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State education report shows improvement 

1 hour 30 minutes ago
An annual report from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education shows students enrolled in more than 90% of Missouri public schools are meeting or exceeding state standards.
Mark Zinn

Data Centers Eye Missouri While Residents, Politicians Debate Merits

1 hour 36 minutes ago

From Mid Rivers Newsmagazine: A new type of development is making its way to Missouri streets. Humming quietly, these buildings, called data centers, house rows of servers that store the data behind everything from social media to hospitals, from 911 calls to information that powers artificial intelligence (AI). While these facilities have been divisive, Missouri […]

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Dede Hance

Conducting Periodic Lockout/Tagout Inspections

1 hour 38 minutes ago

From ASA Midwest Council Newsletter: Employers must develop and document procedures to control hazardous energy whenever employees perform activities covered by the lockout/tagout (LOTO) standard at 29 CFR 1910.147. These procedures give the authorized employee written instructions on how to eliminate the potential for unexpected activation, start up, or the release of stored energy. At […]

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Tom Finan

Alton Leaders Celebrate Opening of New Affordable Housing Complex

1 hour 42 minutes ago

From RiverBender: Community leaders came together in Alton to celebrate the grand opening of a new affordable housing development. On Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, elected officials and community members gathered at the Alton Sunnybrook Affordable Housing Development at 767 Washington Avenue in Alton for speeches and a ribbon-cutting. Spearheaded by Dr. Ed Hightower, the development […]

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Dede Hance

MOBOT Completes Final Project in $100M Campaign with Linnean House Greenhouse Renovation

1 hour 51 minutes ago

From St. Louis Business Journal: The Missouri Botanical Garden has reopened the historic Linnean House after a renovation to restore the greenhouse to its original purpose. The renovation is part of MoBot’s $100 million Gateway to Garden campaign, which funded its Jack C. Taylor Visitor Center and the Oertli Family Hardy Plant Nursery. Renovation of […]

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Dede Hance

Ctrl-Alt-Speech: New Blocks On The Kids

1 hour 55 minutes ago
Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Pocket Casts, YouTube, or your podcast app of choice — or go straight to the RSS feed. In this week’s round-up of the latest news in online […]
Mike Masnick

Seminar to Explore Delegated Design Approaches in Masonry — Nov. 19 at The Masonry Centre

1 hour 57 minutes ago

The Masonry Institute of St. Louis (MISL) is hosting an in-person continuing education seminar on Tuesday, November 19, focused on the growing use of delegated design in masonry construction. The one-hour lunchtime program, “Delegated Design of Masonry Structures,” will be held from noon to 1:00 PM at The Masonry Centre, 1429 S. Big Bend Blvd., […]

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Tom Finan

Village of Maryville Announces Construction of Firemen's Park Entertainment Pavilion

2 hours 9 minutes ago
MARYVILLE, Ill. — Construction is set to begin in early November on the Firemen’s Park Entertainment Pavilion, a project nearly five years in the making aimed at enhancing community spaces in Maryville. The Village of Maryville announced that a groundbreaking ceremony will take place at Firemen’s Park on Thursday, Nov. 13, at 3 p.m. The pavilion will serve as a focal point for community events, concerts and gatherings, providing a new venue for entertainment and recreation.

Turner Announces “Wall-to-Wall AI” Agreement with Chat GPT Enterprise

2 hours 21 minutes ago

From Construction Dive: Turner Construction, the largest contractor in the country by revenue, has embarked on a deal with OpenAI to give every Turner employee access to ChatGPT Enterprise, according to a Tuesday announcement. The partnership, which will last for two years, came together as the company made the decision over the summer to go “wall to wall, […]

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Tom Finan

$20 Million in Funding Available for Public Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure

2 hours 28 minutes ago
SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Director James Jennings today announced a Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA) Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the purchase and installation of new Direct Current Fast Charging (DCFC) EV charging stations (Level 3) and alternating current (Level 2) charging stations to be located at publicly accessible locations in Illinois. This first-come, first-served opportunity is being made available