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Akeem Shannon’s St. Louis Startup ”Flipstik” goes from TV show “Shark Tank” to make $100,000 a week.

Flipstik - a mobile phone accessory serving as many tools has grown and expanded operations.

Flipstik has been fortunate enough to win an Arch Grant and UMSL DEI of $50,000, which they believe that St. Louis has favoured its growth and success thus far.

Check out the full story by Nathan Rubbelke on STL Inno.

The founder of Clockwork was awarded $50,000 from Arch Grants, which also comes with a condition to relocate operations to St. Louis for at least a year.

However, plans changed and his vision at St. Louis was short-lived due to the racial discrimination.

Check out the full story by Nathan Rubbelke on STL Inno.

When technology startup TCARE won an Arch Grant in 2019, it was headquartered in Wisconsin and had four full-time employees.

Two years later, it is based in St. Louis and counts 78 full-time staffers.

The $50,000 Arch Grant was a boost to the startup that produces evidence-based analytics program for social workers, care managers and care coordinators.

Check out the full story by Nathan Rubbelke on STL Inno.

Backed by a 1.4 Million federal grant by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture and the National Science Foundation, this will be integrated with PheNode that automatically captures crop data.

Check out the full story by Nicholas Phillips on St. Louis Magazine.

Wellston Station, a historic remnant of a buzzling streetcar network built in St. Louis by United Railways Co. in 1909 is one of the few remaining buildings from the network.

The station is identified as a symbol of identity in the Wellston Loop and a significant reminder of the old streetcar infrastructure. The Wellston area was known to be the “shopping mecca of the region in the mid-20th century and, at the end of the line where anyone would get off the streetcar network, Wellston Station captured the hearts of the townsfolk.

The St. Louis Land Re-utilization Authority had owned the building since 2006 until a buyer was found. Recently, the nonprofit Audubon Associates and Friendly Temple Church invested in the Wellston Station with a plan to preserve the building’s historic features whilst modernizing the building with a ground floor restaurant and conference rooms in the upper floor.

A vintage car retrofitted for dining is planned to be added for a different experience. Additionally a playground and green space are planned for the neighboring lot.

Check out the full story by Jacob Barker on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

St. Louis-based PierianDx has been able to raise $30 million in financing. Launched in 2014, PierianDx was spun out of Washington University.

PierianDx's software and services provide clinical genomic analysis for treatment of complex diseases.

New York-based health care investment firm OrbiMed, Health Catalyst Capital, Research Triangle Institute, Inova Health System, ATW Partners and SJF Ventures have invested in PierianDx.

Check out the full story by Nathan Rubbelke on STL Inno.

Lauren Risley, Real Estate Agent of St. Louis, goes the extra mile for her clients to give them the dream homes in “Call the Closer” the hybrid show for HGTV.

Risley, who buys the houses and renovates them to fit the description of a “dream home” once, has been a finance professional.

From buying her first house at the age of 19, Risley now works with a team that could deliver the surprise of the dream homes, and takes pride in showing off St. Louis.

Check out the full story by Daniel Nenan on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

However, difficulty hiring tech talent, stunted Eateria’s growth. But, it led to the launch of a new business venture, Louis-based for-profit software development boot camp Claim Academy.

Since 2015, the boot camp has trained about 700 graduates, with Claim saying 90% have been hired for roles with an average starting salary of $72,000.

More than eight years after winning his Arch Grant, Ayeni said his connections from the program continue to help him. It was through Arch Grants that he was connected with the real estate broker that found Claim’s new Central West End headquarters.

Check out the full story by Nathan Rubbelke on STL Inno.

A research study on racially restrictive covenants showed there are still millions of such documents tied to home deeds across the United States.

And around 30,000 restrictive covenants in St. Louis, which peaked in the 1920s.

Julia Allen, co-founder of 4TheVille, discovered recently that the owner of their home has signed a covenant agreeing not to sell or rent to people of colour.

The 71-year-old, with the help of her non-profit, aims to help people understand and address the fight against discriminatory housing practices.

Check out the full story by Corinne Ruff on St. Louis Public Radio.