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People gathered last week at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for The Wedge Innovation Center at 620 E Broadway in downtown Alton.
Howard Ash
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SIUE Marketing and Communications
The Wedge Innovation Center will host space for business startups, a venture capital firm and various Southern Illinois University Edwardsville centers. It’s the first completed project from AltonWorks, a real estate company spearheading numerous economic development projects in town.