Improving distressed St. Louis city and county ZIP codes is critical to addressing the economic challenges and population declines that are affecting our entire region. The experience of private for- and nonprofit urban developers partnered with the public sector in similar cities shows it is possible to turn the tide when coordinated, strategic investments are made in the infrastructure, real estate, institutions and people in these areas.
For decades, cities like ours have struggled to find effective…
“To me, it carries a lot of weight.”
That’s what Isabelle Muren said after winning her award. She meant it metaphorically, but she just as easily could have been describing it literally. After all, an Emmy Award weighs several pounds.
In October, Muren won a Mid-America Emmy Award for her work on a promotional campaign she created at KSDK with two colleagues. She has worked as a motion graphics designer with the news station for just over a year.
“This win is essentially my past year's…
A city board mandated that a developer not get a demolition permit for a Wells Fargo site targeted for hotels until it acquires a building permit. But the developer says that will be too costly. The two sides are now investigating a possible solution.
The space, formerly a Schnucks grocery store, proved attractive since it is not far from a prominent site that once housed furniture retailers. Development costs for the new space totaled more than $2 million.
Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) officials on Friday were hoping to close out 2022 this weekend with near-normal flight operations at airports across the country.
FlightAware reported early Friday that Southwest had just 39 canceled flights nationwide, and the Associated Press Friday afternoon reported a "relatively normal flight schedule" at the airline.
That’s considerably different from passengers’ experience over the course of the past week. The airline has been operating at just a…
Recession fears. A red alert on talent. Persistent inflation. 2023 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for businesses on multiple fronts. Here’s a guide to navigating the challenges and opportunities your business will confront.
The St. Louis Business Journal has extended the nomination deadline for its 2023 HR Awards program, which recognizes the important work individuals, companies and organizations do in the field of human resources.
From the state of the hiring market and commercial real estate to pay transparency and economic development, here's what our reporters and editors will be watching in 2023.
The judge will preside over business and consumer cases in the Eastern District of Missouri, which includes 49 counties and has courthouses in St. Louis, Cape Girardeau and Hannibal.
Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) on Thursday again canceled dozens of flights at St. Louis Lambert International Airport, but in lesser numbers than earlier in the week amid the Dallas carrier's well-publicized holiday meltdown.
The firm said it wanted to stay in the city, and the Grove site, which formerly housed a coffee shop and retailer, offered dedicated parking, outdoor space and proximity to restaurants.
The federal Bureau of Prisons has determined where three disgraced St. Louis aldermen will serve their sentences after they pleaded guilty to accepting bribes from a north St. Louis gas station owner-turned-undercover FBI informant.
Former aldermanic President Lewis Reed, who was sentenced to nearly four years in prison on two bribery-related charges, will serve his sentence at Federal Correctional Institution Forrest City, a low-security prison in Forrest City, Arkansas. Reed also was fined…
Tom Huck, a printmaker known for his large-scale satirical woodcuts, is among the most prominent artists from the St. Louis area. When Chris Ryan and Jim Harper co-founded Fine Print Small Press as a “creative company with the goal of creating compelling necessities,” they wanted to do a book capturing nearly the first three decades of Huck’s work.
A maker of medical equipment that in October said it had 146 full-time workers now says it will close its St. Louis plant and lay off 160 employees, citing "ongoing losses from operations."
St. Louis County Circuit Court Judge Bill Corrigan will leave the bench to serve as deputy attorney general in the office of Andrew Bailey, who will be sworn in as Missouri's attorney general next month.
Corrigan, formerly a partner at Armstrong Teasdale, was appointed to his current position by Missouri Gov. Mike Parson in 2020. He previously served as one of the youngest presidents of the Missouri Bar Association, and in 2010, he won the Republican primary election for St. Louis County executive.…
Consolidation efforts by national retailers like Blick Art Materials are making it harder for locally owned and operated art supply sellers to find a place in the market, the owners of a local art supply shop said. But they're doubling down on efforts to increase their competitiveness as consolidation hits St. Louis.
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