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Arch Grants startup to appear on 'Shark Tank'

2 years 8 months ago
The clothing startup, which was created out of its founder's personal need after losing her leg in a car accident, will appear this week on the ABC reality show. However, its appearance on "Shark Tank" comes as it plans to relocate its headquarters outside St. Louis.
Nathan Rubbelke

Classes canceled at 3 St. Louis Catholic high schools because of staffing shortages, contract issues

2 years 8 months ago
Three St. Louis Catholic high schools are closed Monday amid ongoing contract negotiations between the union that represents more than 100 teachers and the Archdiocese of St. Louis, according to the union president. Kathryn Williams-Heese, the president of the St. Louis Archdiocesan Teachers Association, said staffing shortages and unresolved contract issues affecting teachers at Bishop DuBourg High School, Rosati-Kain High School and St. Mary's High School led to classes being canceled. Classes…
Sam Clancy, Jacob Kuerth, KSDK

Tactical marketing or strategic marketing — which is best?

2 years 8 months ago
Deciding on the right mix of marketing strategies is a huge undertaking for any business. Some might feel compelled to dive into the deep end and get into the weeds with all the tools at their disposal, while others might prefer to survey their options and build a thorough plan before accomplishing much of anything. These two different approaches can be summed up in the terms tactical and strategic marketing. Whether an organization is looking to start from scratch or simply trying to beef up existing…
Beanstalk Web Solutions

Albert Pujols coming back to Cardinals, heads to Jupiter to take physical, sign contract

2 years 8 months ago
Yadier Molina had more to be happy about on Monday than merely seeing his name in the Cardinals’ starting lineup for the first time this spring. His buddy is coming home. Soon after he arrived at the team’s clubhouse, Molina was on a FaceTime call with Albert Pujols, who on Sunday night agreed to terms on a one-year contract to return to the Cardinals, 11 years after he left as a free agent following the 2011 World Series. Pujols, 42, was reportedly en route to Jupiter on Monday and will officially…
Rob Rains, KSDK

State-of-the-art early childhood center to open in north St. Louis

2 years 8 months ago
A new, 7,031-square-foot early childhood education center will soon call north St. Louis home. KSDK got a sneak peek inside Good Shepherd Preschool & Infant Toddler Center's new $3.2 million facility that's aiming to give children more than a head start. Owner Cortaiga Collins said she had one goal in mind when she originally opened the center in 2009. She never imagined that exactly 13 years later she would open the doors to the much larger early education center at 1297 Amherst Place and Page…
Holden Kurwicki, KSDK

Shake Shack coming to Enterprise Center later this year

2 years 8 months ago
The St. Louis area will soon be home to another Shake Shack location, and this time the burger and fries will be served downtown alongside Blues hockey. The latest location is set to open sometime this year inside Enterprise Center, the home of the St. Louis Blues, and dozens of concerts and family shows. During Saturday night's St. Louis Blues game against the Carolina Hurricanes, signage for Shake Shack, founded in 2004 by St. Louis native Danny Meyer, was visible behind black curtains on the…
Jacob Kuerth, KSDK

St. Louis city, county library systems combining catalogs

2 years 8 months ago
Attention readers in the city of St. Louis and St. Louis County: There's now a free and easy way to get access to more than 5 million items. St. Louis Public Library and St. Louis County Library have combined their catalogs, making every item in both systems available to cardholders in both jurisdictions. The new partnership will allow library patrons to find materials from either system through a single search and have them delivered to the branch of their choice. “SLPL is continuously looking…
Sam Clancy, KSDK