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In November 2019, the City of O’Fallon launched the Downtown Façade Improvement Grant Program, a one-of-a-kind program designed to breathe new life into the Downtown District through the improvement of existing building exteriors. In the inaugural application round, five buildings in the Downtown District received new and improved exteriors. The program immediately provided the Downtown……

A nationally recognized warehouse/distribution developer is beginning phase one of St. Clair County, Illinois’ very first industrial park. TriStar Companies – known for its development of the 2,300-acre Gateway Commerce Center in Madison County (Edwardsville and Pontoon Beach), is embarking on a precedent-setting development in a county known largely for office, retail and commercial. TriStar……

Just as the Jimmy Buffet line goes, “It Takes No More Time to See the Good Side of Life Than It Takes to See the Bad.” During these challenging times, it helps to smile every once in a while. Sometimes it may seem like there is very little to celebrate, but that is far from……

We know that you have seen it. The Downtown District is becoming awesome. People are flocking to O’Fallon’s downtown every day. To help encourage further progress, the City of O’Fallon created a competitive grant program to help encourage growth in the Downtown District. This matching grant (up to approximately $15k) can be used by property……

Who better to hear from about success than those who have created it? Success Stories from Gregg, Brad, Kathy, and Megan will leave you asking only one question: What are you waiting for? The time is now. After you watch the video, wait no more. Drop us an email. Let’s get started on your success……

This year, O’Fallon, Illinois re-branded itself with a new look and tag line: “Build It Here.” The new slogan holds weight as it seems that there is construction on every corner as many are choosing to “Build It In O’Fallon.” City officials Walter Denton, City Administrator, Ted Shekell, Community Development Director, Grant Litteken, Assistant City……

New businesses continue to open-up shop in O’Fallon. Between August and November 2019, 30 new businesses opened their doors. This community continues to be a great destination for businesses of any size, and any type. Business Business Type Address Phone Haven Chiropractic Care Chiropractic 102 Willow Drive, Suite A (618) 660-6181 Recycling Products Consulting Consulting……

Three brothers, Rick, Russ, and Jim Thoman were all born and raised in O’Fallon, IL. They are all proud to be a part of an institution that has spent 60 great years in O’Fallon. Many years ago, the trio’s late father, Russell Thoman, Sr., along with eight business partners, saw potential in the small growing……

The City of O’Fallon, O’Fallon-Shiloh Chamber of Commerce, and O’Fallon Downtown District were recently presented with the Exemplary Collaboration, Partnership or Regional Initiative Award the East-West Gateway Council of Governments’ 2019 Outstanding Local Government Achievement Awards. The award was given for the partnership formed between the City, Chamber, and local businesses that has transformed the……

The St. Clair Bowl just celebrated its 42nd birthday in O’Fallon. In its earliest days, it was an indoor skating rink. Years later, it is one of the Midwest’s largest bowling destinations bringing thousands of people into O’Fallon throughout the year. St. Clair Bowl is an economic generator for O’Fallon, especially when each of their……

A flash mob performing Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” a surprise appearance by the Headless Horseman, both human and pet costume contests, and a cauldron crawl with special food and drink specials will highlight the inaugural Witches & Wizards Night Out on Saturday, Oct. 19, in the Downtown O’Fallon District. That’s one of several Halloween-themed events dominating……

O’Fallon’s current residents and businesses already know O’Fallon is safe. Now everyone knows. A recent analysis by Backgroundchecks.org determined that the City of O’Fallon is one of the safest communities in the state. In fact, O’Fallon is ranked in the top 5% of all cities in Illinois! “Safety is not a luxury in O’Fallon, it’s……

July picked up just where June left off. After eleven new businesses opened their doors in the month prior, July 2019 had ten new businesses choose to build their future in O’Fallon. Business Business Type Address Sidetangent Productions Inc. Media Production 421 N Cedar St. Rear Nitro Family Foods Food Sales 1100 Hollander Court A……

Brad McMillin started doing business in O’Fallon in 1986 when he established Beltone Hearing Aid Service. When he started, little did he know that one day the business would expand to over 130 locations, in seven different states across America and make a monumental impact on O’Fallon. Brad’s success in O’Fallon goes well beyond Beltone.……

It has has been an exciting year for the O’Fallon Downtown District. With the opening of the Vine Street Market, many are starting to enjoy a more vibrant downtown area. Furchild and other members of the Downtown District are hoping to further excite the community (and their four-legged friends) by hosting a new downtown affair,……

What’s the hardest part about reaching your goals? Answer: Getting started. The City of O’Fallon is a proud sponsor of this year’s SIUE Metro East Start Up Challenge. Through the challenge, the area’s most talented entrepreneurs have a chance at securing start-up financing and priceless business services. The City of O’Fallon is a huge supporter……

June 2019 was another busy month in O’Fallon, Illinois. Eleven dreamers opened the doors to their new businesses. Each one of them choosing O’Fallon as the place to build their future. The new businesses registrations for June 2019: Skin Serenity by Heidi Salon/Spa 128 W. State Street Off the Wall Painting, LLC Painting P.O. Box……

The Downtown District is heating up. In terms of temperature and excitement. For the very first time, O’Fallon’s Downtown District will transform into a winter wonderland for an entire month of July. The heat may not subside, but with the events and sales, nothing will stop the Downtown District from being the coolest place to……

O’Fallon’s new downtown branding captures the spirt and passion of the community’s core. It also reflects the energy created by the business owners in downtown O’Fallon. The heart of O’Fallon is its people. United in their support for those around them. United in their love for this place we call home. The business owners in……

A new development is potentially headed for O’Fallon. The Shops at Richland Creek is proposed by a private developer with a long history of success across the country and a major footprint in the Nashville, TN area. The development will include 17+ acres near Exit 16 – bordered by Green Mount Road, Frank Scott Parkway,……

Construction is now underway on a new cancer care center near the campus of HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in O’Fallon, Ill. Early next year, Cancer Care Specialists of Illinois (CCSI) will move from its current location in Swansea to join St. Elizabeth’s in the new building. Cancer Care Specialists have 20 locations in Central and……

What’s more appealing to an investor than stability, lower costs, and growth? O’Fallon is a growing community with a stable political environment, growing economy, and…decreasing property tax. The City of O’Fallon recently lowered its property tax rate by over 3% – the lowest it has been in over eight years. O’Fallon is able to decrease……

The first step has been taken in the future development of the area in O’Fallon’s Mid America Commerce Center. The City of O’Fallon, along with other neighboring communities, have authorized the addition of property tax abatement as an incentive within the Mid America Enterprise Zone. An Enterprise Zone is a state program that provides incentives……

A local developer with a long history of success in O’Fallon has proposed a new development on the eastern edge of O’Fallon. Richard Gorazd, known for high-quality residential development, has proposed a 26+ acre mixed-use development on the east side of Seven Hills Road, near the O’Fallon Public Safety Facility and YMCA. The overall mixed-use……

The terrain along Interstate 64, heading into O’Fallon from the east, could someday look quite different. Vast stretches of fertile farmland could give way to warehousing and logistical operations. People accustomed to heading into town for work may instead find jobs on the outskirts. A community visited by fortune unlike almost any other in Metro……

The hotels just keep coming in O’Fallon, and officials continue to consider the lodging industry a major part of its economic development future. The city of about 30,000 people estimates it will collect $2.3 million in hotel/motel taxes in 2020, thanks to its 11 existing hotels and two new hotels expected to open this year……

With 2018 now behind us, we are able to look at what this next year will bring. I believe that 2019 will be equally as successful, at least in O’Fallon, as the previous few years. I like to start off the year with a column sharing my expectations or “vision” for the upcoming 12 months.……

It’s been a year since St. Elizabeth’s Hospital sold its half of the Cancer Treatment Center in Swansea to the Memorial Hospital network. Now St. E.’s is moving forward with plans to open its own radiation oncology clinic in O’Fallon. The clinic will share a new building with Cancer Care Specialists of Illinois, a medical……

The recently completed National Citizens Survey, performed by the National Research Center, randomly selects 1,500 O’Fallon residents and asks them questions about their community. The entire survey results are available on the City’s website at https://www.ofallon.org/administration/pages/2018-national-citizens-survey. Out of the 130 categories that were surveyed, O’Fallon was ranked similar or higher than comparison communities 98% of the……

O’Fallon welcomed another new hotel to the City – Hampton Inn broke ground on November 8, 2018. The new hotel will open in 2019 and will add 100 new rooms to the O’Fallon Hotel Market. The new hotel will be attached to the Regency Conference Center.

Inc. magazine recently revealed that Gateway Multifamily Group is No. 1856 on its 37th annual Inc. 5000, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the American economy’s most dynamic segment—its independent small businesses. Microsoft, Dell, Domino’s Pizza, Pandora, Timberland, LinkedIn,……

Local Photographer Sal Cincotta, owner of Salvatore Cincotta Photography, was ranked the #1 Wedding Photographer in both the United States and the World by the International Photography Organization and Competition OneEyeland.com. “This was an incredibly talented field of photographers and to win this title is an absolute honor and result of years of hard work……

Lion’s Choice to start testing breakfast menu in O’Fallon Lion’s Choice will begin testing a new breakfast menu adding specialty sandwiches, baked goods, fresh fruit, juices, and local coffee. The breakfast test is happening at only one Lion’s Choice location at the moment: a restaurant in O’Fallon, Illinois at 450 Regency Park Drive. The restaurant will……

Starbucks, a Seattle-based coffeehouse chain known for its signature roasts, light bites and making coffee cool again built it’s first location in O’Fallon, Illinois in 2007 on Central Park Drive in O’Fallon. Not long after opening, this location became one of the highest performing stores in the entire St. Louis region despite original projections that……

A proven history of successful design solutions for the greater O’Fallon area. Horner & Shifrin has been providing design solution services to public- and private-sector clients since 1933. Over 85 percent of clients are repeat customers. They believe client satisfaction is the single most important aspect of business and are dedicated to providing personalized service along……

Ellen Leaf-Moore and Tim Moore’s business found a home in O’Fallon, Illinois. Ellen is an Ohio native, educated at Ohio University and Ursuline College. She worked and eventually managed her family’s Hartville, Ohio bridal business before moving to Atlanta where she was a district manager for a chain of men’s formal wear stores and then……

Making a splash in O’Fallon. The McKendree MetroRecPlex was built in 2017 as the anchor of the Four Points Center as well as the go-to hub for sports and fitness in the greater O’Fallon area. Located the corner of Scott Troy Road and Hwy 50, in O’Fallon, IL, just off Interstate 64, it is a……

Visionary Wealth Advisors chose O’Fallon to build their third headquarters in the St. Louis region because of “location, location, location.” Visionary Wealth Advisors began construction on The Blade Building in 2015 at the I-64 and Green Mount Interchange. It is a professional office building that is home to Visionary Wealth Advisors, as well as other……

Bike Surgeon was originally founded in 1974 by Mark Robinson, internationally famous for his hospitality to cyclists on the Trans America Trail. In 2004, Jon and Emily Greenstreet purchased the shop, and it continued to get bigger and better. By 2006, Bike Surgeon was one of the leading shops in Southern Illinois and constantly looking……

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