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St. Louis-based Airly Holdings creates a climate-friendly cracker

2 years 9 months ago
Carbon footprint might be the last thing you’re considering when choosing a snack. But Airly Foods aims to change that. Post Holdings produces some of the most iconic brands in the grocery aisles, including Honey Bunches of Oats, Chips Ahoy, Honey Maid, Fruity Pebbles and Raisin Bran. However, CEO Rob Vitale told employees Jen McKnight and Mark Izzo to come up with something new – really new. “Rob had charged us with really disruptive innovation,” McKnight says. “He said, ‘Go find me…
Nancy Stiles

JLL execs: 4 key market conditions shaping CRE in St. Louis since Covid

2 years 9 months ago
The commercial real estate market — like virtually every industry — continues to feel the effects of Covid-19. Even as some mitigation efforts ease, the business closures, stay-at-home mandates and social distancing measures have had a lasting impact on people personally and professionally. In the real estate world, these changes created an unprecedented level of volatility as developers, property owners and tenants adjusted to a new way of doing things. “The pandemic was a lot different…
Lauren Lawley Head

Lawsuit alleges $4M in unauthorized payments by St. Louis carpenters union

2 years 9 months ago
The former leader of St. Louis' carpenters union directed $4 million in unauthorized payments for the purchase and construction of billboards, and entered agreements creating an undesirable tax burden, a new lawsuit alleges. And it claims the ex-leader, Al Bond, used union funds for personal expenses and got an unauthorized payroll check.
Jacob Kirn