Pat Schwarte, Account Manager

ALTON - The weather is fickle this time of year, ask Joe Bailey, owner of Universal Elements Photography. A month ago Joe thought that organizing a Chinese Lantern Release would be fun and bring the community together so he took to the World Wide Web and added an event to his faceboo...

ALTON - Jill Craigie, Manager/Bartender of Bossanova Restaurant & Lounge in Downtown Alton, is moving to the great northwest and Downtown Alton will lose a little of its luster. Jill and her husband Will Craigie, former General Manager & Sommelier at Aeries Resort & Winery in Grafton, Illinois,...

GODFREY - The River Bend Growth Association has named Gentelin’s on Broadway its Small Business of the Month. The RiverBend Growth Association selects a small business to honor each month. Winners are selected based on a scoring system that awards points for number of years in business,...

WOOD RIVER - Keith Tite, Owner of Wood River Hardware Store located at 26 E. Ferguson Avenue in Wood River is ready to retire and move to Las Vegas. Everything at Wood River Hardware; inventory, fixtures and even the building are for sale. Tite began with Wood River Hardware in 1972...

WOOD RIVER - There is an alternative to using prescription drugs or resorting to joint surgery for pain relief. Dr. Michael Harbison, DC, MCS-P, CCCPC, of iCAN Clinic in Wood River, Illinois, is holding an informational seminar on the use of regenerative cellular medicine for pain relief...

Midwest Basement Tech, Inc. has been chosen River Bend Growth Association ’s Small Business of the Month for the month of February 2017. The presentation was made to Christy Jones, Marketing and Advertising Director, and daughter of business owners Steve and Karen Jones, along with MBT staff...

Sherer Chiropractic Center has opened a second location at 5204 Godfrey Road (next to Tony’s Ranch House) in Godfrey. Doctors Jacob and Katie Sherer opened a location in Jerseyville earlier this year and due to its success and the doctors’ wish to not only expand their superior care,...

The River Bend Growth Association (RBGA) celebrated Body Restoration Salon & Spa ’s 10th anniversary with a Ribbon Cutting at their 325 Market Street Location in Alton on Thursday November 17th. RBGA Director of Member Services, Trish Holmes, conducted the ceremony with business owners Teres...

There was excitement on Broadway in Alton on Wednesday November 16th at the newly relocated Bluff City Grill . The Riverbend Growth Association recognized the complete renovation of the former Eagles Club located at 424 E. Broadway with a ribbon cutting. Owners Cathy Gross was deeply involved...

Ruby's , an entertainment and gaming business, opened their sixth Metro East location at 702 E. Broadway in Alton and the Riverbend Growth Association (RBGA) celebrated the event with a ribbon cutting. On hand for the ceremony was owners Dick and Gwen Logue, Phil Thebeau and Keith Rentschler;...