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St. Louis startups drive new jobs. The biggest startup sectors creating jobs might surprise you.

2 years 4 months ago
St. Louis Community College’s annual State of the St. Louis Workforce Report finds that in 2021, St. Louis startups accounted for more than one-third of the new jobs that startups created statewide. While the report finds St. Louis has had an increase in new technology startups, the startup sectors creating the most jobs locally might surprise you.
Nathan Rubbelke

Judge orders GOP's Pinner taken off ballot in county executive race

2 years 4 months ago
A state-court judge on Friday ordered Republican Katherine Pinner's name removed from the Nov. 8 ballot in the race for St. Louis County executive. The move followed Pinner's own petition to the court to have her name removed, court records show. St. Louis County Circuit Court Judge Dean Waldemer issued the order. The chair of the Republican Central Committee of St. Louis County, Rene Artman, has said the judge's decision would trigger the committee to pick a new candidate who would take on incumbent…
Jacob Kirn

Hyundai and Kia thefts hit insurance and appraisal industry

2 years 4 months ago
1,972: That’s the latest number of Hyundais and Kias that have been reported stolen in the city of St. Louis so far this year as of Thursday. It was 1,783 eight days ago. That means that on average, at least 23 Hyundais and Kias were stolen in the city every day for the past eight days. Cities across the country are reporting similar unprecedented surges in thefts involving some makes and models of Hyundais and Kias due to an ignition police say is easy for thieves to compromise using a USB cord. The…
Christine Byers, KSDK

FDA authorizes omicron-targeting booster vaccines

2 years 4 months ago
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has greenlit updated Covid-19 boosters designed specifically to target the omicron BA.4 and BA.5 variants of the coronavirus. Moderna Inc. (Nasdaq: MRNA) and Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) have both been engineering such shots since late June, when the FDA asked them to develop vaccines with BA.4 and BA.5 — the subvariants of the virus' omicron variant, which have been responsible for around 400 deaths each day in the U.S. this summer — in mind. Pfizer again has…
Rowan Walrath

Interim personnel director's term extended to oversee St. Louis police chief search

2 years 4 months ago
The St. Louis Personnel Department will have 35 applicants to pick from to become the city’s next chief of police and the interim personnel director’s term has been extended so he can oversee the process. Interim Director John Moten said the Civil Service Commission extended his term through the end of November. Mayor Tishaura Jones appointed him earlier this year, and his term was set to expire in September. He said his goal is to name a permanent police chief by the end of this year. Moten…
Christine Byers, KSDK

Bed Bath & Beyond to close 150 stores and reduce workforce

2 years 4 months ago
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. will close approximately 150 lower-producing stores and reduce its corporate and supply chain workforce by 20% as it brings in new financing to improve its balance sheet and adjusts its inventory strategy and leadership team to drive engagement. "We are embracing a straightforward, back-to-basics philosophy that focuses on better serving our customers, driving growth, and delivering business returns,” said Sue Gove, Bed, Bath & Beyond (Nasdaq: BBBY) director and interim…
Anne Stych

New dean of St. Louis-area optometry school marks milestone

2 years 4 months ago
When the new dean of the University of Missouri-St. Louis' School of College of Optometry reports for work Thursday, she'll be crossing a barrier. Dr. Keshia Elder will be the nation's first Black female dean of optometry, university officials said. She comes to UMSL from her previous roles as director of diversity, equity and inclusion and director of externships at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry. Elder's new post marks a return to UMSL; she had held the post of associate…
Diana Barr

Longtime St. Louis anchor Dick Ford dies

2 years 4 months ago
Longtime St. Louis news anchor Dick Ford died Tuesday at the age of 88. Ford’s journalism career began in 1951 in his hometown of Pittsburgh. He worked for KMOX-TV in 1965 and then started working at KSD-TV in 1969. He left KSDK in 1992 and spent the rest of his career anchoring the news at KTVI. He was a part of the very successful “Newsbeat” program with John Auble and told KSDK's Kay Quinn last December: "I'm 88 years old now. I've been retired for 16 years and people still when I run…
Mike Bush, KSDK