a:26:{s:9:"weblog_id";s:1:"4";s:8:"entry_id";s:0:"";s:6:"sticky";s:0:"";s:14:"allow_comments";s:1:"n";s:16:"allow_trackbacks";s:1:"n";s:10:"entry_date";s:19:"2009-03-27 04:08 AM";s:15:"expiration_date";s:0:"";s:23:"comment_expiration_date";s:0:"";s:8:"category";a:2:{i:0;s:1:"4";i:1;s:2:"47";}s:9:"author_id";s:1:"2";s:6:"status";s:4:"open";s:14:"trackback_urls";s:0:"";s:18:"versioning_enabled";s:1:"y";s:5:"title";s:42:"Panel Discussion on Infrastructure April 8";s:9:"url_title";s:42:"panel_discussion_on_infrastructure_april_8";s:6:"submit";s:6:"Submit";s:11:"field_id_26";s:42:"Panel Discussion on Infrastructure April 8";s:11:"field_ft_26";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_31";s:0:"";s:11:"field_id_44";s:422:" A panel of St. Louis business leaders will address current and future priorities for renewal of the area\'s roads, bridges, sewers and other infrastructure at a free panel discussion on Wednesday, April 8 at the Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell Blvd. in Forest Park. The free event, “Infrastructure Opportunities: A Stimulus for Economic Growth,â€ begins at 8:30 with continental breakfast and concludes at 9 a.m.";s:11:"field_ft_44";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_28";s:48:"Infrastructure, Pipefitters, KAI, History Museum";s:11:"field_ft_28";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_29";s:1170:"<p>&nbsp;A panel of St. Louis business leaders will address current and future priorities for renewal of the area\'s roads, bridges, sewers and other infrastructure at a free panel discussion on Wednesday, April 8 at the Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell Blvd. in Forest Park. The free event, &ldquo;Infrastructure Opportunities: A Stimulus for Economic Growth,&rdquo; begins at 8:30 with continental breakfast and concludes at 9 a.m.<br />&nbsp;<br />Major infrastructure projects represent long-term investments in economic growth that will create thousands of Missouri jobs and add billions to the state\'s economy, according to Kevin Ferguson, vice president of Kwame Building Group, a St. Louis-based construction management firm.<br />&nbsp;<br />Speakers at the panel discussion include Kevin Ferguson, vice president of Kwame Building Group; Jeff Theerman, executive director of the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District; and Pat Kellett, business manager at Plumbers &amp; Pipefitters Local Union No. 562.&nbsp; Admission is free but reservations are requested. To RSVP, e-mail <a href=\"mailto:stlevents@bizjournals.com\">stlevents@bizjournals.com</a>.</p>";s:10:"category_0";s:1:"4";s:10:"category_1";s:2:"47";}