In East St. Louis, Union Carpenters with Plocher Construction are building on an already impressive success story.
The Jackie Joyner-Kersee Community Center is undergoing a $20 million expansion, including this soon-to-open wrestling center.
An East St. Louis native, Joyner-Kersee shot to fame in the 1980s as the first American woman to win Olympic gold in both the long jump and heptathlon, and Sports Illustrated named her the top female athlete of the 20th Century. She opened the JJK Center more than 20 years ago.
