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Dual strategies underpin St. Louis' workforce development approach

1 year ago
Like the rest of the nation, the St. Louis metro area is grappling with a worker shortage caused in part by a longstanding decrease in the labor force participation rate. But demographic changes – an aging labor pool and a lower birth rate – affect the 16-county area more than other regions across the country.
James Drew

Late withdrawals mean more time to file for lieutenant governor, other Missouri offices

1 year ago
Anyone who procrastinated on filing for political office will get another chance to enter the Aug. 6 primary in a handful of contests. Late withdrawals from four congressional races, four state House races and the lieutenant governor contest mean filing for those offices will resume on April 2, Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s office announced. Filing will close for those offices on April 5. Under Missouri law, when candidates withdraw within two days of the close of filing, a special filing…
Rudi Keller

Missouri revokes 9 social-equity cannabis business licenses for out-of-state companies

1 year ago
Missouri cannabis regulators have revoked nine of the 48 social-equity cannabis licenses issued in October, after finding the companies that obtained them didn’t meet eligibility requirements. Eight were dispensaries linked to out-of-state groups and one was a wholesale facility. Among them is Canna Zoned, a Michigan company that secured two of the 16 dispensary cannabis licenses – in Columbia and Arnold. Both licenses were revoked. State records show Canna Zoned was connected to 104 out…
Rebecca Rivas

FTC rips Walmart, Kroger for pricing actions during Covid-19 pandemic

1 year ago
The Federal Trade Commission slammed Kroger Co., Walmart and other large grocery companies in a new report for making the negative effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and supply chain issues worse for consumers than they needed to be. The FTC’s report, titled “Feeding America in a Time of Crisis: FTC Staff Report on The United States Grocery Supply Chain and the Covid-19 Pandemic,” found that large grocery companies increased prices more than they typically have relative to their costs and received…
Steve Watkins