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Birch Creek Energy buys D.C. solar power startup from Hull Street Energy

1 year 11 months ago
Birch Creek Energy LLC, a St. Louis-based renewable energy company, has acquired a solar power development startup out of Washington, D.C. Birch Creek said Wednesday it acquired Foundation Solar Partners from Hull Street Energy. Terms of the deal, which closed March 24, weren't disclosed. Foundation Solar Partners, founded in 2019, is focused on new, or so-called greenfield, origination of solar projects primarily in MISO (Midcontinent Independent System Operator) and PJM (PJM Interconnection)…
Alan Kline

Judge sets 1st hearing date for Missouri AG's lawsuit to remove St. Louis circuit attorney from office

1 year 11 months ago
A judge has set an initial hearing date for the Missouri attorney general’s lawsuit seeking to remove St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner from office. Judge John Torbitsky has scheduled a case management conference for April 18 and “all motions pending before the court at that time will be heard.” Those motions include Gardner’s motion to dismiss Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s quo warranto petition. The order comes one day after Torbitsky gave Gardner 11 more days to respond…
Christine Byers

Plans for redeveloped Piasa Park and visitor center underway in Alton

1 year 11 months ago
The Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau presented plans for a brand new Piasa Park redevelopment Tuesday afternoon at Alton City Hall. The Piasa Park redevelopment, along with a new 4,500-square-foot Byway Discovery Center, is part of a $10 million Illinois Capital Grant Development Project. “It’ll welcome visitors from all over the world coming to our region to learn about the Mississippi River,” said Cory Jobe, the president and CEO of the Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau. According…
Elyse Schoenig

Redevelopment of Broadview Hotel in East St. Louis breaks ground

1 year 11 months ago
A $44 million redevelopment project of the historic Broadview Hotel broke ground in downtown East St. Louis on Tuesday. It's the largest project in Metro East town since the Casino Queen in 1993. "Even though it's dreary, the sun is shining," Mayor Robert Eastern III said. The Broadview Hotel, at 415 E. Broadway in East St. Louis, opened in the 1920s. Nearly a century later, it's in desperate need of a makeover. State and local leaders, public and private dollars and nonprofits helped to revitalize…
Rhyan Henson