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St. Louis aldermen to consider drone limits after private company's plans for surveillance

1 year 2 months ago
The St. Louis Board of Alderman is taking up a bill regarding drone use in the city limits. This comes after a private company said it will use drones for surveillance of the Gravois Park neighborhood, citing crime issues as its main concern, although the company later stepped back from that plan. SMS Novel Films CEO Jomo Johnson sent a strongly worded letter to the city of St. Louis regarding the cease-and-desist letter sent earlier this week. He wrote that SMS Novel FIlms has every right to film…
Laura Barczewski

Clayton health care giant Centene completes sale of U.K. hospital company

1 year 2 months ago
The acquisition of Circle Health under then-CEO and Chairman Michael Neidorff raised questions last year from a financial analyst about why a U.S-based managed care company would branch out into an overseas country with a universal health care system. Dave Windley, a managing director at Jefferies and founding member of the firm’s Healthcare Equity Research team, said Circle Health was a “non-core” acquisition by Centene.
James Drew

St. Louis Character: Vanessa Cooksey is increasing visibility of the arts in the St. Louis business community

1 year 2 months ago
Vanessa Cooksey moved to St. Louis in 2008, recruited to work for Save-A-Lot Food Stores as director of communications and community relations. She was an executive in community affairs and communications at Anheuser-Busch, Wells Fargo Advisors, Spire Energy and Washington University before becoming the president and CEO of the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis in 2020.
James Drew