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Gray Design Group, named one of the Midwest Top Design Firms by Engineering News-Record, recently hired two new team members to their design studio as a result of continued firm growth. Gray welcomes associate project manager Ashley James and project associate Marcus Harvey.   An enthusiastic team player, Ashley’s passion for problem-solving with creative solutions […]

From Call Newspapers:  The Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen heard the first reading of five ordinances related to a development named Gates Manor Aug. 9. Gates Manor is 4.85 acres and currently features 11 lots. The proposed new development would see the demolition of all existing structures, with the end result being 21 new lots […]

Missouri Veterans Commission among several underperforming state agencies that could face new challenges if governor’s tax cut is approved.

From St. Louis Business Journal:  In a bid to encourage future development in north St. Louis, the city’s urban renewal board voted Tuesday to give the city’s maximum possible tax incentives to another 400 acres in north St. Louis. Revitalizing north St. Louis is a cornerstone of Mayor Tishaura Jones’ economic justice plan, fueled by $150 […]

The Sunset Hills-based bakery-cafe operator, known locally as Saint Louis Bread Co., says the move isn't about addressing labor concerns, but testing a new technology that makes the experience more efficient.

From Bloomberg:  Andi Dirkschneider negotiates multimillion-dollar land purchase loans for her family’s homebuilding business. Sellers sometimes call her “honey” and ask to speak to the man in charge. “I tell them, ‘I am the man in charge,’ ” says Dirkschneider, 32, who’s president of Brookline Homes in Charlotte. “To have a young, blond girl doing this throws […]

From Construction Dive: Healthcare construction remains strong despite surging costs, with spending in the sector near all-time highs, according to a recent Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis healthcare construction report. Examples abound: St. Louis Veterans Administration Health is planning a $1 billion renovation at John Cochran Veterans Hospital in St. Louis. The University of California, San […]

From St. Louis Public Radio:  Reconstruction is underway on the Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville where six workers died when a tornado tore through part of the building in December. The rebuilding plans do not include a storm shelter, according to city officials. In the wake of the storm, warehouse employees and supporters of labor said the […]

A growing retailer of licensed sports team apparel and merchandise has expanded its St. Louis-area footprint

From St. Louis Business Journal: Pittsburgh-based PNC Bank is closing its branch in downtown Clayton in November because M1 Bank, the building’s owner, will renovate the exterior and interior of the three-story building as its new headquarters. Work is expected to start in January at 7801 Forsyth Blvd. and take about a year. M1 said […]

The senior health service startup, which earlier this year announced it raised more than $100 million from investors, has agreed to purchase an Austin, Texas-based therapy provider. It says the deal will nearly double its headcount and make it “one of the nation’s largest providers of therapy services for senior living communities.”

If you thought cookie pop-ups were an annoying nuisance, just wait until you have to scan your face for some third party to “verify your age” after California’s new design code becomes law. On Friday, I wrote about the companies and organizations most likely to benefit from California’s AB 2273, the “Age Appropriate Design Code” […]

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Maggie Farrell, Diversity and Human Resources Manager for top St. Louis construction manager S. M. Wilson & Co., was named the 2022 Inclusion Champion by the St. Louis Council of Construction Consumers (SLC3). Each year, SLC3 hosts the Annual Best Practice & Diversity Awards, which honors individuals and firms that are improving construction practices in the […]

We now have booster shots aimed at the Omicron strains of COVID-19, and suddenly conservatives are realizing there's a downside to their endless yammering about how the FDA moves too damn slow. Michael Brendan Dougherty fills us in on the FDA's rapid approval of the Omicron boosters: There’s a catch though: These boosters have been ...continue reading "FDA critics are finally having an aha moment"

After some initial interest in the former Stone Spiral in Maplewood for a Sweet Peaz café, it now looks like Looking Meadow Coffee Co., a Tower Grove Farmers’ Market vendor of vegan-friendly coffee drinks and baked goods, plans to open there in the beginning of 2023, according to Sauce Magazine.  KMOV — Local brazen shoplifting […]