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Panera Bread's parent company names new chair, director

7 months 1 week ago
Panera Brands Inc., the St. Louis-based parent company of Panera Bread and several other restaurant chains, said it has named a new chairman and a new board member "to bolster its restaurant industry experience as the company prepares for its next phase of growth."
Diana Barr

Margin on Missouri sports betting amendment narrows as counties tally official results

7 months 1 week ago
A late report adding nearly 10,000 votes to Christian County’s election results has narrowed the margin for Missouri’s sports betting amendment and put it in range for a possible recount. The official results from Christian County, certified last week, increased the county’s vote total on Amendment 2 by 9,653, with a margin of 3,995 votes against sports betting among the additional ballots. Added to the statewide tally maintained by the Secretary of State’s office, just that change would…
Rudi Keller

Clayton firm gives $500K boost to Urban League's women's workforce program

7 months 1 week ago
The Urban League's Save Our Sisters program provides services including employment, education rental, mortgage and utility assistance. Advantage Solutions’ funds will support initiatives focused on “mind and body wellness, healthy relationships, life skills, career development, entrepreneurship, financial literacy and mentorship,” the Urban League said.
James Drew

Parkway School District decides to cancel early childhood center

7 months 2 weeks ago
The Parkway School District has announced that it will not proceed with the construction of a new, early childhood center as originally planned, Jeff Todd, president of the Parkway Board of Education, said on Wednesday during a district board meeting. The proposed $26 million facility, which was intended to be built between Wren Hollow Elementary School and Southwest Middle School on Wren Avenue in Manchester, has been deemed no longer viable. "Our community has been clear: high-quality early childhood…
Genell Reynolds and Holden Kurwicki