a Better Bubble™

BizJournal 💲📰

Big IT firm's merger was a 'long shot'

6 months 2 weeks ago
Ron Daugherty never envisioned selling his own firm. But personal outreach from the founder of Canadian consulting firm CGI sparked conversation on a merger that at first was a 'long shot.'
Nathan Rubbelke

Josh Hawley blasts rumors of Missouri’s exclusion from radioactive waste exposure fund

6 months 2 weeks ago
If the U.S. House of Representatives tries to include a slimmed-down version of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, or RECA, in Congress’ end of year funding bill, it faces a roadblock in the form of Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley. Hawley on Tuesday criticized rumors that House leadership was working to include a Utah-only expansion of RECA as part of the continuing resolution, or CR, that Congress must pass to fund the federal government. For years, RECA provided payments to people…
Kyle Dunphey

St. Louis Public Schools putting a temporary stop to district-issued credit card spending

6 months 2 weeks ago
Saint Louis Public Schools is making changes when it comes to spending at the central office. A new credit card freeze is one of several changes the district is making as it works to regain trust. Former Superintendent Keisha Scarlett had a credit card, and several of her staffers did, too. Records show they were used for flights and flight upgrades, hotels, restaurants, and Lyft and Uber rides. There are also transactions for flowers, Door Dash and multiple trips to Bath and Body Works.  While…
Brent Solomon

Missouri revenue estimate predicts $70M drop in state tax receipts through June

6 months 2 weeks ago
Missouri is heading toward its first fiscal year with declining revenue in more than a decade — and the first in living memory during a growing economy — according to the latest estimate of state tax revenue. General revenue for the fiscal year that ends June 30 will total $13.35 billion, a decrease of about $70 million from the record $13.42 billion collected in fiscal 2024, according to a news release Wednesday from Gov.-elect Mike Kehoe. That is a decline of about 0.6%, which is nearly…
Rudi Keller