The program automatically unsubscribes users from spam lists in two ways. First, when the LashBack button is used, the individual computer user is automatically unsubscribed from that list. Secondly, ...if enough LashBack users identify a message as spam, they are all unsubscribed from the list. LashBack has established contact with the Federal Trade Commission and plans to discuss with the commission how their information on spam offenders can be shared, Brandon Phillips said. LashBack has the capability to track and report information on offenders, including their locations, Web addresses and frequency of offenses, Phillips said.
"Those tax level increases at the lower end affected a property like Alton just as much as some of the high-end tax increases hit some of the larger casinos in Illinois," Jim Wise said. "The tax ...increase was so large that it simply forced us to adjust how we operate our business -- the tax increase created a pattern that continued through the year." The Alton Belle has reduced its hours and while it is expanding its live music offerings and adding promotions, it is not participating in what Wise called the "marketing wars" among St. Louis casinos -- which Wise admitted has taken business from the casino. The Ameristar Casino in St. Charles, however, saw their revenues climb 34 percent to $263.4 million, and their admissions climb 24 percent to 10.1 million. In August 2002, the expanded Ameristar opened with the 10th largest casino floor in the nation.
Also at the dinner, Loretta Stammer, vice-president and manager of UMB Bank's Belleville branch on North High St., will be named Ambassador of the Year. Stammer will receive the award for her ...commitment to the community and to the chamber through volunteerism. Union Planters has 39 branches in St. Clair, Madison and Monroe Counties and employs about 700 people in the three counties. In St. Clair County alone, the company has increased its leading deposit market share from 28.2 percent to 30.3 percent in June 2002, the most recent information available.
Now Gregory Coleman said he wants to be involved in the new Mississippi River bridge project, and the opportunity fair he attended Tuesday at the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center in East St. Louis gave ...him valuable knowledge about how to do that. Nate Adams, a consultant with Wicks Construction Services in East St. Louis, also attended the fair. His company provides managerial and technical assistance to minority and women owned firms that are certified with the transportation department.
The grant is part of Opportunity Returns, which is Rod Blagojevich's regional economic development plan. Blagojevich divided the state into 10 regions and developed a plan with specific actions for ...each region. In December, Blagojevich announced more than 5,045 projects for Southwestern Illinois.
Company chief executive James Perry's 2002 annual compensation, including bonuses and items such as annual perks, was $3.49 million, ranking him fifth. Company President Richard Glasier's annual 2002 ...compensation was $715,875, ranking him 70th. Seven metro-east attractions rank on the list of the 25 largest in the St. Louis area. The Casino Queen Hotel and Casino ranked sixth, the highest of any in the metro-east. Argosy's Alton Belle Casino ranked eighth and is one of five casinos in the top 10.
The Fletcher's building was formerly the Cape Codder, John D's West End Grill, Zapata's Mexican restaurant and until this fall was Spongy's. Co-owner Derek Betz said the American grill-style ...restaurant, featuring up to eight beers on tap, burgers, steaks, chops and seafood would open in early March. When the new sports bar opens, Ryan O'Donnell said it will offer cheap food and drinks, live entertainment, a banquet and private party area, a game room and more and bigger restrooms than Garfield's West had. O'Donnell said he had served as a manager at the Garfield Street Bar and Grill on Mascoutah Avenue in Belleville before opening Garfield's West. Now other investors have been brought in for the sports bar project, and O'Donnell said the two businesses are no longer connected.
Al N. Amann & Co. became Downtown Feed and Seed, 126-30 West A St., on Dec. 15 when Karl Carl took over the business from the Amann family. Tom Amann sold the store to Carl, who purchases and rehabs ...old buildings. Carl said he and his business partner own about 10 buildings in downtown Belleville. Carl declined to name his business partner When asked why he didn't keep the Amann name on the store, Carl said keeping the name would have caused confusion since his last name is not Amann.
Last month, Tony Rusteberg and his friends started American Minichoppers, a business that makes motorcycles smaller than a regular motorcycle. Rusteberg said the basic minichoppers start in price at ...about $2,900 and cost about $4,000 completely finished. The current minichoppers cannot be licensed for street use because they do not have two different brake lights, a horn and a speedometer. Rusteberg said his business is working on designing a speedometer and will sell minichoppers with it and the horn and brake lights as options. People who have those options installed on the minichoppers will have to get them licensed for road use, he said.
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