Discover! 370 Celebrating Highway 370 Corridor?s 1st Decade of Dynamic Growth

By: Scott Drachnik // November 07, 2006

ST. CHARLES COUNTY, MO --- Eight prominent business leaders, five major companies, and two county governments will be honored during a 10-year celebration and evening awards reception planned by the regional civic group Discover! 370 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 16 at the Foundry Art Centre located at 520 North Main Center in historic St. Charles.

?Since the 12-mile Highway 370 corridor was fully opened in November 1996, this dynamic transportation link between St. Charles and St. Louis Counties has experienced unprecedented growth, and we look forward to recognizing some of the many outstanding individuals, companies, and organizations that made it all possible,? said Nadine Boon, chair of Discover! 370 and economic development director for the city of St. Charles. ?Today there is more than 7.5 million square feet of mixed-use development along Highway 370 and an estimated 10,000 jobs. With even more on the horizon, that?s a great reason to celebrate the first decade of this regional milestone.?

During the November 16 evening reception, business leaders to be honored for their visionary roles in the growth and development of the 370 corridor include:

Rodney Thomas and Michael Towerman of TRiSTAR Business Communities
Former TRiSTAR executive Lawrence Chapman now of Clayco
Steve Brown and Don Land of Balke Brown Associates
Hyatt Bangert and Robert Millstone of MB Properties and The Millstone Company
Greg Whittaker of Whittaker Homes

Accepting awards on behalf of St. Charles County and St. Louis County governments will be St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley and St. Charles County Council President Bob Schnur.

To attend the November 16 celebration, please register by e-mailing rsvp@edcscc.com or calling 636-441-6880 ext. 221. Pre-registration is required and there is no fee to attend.

Formed in 2000, Discover!370 includes the cities of Bridgeton, Hazelwood, St. Charles and St. Peters, along with representatives from AT&T Missouri, Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital, Colliers Turley Martin Tucker, the Economic Development Center of St. Charles County, Hannegan & Scheidegger Enterprises II LLC, MB Properties, McKelvey Properties, New Frontier Bank, Pundmann Ford, Rolwes Homes, St. Charles County Department of Workforce Development, St. Louis Mills, The Millstone Company, U.S. Title and Whittaker Homes.

Event sponsors include Discover!370, AT&T Missouri, Colliers Turley Martin Tucker, City of St. Charles, jWeb New Media Design, MB Properties, The Millstone Company and Whittaker Homes.