a
set subscription fee, organizations can reserve "seats" for
their employees at discounted prices. Seminars
are held all through the year. See more
information at 314-935-9494 or www.olin.wustl.edu/opp. |
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| Emerson is a global
leader in bringing technology and engineering together
to provide innovative solutions to customers through
its network power, process management, industrial
automation, climate technologies, and appliance and
tools business units. Based in St. Louis, Emerson
has more than 128,000 employees and 270 manufacturing
locations worldwide. Recognized widely for its engineering
capabilities and outstanding management process,
Emerson is consistently a company at the forefront
of technology and one of the world's best-managed
companies. Sales in fiscal 2006 were a record $20.1
billion, and 2006 marked the 50th consecutive year
Emerson has increased dividends to its shareholders. |
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