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Table of Experts: Construction panel

1 year 7 months ago
Moderator: Robert Bobroff, market president and CEO, St. Louis Business Journal Robert Bobroff: We’re all facing challenges with hiring and recruiting. How do you attract good young talent, short of using a recruiter? Randy Bueckendorf (BEX Construction Services): I have been in the trades for 45 years, and I started young, so when I let people know that I’m looking for new talent, word spreads quickly. We’re a great place to work, we have a cohesive team and have a growth mindset. We’re…
Bonita Tillman

Bill looks to secure surface parking lots downtown

1 year 7 months ago
A St. Louis alderman has introduced a bill looking to make sure parking lots in the downtown area are safe and clean. On Wednesday, Alderman Rasheen Aldridge of the 14th Ward told KSDK Board Bill 44 would ensure that whether people are frequenting the area for work, a concert, or a Cardinals game, their cars will be safe. “People are going onto these lots that are not secure with no type of security at all causing havoc to hardworking people who are trying to keep food on the table,” he said. The…
Travis Cummings

GOP state senator launches campaign to become Missouri’s top election official

1 year 7 months ago
State Sen. Denny Hoskins, a Warrensburg Republican and member of the now-defunct Senate conservative caucus, announced Tuesday he would seek his party’s nomination for Missouri secretary of state. He’s hoping to replace Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, who is serving his second term and decided against seeking re-election in order to run for governor.  The secretary of state is Missouri’s top election official. The office also handles business filings, oversees the state library and writes…
Jason Hancock

Missouri governor signs ban on gender-affirming care, restrictions for trans athletes

1 year 7 months ago
A week into Pride month, Gov. Mike Parson signed legislation Wednesday banning minors from beginning gender-affirming care and limiting sports participation for transgender athletes. In a press release announcing his decision to sign the bills, Parson said he supports every person’s right to “his or her own pursuit of happiness.” However, he continued, “we must protect children from making life-altering decisions that they could come to regret in adulthood once they have physically and…
Annelise Hanshaw

Darren Pang jumping to Blackhawks broadcast booth, report says

1 year 7 months ago
A fan-favorite voice on St. Louis Blues broadcasts will not return next season, according to a report Wednesday. According to The Athletic, Darren Pang is leaving the Blues broadcast booth to return to the Chicago Blackhawks, where his NHL career started. Citing sources involved in the negotiations, the article from Scott Powers and Jeremy Rutherford said Pang will call most of the team's games on television while continuing his work on national broadcasts with TNT. Pang's contract with Bally…
Sam Clancy

St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell enters Missouri’s U.S. Senate race

1 year 7 months ago
Wesley Bell, who shocked the Missouri political establishment in 2018 by defeating a seven-term incumbent to become St. Louis County prosecutor, announced Wednesday he was running for U.S. Senate.  Bell, 48, served as a judge and public defender before being elected to the Ferguson City Council in 2015 — just months after a police officer shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown.  Three years later, he promised big changes after defeating the county prosecutor who had held the office since…
Jason Hancock