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Where the white-hot St. Louis warehouse market is headed

3 years 1 month ago
America’s love for home delivery coupled with continuing pressure throughout the supply chain have companies scrambling for more space to store their products and fulfill orders. That’s been great news for industrial warehouse property owners and investors across St. Louis, where vacancy rates sit at a historic low of 2.7%. By the end of the year, the real estate services firm JLL predicts St. Louis will set a record with 8 million to 10 million square feet of industrial property absorption. The…
Lauren Lawley Head

Why Rapper King B Had to Leave St. Louis

3 years 1 month ago
King B might be an entrepreneur, creative director, brand creator, film writer, actor — but he’s best known as a musician. Born Lawrence Neal Bolden, King B grew up in Pine Lawn in St. Louis County, an area known for its poverty and high crime.
Kosta Longmire

Bare Shelves and Rising Prices

3 years 1 month ago
What’s the deal with the shortage of baby formula and solar panels? Prospect executive editor David Dayen explains.
Prospect Staff

Domestic Altercation Leads to Murder-Suicide in St. Louis County

3 years 1 month ago
Yesterday evening, a man in Fenton shot and killed a woman, then fired on police officers before taking his own life. According to the St. Louis County Police Department, around 5:30 p.m., officers with the City of Fenton Precinct responded to a shots-fired call near the St. Louis College of Health Careers in the 1200 block of North Highway Drive. Upon arrival, officers were shot at by a man fleeing the scene in a white Chevy Impala.
Ryan Krull

Sweden and Finland officially want to be members of NATO

3 years 1 month ago
Well, it's happened: Finland and Sweden formally applied for NATO membership on Wednesday, a move that, if approved, would fundamentally transform the security landscape of Northern Europe and give the alliance a valuable edge against Russia following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. We can all thank Vladimir Putin, geopolitical master strategist, for this.
Kevin Drum