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Bruce Loveless of Carlinville, IL
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Crestwood Designates Calvert Property as ‘Blighted’
From Call Newspapers: The Crestwood Board of Aldermen approved an ordinance June 28 designating Calvert’s Auto Express, 9415 Watson Road, as a blighted area according to state statute. The property around Calverts, the former Crestwood mall, is being redeveloped into a mixed-used development featuring a Dierbergs grocery store, other retail and residential. Ground was broken […]
Gateway to Pride Exhibit
LGBTQIA+ communities have been contributing to St. Louis’s history for centuries. Now the Gateway to Pride virtual exhibit will begin to uncover the rarely-shared or
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How Dream Builders 4 Equity is Investing in Young People
From Ladue News: A St. Louis-based nonprofit organization is shifting the way young people think – and investing in the metro area along the way. Founded in 2016, Dream Builders 4 Equity seeks to provide workforce development training for people ages 14 to 24 and recently started planning to transform a newly acquired property into […]
Something howling in South City?
Buses run late, new schools open as students return to class across St. Louis
Buses were up to an hour late Monday picking up students for at least eight schools in St. Louis.
Missouri nonprofit goes to court to block new homeless law
Critics have slammed the law for its stance against “housing-first” measures and for cracking down on unauthorized camping on state land.
Safety Tech Boosts Productivity, Contractors Say
From ConstructionDive: As Hensel Phelps looks for better ways to improve on all things safety, the multinational contractor is piloting technology solutions like Edify, an app designed to create safety-minded culture within construction companies. Every morning, Hensel Phelps workers log in and answer a seemingly simple question: Why do you want to be safe today? […]
Key Steps to Prepare for Transportation Funding Opportunities
by Lexi Elio, Burns & McDonnell The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) promises to inject $1.2 trillion into fixing the nation’s crumbling infrastructure, which includes billions of dollars set aside for transportation projects. This additional funding is an opportunity municipalities, counties and local communities can’t ignore. But with so many new programs, it can be difficult […]
The Need for More Resilient Supply Chains
From Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: “How can firms and how can governments internalize uncertainty of a future shock and what can they do today to hedge the risks of something happening in the future?” asks Ana Maria Santacreu, research officer at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, in her latest discussion about […]
Emergency Preparedness for Extreme Weather Events
by Chad Price at Marsh McLennan Agency: Emergency preparedness is a topic we traditionally publicize in the spring, and for good reason. This is the season where tornadoes and hurricanes spring up and remind us that Mother Nature loves to flex her strength now and then. However, this last winter in the mid-west has shown […]
Jefferson County man killed in boat crash on the Lake of the Ozarks
A man from Byrnes Mill in Jefferson County was killed Saturday after being thrown from a boat in a drunk driving accident on the Lake of the Ozarks.
Consumer Reports: Best laptops for your money this back-to-school season
Jefferson County residents oppose plan to build new apartment complex
Jefferson County residents are upset about county officials' plan to build a new apartment complex near Arnold.
St. Louis funeral home to hold service for Vietnam veteran without family
A funeral home in south St. Louis will hold a service Tuesday for a veteran without any known family.
Pre- and Post-Project Communication and Measurement Needed by DEIs
by Ron Unterreiner, Founder, PEOPLE of Construction Editor’s note: “Opportunity Report” is a regular feature of ConstructForSTL.org — a column by PEOPLE of Construction Founder Ron Unterreiner that we’re calling “Opportunity Report”. Martin Luther King wrote, “The struggle for rights is, at bottom, a struggle for opportunities.” Dr. King noted that it does no good […]
Miami PD Shoots The Messenger, Says It Will Punish Cop For Complaining About Other Cops’ Unsafe Driving
Why do bad cops stay employed for years while good cops find themselves out of their jobs? The answer will not surprise you. The answer is not so complicated as it is filled with infuriating details. Cops drive fast because they have tacit permission to do so. Almost any reason will do. A deputy who […]
Forum Drone: “Crestwood Crossing” Rises Phoenix-Like From Former Mall Site
Editor’s Note: This week, Forum Drone Pilot/Photographer Louis Kelly of Drone Eagle LLC provides an eagle-eye view of the site for the “Crestwood Crossing,” development, former location of the Crestwood Plaza shopping center. After lurching along for almost a decade, the reboot of the former Crestwood Plaza location on Watson Road in Crestwood is beginning […]
MoDOT reveals new plan to fix congestion on I-64 and I-70 interchange
The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) reveals its design to reduce congestion and accidents at Interstate 64 and 70 in St. Charles County.
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