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St. Louis hospital's permanent closure confirmed, license surrendered

2 weeks ago
A St. Louis hospital's suspected permanent closure was confirmed by the state's health agency Tuesday morning. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services told KSDK on Tuesday morning that the Homer G. Phillips Memorial Hospital's Board of Directors voluntarily surrendered its hospital license. DHSS spokesperson Lisa Cox confirmed the license surrendering means the hospital is officially closed. The hospital, NorthSide Regeneration's small North City hospital, had opened in January 2024…
Hunter Bassler and Justina Coronel

Missourians can face years-long waits for records requested from some state agencies

2 weeks ago
When Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey took office in January 2023, he inherited a pile of more than 200 unfilled open records requests left over from his predecessor. Some of the requests had been languishing for more than a year before Bailey took over. It wasn’t a good look for the state official specifically empowered to enforce the Missouri Sunshine Law. To tackle the backlog, Bailey assigned new staff to the problem and implemented a policy to work through requests on a first-come,…
Rudi Keller

Jim's Formal Wear is sold to its employees

2 weeks 1 day ago
Jim’s Formal Wear's majority owner has sold the company to its employees through an employee stock ownership plan. So far, about 350 of the companies employees have qualified for the ESOP, through which they'll receive their shares over six years.
James Drew

How Citi is celebrating Women’s History Month and developing advocates for St. Louis

2 weeks 1 day ago
Every year in March, Citi recognizes Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day by celebrating the contributions of women and allies around the world. Locally, Citi St. Louis enhanced its partnership with FOCUS St. Louis to develop a Women in Leadership (WIL) cohort for women employees of Citi. Now in its second year, previous WIL graduates lead the selection of the incoming cohort and seek to further empower an ongoing, and growing, powerhouse of advocates for the St. Louis area. It…
Citi

At least 9 tornadoes touched down Friday night in the St. Louis region

2 weeks 1 day ago
At least 13 people are dead and thousands were left without power Saturday morning after multiple expected tornadoes moved through Missouri on Friday night. Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe said initial reports indicated as many as 19 tornadoes hit the state Friday night, but the only agency that can verify tornado touchdown claims is the National Weather Service. NWS survey crews deployed on Saturday and Sunday to assess the damage caused by the storm. The survey crews traveled to areas where damage was…
Hunter Bassler