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The federal government owns 27.1% of all land in the United States, or 615.3 million of 2.27 billion acres.

From The Washington Post:  U.S. transportation officials announced $2.2 billion for local infrastructure projects on Thursday, paving the way for new bridges, roads, bike lanes, railways and ports in scores of communities across the country. The competitive grants are more than double the amount awarded the previous year under the same program. The influx comes from […]

From The Washington Post: For decades, the Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood on the north side, with its boarded-up rowhouses and empty lots, was one of the most distressed areas of this city. Now the neighborhood — once the only place where Black people could own property in the city — is transforming into a vibrant, working-class community, thanks […]

A Los Angeles-based indoor trampoline park chain has signed a local franchisee to add a St. Louis-area location.

From St. Louis Business Journal: There’s a new plan to redevelop the Railway Exchange building, one of downtown St. Louis’ monster vacant structures. A developer seeking to take the lead on the project would get public subsidies in a plan under consideration by the St. Louis Board of Aldermen. The New York-based developer doesn’t want to […]

A Jefferson City woman filed the lawsuit Friday, and the national anti-drug group Protect Our Kids is supporting it.

This story originally appeared in the Missouri Independent. Thirty lawsuits have been filed over the last two years against a pair of southwest Missouri boarding schools accused by former students of physical, emotional and sexual abuse. The latest, filed Aug. 12 against the now-shuttered Circle of Hope Girls Ranch in Cedar County, is the first to proceed in federal court.

Gov. Mike Parson proposes to lower the state income tax rate to 4.8%, down from its current 5.4%.

The tool, called "Southwest Business Assist," will go live Wednesday. Its launch comes as Southwest continues to focus more on improving its B2B services.

From Equipment World:  It’s no secret the construction industry has a labor shortage. And the big question is, what can be done to fix it? In this episode of The Dirt, host Bryan Furnace makes an impassioned plea for contractors to get involved in helping to solve the problem. He also offers a potential solution that could […]

Charges alleged that Officer Sean Liddell hit his son with a belt, leaving bruises, in December 2019.

From the world beast:  Job security isn’t what it used to be when you look back 20 or 30 years back. You can barely even compare what the situation was a decade ago to what it is now. Many factors play into this like automation and the volatility of the world economy. Still, jobs continue to change in […]

From ksdk: A St. Louis developer wants to build a $400 million project in Brentwood set to begin in the next few years. Green Street Real Estate and Ventures, known for extensive work on “The Grove” would reconstruct 40 acres along busy Manchester Road for homes and businesses. On Wednesday, 5 On Your Side heard […]

Missouri lawmakers will return to the state Capitol in two weeks to cut the state's income tax and reauthorize tax credits for farmers.

SureCam has named Justin White to the newly created role of chief operating officer. The appointment marks a promotion for White, who has been managing director of SureCam’s operations in Europe.

The new hire was previously a senior bank examiner and accounting specialist for the Missouri Division of Finance, where he was responsible for assessing the financial condition of banks

From RiverBender: Edwardsville Fire Chief James Whiteford said Saturday the bodies of two construction workers who had been operating at a residential development in the 100 block of East Union Street were recovered Friday, August 19. He said the two men were found deceased in a manhole that led to storm sewer piping. The Edwardsville Police […]