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Coal company reviews $3.8B deal after mine fire

2 months 3 weeks ago
St. Louis-based coal producer Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE: BTU) said it's "reviewing all options" related to its planned $3.78 billion acquisition of Australian steelmaking coal assets from Anglo American PLC after a fire stopped production at a mine that's part of the deal.
Diana Barr

Illinois nursing homes seek Medicaid rate hike

2 months 3 weeks ago
Nursing home industry officials are urging Illinois lawmakers to increase the rates they receive from the state’s Medicaid system, arguing the current rates are outdated and are forcing many facilities around the state out of business. “We’ve expressed our concerns that closures will happen. We’ve been saying that for years, and it’s actually happening now, and it will continue to get worse,” Jonathan Aaron, co-president of the industry lobby group Health Care Council of Illinois, said…
Peter Hancock

Passing video lottery bill would be ‘a heavy lift’ in Missouri Senate

2 months 3 weeks ago
A bill allowing the Missouri Lottery to install video gambling machines at retail locations across the state faces a difficult path to final passage — even if the sponsor can find enough votes to get it out of the Missouri House. Republican state Sen. Brad Hudson of Cape Fair, who also filed a bill allowing video lottery games, said in an interview Tuesday that he hasn’t pushed his proposal forward because it was assigned to a hostile committee. Three Senate bills authorizing video lottery…
Rudi Keller

Q&A: Great Rivers Greenway's retiring CEO on why St. Louis’ 12-mile-long project is working for the community

2 months 3 weeks ago
Brickline Greenway is the bold vision to catalyze economic opportunity in the City of St. Louis, supporting growth regionwide. It includes 12 miles of new greenways knitting 14 city neighborhoods and four anchor parks together, with native trees, public art and community development along the way to attract and retain talent and give St. Louis a competitive edge. The retiring CEO of Great Rivers Greenway, Susan Trautman, shared the top four questions (and answers) she gets asked the most. She says…
Great Rivers Greenway