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Mehlville School District names new superintendent

1 year 1 month ago
Jeff Haug will lead the Mehlville School District as its new superintendent, the district announced Monday. Haug currently serves as chief operations officer for Special School District of St. Louis County, where he has worked since 2020. The Mehlville district's Board of Education unanimously voted March 10 in favor of Haug's selection, according to a press release. Haug, who will take his new post July 1, succeeds Chris Gaines, who has been Mehlville's superintendent for the past eight years…
Diana Barr

City creates philanthropic fund, other programs to direct capital to disinvested areas after federal pandemic dollars run out in 2026

1 year 1 month ago
City officials hope to raise private capital designed to continue Mayor Tishaura Jones’ economic justice action plan even after federal pandemic dollars run out in 2026. The initiative was announced Tuesday, along with a series of other projects that will spend the pandemic funds in historically disinvested areas of the city, especially north St. Louis.
Gloria Lloyd

Former St. Louis County police commander Troy Doyle named new Ferguson police chief

1 year 1 month ago
Troy Doyle, a former lieutenant colonel with the St. Louis County Police Department, was named the new police chief of Ferguson Tuesday night. Only KSDK was there as Doyle was approved by a unanimous vote by the city council at a public meeting Tuesday night. He begins his new role as chief on April 1. Former Ferguson Police Chief Frank McCall resigned last month. Captain Harry Dilworth has been filling in as interim chief since Feb. 24. McCall was Ferguson's seventh police chief in as many years…
Sam Clancy, Christine Byers, Brent Solomon

Kim Gardner hires former Harvey Weinstein lawyer Ronald Sullivan in case brought by Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey

1 year 1 month ago
St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner has moved to hire a Harvard Law School staffer and former lawyer for Harvey Weinstein, part of an effort to defend herself from Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey's case seeking to remove her from office. The move is another indication that Gardner plans to fight Bailey's case, brought after she was accused of taking missteps in the lead up to a crash that severely maimed a volleyball tourist who was visiting downtown St. Louis. And it comes as Gardner's…
Jacob Kirn

The voting is open: Introducing the 2023 St. Louis Inno Madness bracket

1 year 1 month ago
Our St. Louis Inno Madness competition is back. This year, we’ve got 32 local startups vying for the coveted title of 2023 Inno Madness champion. Inno Madness is our friendly, bracket-style challenge where readers vote to advance companies based on one question: Who would you invest in? Whether you believe in one mission or product slightly over the other or would prefer to back a more established company versus an early-stage startup, how you answer that question is entirely up to you. The bracket…
Nathan Rubbelke

Nomination deadline extended for 2023 Business of Pride Awards

1 year 1 month ago
The St. Louis Business Journal has extended the deadline to submit a nomination for the St. Louis Business Journal's Business of Pride Awards, now in its third year. These awards recognize and celebrate outstanding LGBTQIA+ business leaders and companies that are advocating for inclusion and equality. Nominations are now due by March 20. Submit your nomination here before the new deadline. In addition, the Business Journal again hopes to recognize those who are not members of the LGBTQIA+ community,…
Veneta Rizvic