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Urban residential renaissance: Development underway to revitalize north St. Louis

2 years 6 months ago
City living has become fashionable again. We are seeing investment in north St. Louis and across the U.S. as cities are welcoming new urban dwellers, primarily young professionals and retirees seeking easy, environmentally friendly access to entertainment, recreation and jobs. As developers and the real estate market respond, policymakers and planners must keep affordability and equity top of mind, particularly for existing populations – often low-income and poor people – who risk being ignored…
Vincent Bennett

Cardinals claim the Central: St. Louis clinches NL Central, postseason berth with Tuesday win over Milwaukee

2 years 6 months ago
For the first time since 2019, the St. Louis Cardinals are the champions of the National League Central. St. Louis clinched the NL Central with a 6-2 win Tuesday night in Milwaukee over the Brewers. Technically, the magic number still sits at one game, however, with the Cardinals holding the tiebreaker over Milwaukee and no "game 163s" to be played this season, the Cardinals have claimed the central. The Cardinals still have eight games left on their schedule before heading to postseason play.…
Corey Miller, KSDK

Archdiocese plans to close St. Mary's, Rosati-Kain high schools

2 years 6 months ago
Updated with information about Rosati-Kain High School planned closure. The Archdiocese of St. Louis is planning to close Rosati-Kain and St. Mary's high schools at the end of the school year. The St. Louis Archdiocesan Teachers Association (SLATA) confirmed the plan to close the schools in a Wednesday statement. "...We are extremely saddened by the decision of the Archdiocese of Saint Louis at this time to close Rosati-Kain and St. Mary's at the end of the 2022-2023 school year," the statement…
Sam Clancy, Kelsi Anderson and Jacob Kuerth, KSDK

St. Louis public company sells Russian subsidiary to its employees

2 years 6 months ago
Emerson Electric is the latest U.S. company to exit Russia amid the country's war with Ukraine. The Ferguson-based company (NYSE: EMR), a diversified conglomerate that makes automation products and provides other engineering service, has turned to its Russian employees to take over its operations there.
Nathan Rubbelke

Ehlmann: Jeff City should create single prosecutor for St. Louis city and county, reconsider local police control in city

2 years 6 months ago
Sky-high crime rates in the city of St. Louis are one reason the region has experienced little growth, writes St. Charles County's leader, Steve Ehlmann. He lays out what lawmakers in the state's capital, Jefferson City, must do to fix the problem, including appointing just one prosecutor to cover both the city and St. Louis County.
Steve Ehlmann

Waterloo bakery closing until further notice after fire

2 years 6 months ago
Ahne's Bakery in Waterloo, Illinois, was closed until further notice after a fire in the bakery Sunday night. The bakery said in a Facebook post that no one was inside the building when the fire occurred, and no injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is still unknown. The Ahne family was still cleaning up after the fire Monday, but they’re reflecting on more than just blown out walls and burnt insides. There’s a legacy there no fire could burn. “I just followed the same recipes that…
Hayley Vawter and Elyse Schoenig, KSDK

Fire at Sauget industrial park creates smoke cloud visible miles away

2 years 6 months ago
Firefighters are working to put out a large fire at an industrial park in Sauget in Metro East. Sauget Police Chief James Jones said the fire was at Eagle Industrial Park on Mississippi Avenue. The fire started late Monday afternoon. According to its website, Eagle Industrial Park is a 60-acre facility that includes a 35-acre industrial park that offers space for transloading and storage tanks for wet and dry goods. Transloading is the process of transferring shipped goods from one mode of transportation…
Sam Clancy, KSDK

Meet the 2022 class of 40 Under 40 honorees

2 years 6 months ago
This year's 40 Under 40 Awards honorees represent a slew of industries, including banking, education, retail, health care and construction, among others. Companies represented within the 2022 class include St. Louis City SC, Saint Louis Zoo, Enterprise Holdings, and Bayer, among others.
Veneta Rizvic

These entrepreneurs sold their AI startup in 2021. They’re already back to work creating new companies.

2 years 6 months ago
Seth Waite and Jim McBride didn’t sit still for long.  After selling their home relocation technology startup, Handled, in 2021 to Fenton-based transportation giant UniGroup, the local entrepreneurs knew they wanted to team up again on high-tech startups.  As they plotted their next move, Waite and McBride knew they wanted to focus on advancing companies with products that included artificial intelligence and machine learning. But aside from the technology, the duo realized what they loved…
Nathan Rubbelke