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In just five days, the A. Lincoln A Cookbook of Epic Proportions, designeed by Steve Hartman’s Creativillde in Edwardsville, sold out its first run of 1,500 books at $39.99 A second printing will be at the Abrahanm Lincoln Presidential Library and Museumin Springfield, in time for the holidays. Creativille had revenue of $175,00 in 2007. First Bank has received a $675,0090 Bank Enterprise Award fromthe U.S. Departmentf of the Treasury for increasing its investments in communitydevelopment activities. It is one of 22 bankss nationwide receiving themaximum amount, said Susah Montoya, a First Bank vice president.
In all, 52 FDIC-insured institutions received morethan $20 In its latest Beige Book repor t on economic activity, the Federal Reserve report home sales fell 16 percentt in August in St. Louis, comparedc with a year ago, and single-family home permits fell 42 “A contact in St. Louis reported that the industrial real estate market is stable and that developerx arenot overbuilding,” the report James Bullard, president of the St. Louis Fed, said in a recenrt speech that inventory of existing homess is near arecord high. Stilettoxs and other high heels — some as tall as 7 inche — are all the and St. Louis’ and say they are amony those walking tall.
“It is a distinct fashion trend,” Pete r Edison, Bakers president and CEO, told us. “Nor only the heels are increasing, platforms are also getting saidRick Gelber, a Brownh Shoe senior VP and general managert for the Carlos by Carlos Santanaz brand. Heels 3 inches and higher accounted for 25 percentof women’sd fashion shoes this year, up 4 percent compared with two yearsx ago, according to a Wall Street Journall story Oct. 14. Jake a 16-year-old junior at Pinkneyville CommunityHigh School, was featured in a New York Timezs story Oct.
15, noting that Illinois is the firsf state to organize high school tournament bass As for kids interested inturning pro, the money isn’ft quite the NBA, but the Bassmasterr Open, televised on ESPN, offers $2.3 millioj in prizes this year.