From St. Louis Business Journal: A suburban Cincinnati homebuilder that has a big presence in the St. Louis market announced Monday three major leadership changes that have been years in the making. Bob Hawksley, CEO of the Erlanger, Kentucky-based Fischer Group, was named CEO emeritus of the company. Tim McMahon, Fischer’s president and chief operating […]
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A man was injured in a shooting in Maryland Heights early Sunday morning. The shooting happened at approximately 1:44 a.m. in the 400 block of Fee Fee Road. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a 32-year-old man suffering from gunshot wounds in the 11700 block of Dunlap Industrial [...]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Mayor Tishaura O. Jones said Wednesday she wants to put at least $40 million in federal aid toward making city streets safer. Jones said the money would pay for traffic-slowing measures in areas identified as dangerous, and on major streets like Jefferson Avenue and Goodfellow, Grand, Kingshighway and Union boulevards. She […]
This article originally ran in the St. Louis Business Journal on October 4, 2022. A St. Louis startup developing an autonomous, zero-emissions railcar has expanded into a new headquarters locally, a move that comes as it prepares to deliver its first units to customers next year. The startup, Intramotev Inc., has moved into a new headquarters at 4350 Semple Ave. in […]
From Construction Dive: Construction added a total of 19,000 jobs in September, with the bulk of those gains coming on the nonresidential side, signaling that the Federal Reserve’s aggressive interest rate hikes have yet to quell demand for hard-to-find workers in the sector. Overall construction unemployment dropped to 3.4%, below the national rate of 3.5% […]
It’s time everyone stepped back and simply appreciate Democracy and all this incredible governing process has given humankind, and as importantly - acknowledge no nation on this planet has ever provided so much for so many in such a short time while using so much diversity in the governing process. What I write next is my truth, from an agenda based on opinion, research, and decades of experience. I’ve traveled this world and held leadership positions as president of a South African company, served on the Board Director for six Fortune 500’s, was the founding General Manager of Honeywell’s Telecommunication Business, served as Global Executive VP- Corporate officer for Honeywell; was co-Founder and President of the Black Executive Leadership Council, followed by 15-years ownership of the Harlem Globetrotters and Chairmanship of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. These roles afforded three things. First, confidence that my opinions are both relevant
Robert Fischer, director of communications for the LGBTQ+ advocacy nonprofit PROMO, sees the organization's upcoming Brunch of Champions as a fun way to celebrate the region's queer community and its allies. But more importantly, he emphasizes just how vital this annual fundraiser is to the fight for equality in Missouri. "The profits from ticket sales and sponsorships go directly toward funding urgent legislative efforts in Missouri," Fischer explains.
GRANITE CITY - Granite City's Month Of Magic & Mayhem had an impressive kickoff with the Creepy Crawl Halloween Parade that concluded with The Monster Dance Party in the Streets Saturday in Granite City. The parade began at 27th Street in Granite City and crawled down to Madison Avenue and ended at Civic Park. The Monster Dance Party then went from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday. Granite City Downtown Arts and Entertainment Director Brenda Whitaker said she was "thrilled" at the outcome of Saturday's parade and kickoff events. "Downtown Granite City was just packed Saturday," Whitaker added. "We are so excited people are supporting these endeavors. We have listened to the public on what they want to see and we are glad they are coming out." The streets were lined with young to older adults for the Halloween Parade, which was a first and it was a hit, Whitaker said. "After the parade, people just stayed downtown," she explained. "We had food vendors and a DJ. "It was just like a big dance
EDWARDSVILLE - The 30 th Annual Leclaire Parkfest will be held Sunday, October 16, from noon to 5 p.m. at Leclaire Park in Edwardsville, Illinois. The annual festival, a celebration of the Leclaire National Historic District, is a long-standing fall tradition. The festival will kick-off this year with music by the Gaslight Squares, a St. Louis band with a special blend of Ragtime and Jazz. New this year is a 1920s-themed children’s parade. Participating children are asked to wear costumes or carry homemade signs to portray a 1920s-era Carrie Nation, a flapper, or a Gatsby character. They might also portray an activist marching for the woman’s right to vote. The parade begins at the corner of Hale Avenue and Lake Drive at noon and will circle the entire park. Trolley tours of the historic district will be back with tickets sold from the Friends of Leclaire booth for $1 (children) and $1.50 (adults). Due to COVID, walking tours were substituted for the trolley last year
U2 frontman Bono took part in a Q&A event focusing on his forthcoming memoir, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story, on Friday in New York City as part of the 2022…
ALTON - To shed light on domestic violence and remember the victims and their families, Alton Memorial Hospital is serving as host for a special memorial service from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, in the AMH Healing Garden. Since the event has not been held since 2019 due to COVID, a total of 14 victims from Madison County who have died in domestic violence-related circumstances since that time will be remembered. Since 1996, there have been more than 100 victims of abuse who have died in Madison County. Because of the prevalence of domestic violence, Alton Memorial Hospital in 2002 began screening for domestic violence everyone 12 and older who was being assessed in the hospital. Trained staff members confidentially ask these patients if they feel safe at home or have experienced mental, physical or sexual abuse. Alton Memorial supports a coordinated domestic violence committee that includes members from the hospital staff, Zonta Club of Alton-Wood River, Oasis Women’s
ST. LOUIS - There was a fire in an apartment building Monday morning in north St. Louis. The fire in the bedroom of an apartment unit in the 1200 block of Hodiamont Avenue started at about 9:45 a.m. Battalion Chief 805C Shawn Ryan said flames were shooting out of the bedroom window when crews arrived [...]
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