ST. LOUIS — It won’t be long before leaves change colors, highs only reach the 50s, and before we know it, snow chances will increase. In fact, the earliest measurable snowfall in the St. Louis area happened on October 20, 1916. During most years the snow starts falling in December. What is considered a measurable [...]
The Clayton-based investment firm also is weighing possible acquisitions in Minneapolis, Denver and St. Louis, with the goal over the next seven to eight years to go from the current $700 million in assets under management to $5 billion.
The Missouri Technology Corp., a public-private partnership designed to promote entrepreneurship, is pursuing new initiatives to boost startups statewide. Among the items outlined in a blueprint MTC unveiled last week are launching a $95 million funding program for small businesses, exploring a first-of-its-kind financing model for entrepreneurs and creating an internship program to connect more young people to upstart companies.
EDWARDSVILLE - Madison County State's Attorney Tom Haine announced today that Madison County has filed a petition asking the Illinois Supreme Court to review the Fourth Appellate District’s ruling on the recently passed judicial subcircuit legislation. Joining Madison County in the petition were Christina Wiley of Bethalto (pro se plaintiff), Judges Christopher Threlkeld and Amy Sholar (Represented by Attorney James Craney), and Senate Minority Leader Dan McConchie (Represented by Phillip A. Luetkehans). “Prior to the passage of this subcircuit law, all residents of Madison County could vote for their circuit judges,” said Haine. “Now, the boundaries have been gerrymandered in such a way that only a fraction of the residents of Madison County will have the right to vote on Circuit judges, even though they will still have power to decide cases for all County residents. We think that concept is fundamentally unfair and a violation of our Constitution.” “Als
During our stay in Paris a pair of wood pigeons came and sat together outside our window every evening around dusk. They seemed quite attached to each other, cooing softly for a couple of hours before flying off somewhere else for the night. They were lovely companions in the ruddy light of the setting sun.
The government of Turkey, headed by exceedingly thin-skinned President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has devolved into a corrupt, anti-democratic state that still respects the freedom of the press in theory, but, in practice, only respects the freedoms of its favored press outlets, which are free to write anything the government allows them to write. Journalists who […]
A trip to Ohio stopped short on August 24 when authorities in St. Peters stopped a man transporting undocumented immigrants in his van on Interstate 70. Francisco Ibarra-Hernandez was headed east on I-70 in a Toyota Sienna when St. Peters Police stopped his vehicle and found 11 undocumented immigrants inside, including Ibarra-Hernandez. Prosecutors have accused Ibarra-Hernandez of taking money to take the illegal immigrants from Phoenix to job sites across the country.
Editor’s Note: This week Construction Forum Drone Pilot Louis Kelly of Drone Eagle LLC captured progress on Expo at Forest Park, a massive, transit-based residential/commercial project located across from the north boundary of Forest Park. Construction is nearing completion on Expo at Forest Park, a commercial and apartment complex with 287 market rate luxury apartments […]
From CBS: After about 10 years as a New York City barista, Desiree Camacho decided it was time to nail down a new career path — construction. “Even my own mom when I told her I was interested in doing this, she’s like, ‘Why would you want to do that? That’s a man’s job,'” Camacho […]
David Bowie's estate has partnered with NFT marketplace OpenSea and the We Love the Arts venture for the "Bowie on the Blockchain" sale, which will feature a series of unique…
A smaller-scale restaurant concept by the owner of chess-themed Kingside Diner opened its first location Tuesday, and another two locations are still planned in the future.
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