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Planned Parenthood has pop-up clinics for patients seeking gender-affirming care

2 years ago
Planned Parenthood hosted three pop-up clinics for new patients seeking gender-affirming care on Monday.  One was in the Central West End in St. Louis, another in Fairview Heights, Illinois, and the other in Springfield, Missouri. It was in response to a recent emergency regulation on gender transitioning from Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey put a timer on last week when he said new restrictions on gender-affirming care are coming including restrictions…
Justina Coronel

Best Buy cuts more in-store jobs as it shifts to online sales, smaller stores

2 years ago
Best Buy Co. Inc. is cutting hundreds of jobs in stores across the country, the latest step by the electronics retailer to adjust to changing consumer habits and emphasize online sales and smaller stores. The Wall Street Journal reported the layoffs on Friday, noting that the cuts will be focused on store "consultants" — sales-floor staff charged with advising shoppers on items such as smartphones or computers. Those tasks will be shifted to a smaller pool of workers. Laid-off employees can…
Mark Reilly

3 companies in 39 North named startups to watch

2 years ago
The 39 North innovation district had an impressive showing with three companies selected as the top startups to watch in 2023. Impetus Agriculture and Solis Agrosciences, two companies at the Helix Center Incubator, and Peptyde Bio, a startup founded by the Danforth Technology Company, were among nine companies chosen by the St. Louis INNO and St. Louis Business Journal editorial teams for notching major milestones. They’ve raised funding, hired staff and landed big customers. These cutting-edge…
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

Another prosecutor leaves St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office, leaving 3 to handle 470 cases

2 years ago
Another high-profile profile prosecutor is leaving St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s office. Natalia Ogurkiewicz confirmed to KSDK that she is leaving the office and sent the following statement Friday to Gardner, which reads: “Thank you for making my dream of being a homicide prosecutor come true. I am so grateful, but the Supreme Court of Missouri has made clear that when the choice between committing malpractice and resignation is the only option, resignation is what must happen.…
Christine Byers