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About Will

Will Buss, a business reporter at the News-Democrat, has been covering business in the metro-east area since January 2003. He has been working as a reporter at daily newspapers in Illinois for the last six years. He writes the weekly Retail Roundup column that appears each Monday and the Business Beat column that is published every Friday in the News-Democrat.

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• Cato retailer is coming to Green Mount

  Women's apparel retailer Cato will open a store next week in Belleville.

• Touring Cyclist rolls into former IHOP site

  A long-vacant International House of Pancakes building will finally house a business in Fairview Heights.

• Here's the scoop: White Cottage ice cream shop on Lebanon Avenue has closed

  There is a new flavor and name associated with White Cottage. One of the two Belleville ice cream stands that have sold and scooped White Cottage ice cream over the past several summers has closed and the other has a new name.

• Waterloo Commons may expand

  The developer of a new Waterloo shopping center has leased every storefront and may expand the new retail development.

• St. Clair Square loses pet store

  Pass Pets pet store has left St. Clair Square after 20 years at the mall.

• Boxing Gym moves into Fairview Heights

  The Boxing Gym offers boxing classes and fitness center memberships in Fairview Heights. The gym is located at 5900 N. Illinois St., at the former New Lady Fitness. Manager Brian Crain said the new location is the chain's seventh and the first outside Missouri. Others are located across the river in O'Fallon, Mo.; St. Peters, Mo.; Maryland Heights, Mo.; Ballwin, Mo.; Wentzville, Mo., and Arnold, Mo. Members can work out on the free-weigths and take boxing and kick-boxing classes for no extra charge...

• Walgreens is coming to Crossing

  An administrator from The DESCO Group has confirmed that Walgreens will be coming to Belleville Crossing.

• Owners reopening three Dairy Queens

  The new owners of three metro-east Dairy Queen restaurants have reopened their location in Belleville and expect to reopen another in O'Fallon later this week.

• Jacques at the Bank: Bistro and wine bar opens in former bank building

  Jack Strader's dream bistro and wine bar has come true in Collinsville.

• Brad Lakin among top lawyers

  Metro-east attorney Brad Lakin has been selected by his peers as one of the top lawyers in Illinois.

• Fairview Target's opening set for July

  A bright red banner hanging from the a new Target store under construction in Fairview Heights advertises that the doors will open on July 27.