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Anheuser-Busch to invest $50M at its St. Louis brewery to expand seltzer production

3 years 7 months ago

This article originally ran in the St. Louis Business Journal on March 30, 2022.  Anheuser-Busch said Wednesday it would make a $50 million investment in its St. Louis campus, including a new, dedicated seltzer building. The new building will be the first addition to the local campus in over 15 years, the company said in a press release. It’s expected to be […]

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Matt Fernandes

Money Smart Month hosting dozens of local events in April

3 years 7 months ago
ST. LOUIS — United Way of Greater St. Louis and the St. Louis Regional Financial Empowerment Coalition are partnering together for St. Louis Metro Money Smart Month, offering more than 60 free events and classes on financial education and money management throughout April. This year, there will be in-person and virtual events for participants of all ages including pre-k to seniors, including several in Illinois. Celebrating its 10 th year in the St. Louis region, Money Smart Month is a community education program sponsored by the St. Louis Regional Financial Empowerment Coalition in partnership with United Way of Greater St. Louis, area libraries, community organizations, and financial institutions. Money Smart Month classes and events will be held throughout April to help individuals and families learn about money management, goal setting, saving for retirement or college, building credit, reducing debt, estate planning, and more. “Money Smart Month is a great opportunity

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Jesse White Unveils New Organ/Tissue Donation Campaign

3 years 7 months ago
SPRINGFIELD - Secretary of State Jesse White unveiled a new ad campaign featuring Phillip Hanks, an organ recipient who received five lifesaving organs from a single donor. The campaign marks the beginning of National Donate Life Month in April. “Phillip’s story shows how organ and tissue donation saves lives,” said Secretary White. “Phillip was able to be there for the birth of his granddaughter and he now works as an advocate for my office with the organ/tissue donor program. He reminds us that by registering to become an organ donor that you, too, could help change someone’s story.” Phillip needed the transplant because after a liver transplant in 2007, an extra valve in the liver produced scar tissue blocking an important vein, which required the five-organ transplant known as a multivisceral transplant. In April 2021, Phillip received a new liver, small and large intestine, stomach, pancreas and kidney. In the public service announcement

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Missouri Supreme Court declines to immediately hear appeal of COVID ruling

3 years 7 months ago

The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a request by five counties and health departments to quickly hear arguments and review a case that they say “upended the longstanding public health framework” in Missouri. The decision means an appeal of a Cole County judge’s November ruling will have to first go through the Western District […]

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Tessa Weinberg

Sam Page delivers State of the County Address

3 years 7 months ago
In his first State of the County Address, St. Louis County Executive Dr. Sam Page touted the county’s response to the COVID pandemic, addressed plans for money from the NFL-Rams settlement, and heralded the efforts of government employees.
Kevin S. Held

Sierra Club Illinois and Prairie Rivers Network Announce Motion to Intervene in Lawsuit Against Notorious Coal Company Sugar Camp Energy

3 years 7 months ago
FRANKLIN COUNTY, IL. - Yesterday, Sierra Club Illinois and Prairie Rivers Network joined the Illinois Attorney General’s Office in their lawsuit against Sugar Camp Energy, LLC by filing a Motion to Intervene. Sugar Camp Energy is a subsidiary of Foresight Energy, which is the largest privately-owned coal company in the country, and operates Sugar Camp Mine, which is the country’s 7th largest coal mine , in Southern Illinois. Attorney General Raoul’s office filed their suit in January 2022 after mine operators dumped 46,000 gallons of firefighting foam , including at least 660 gallons of concentrated PFAS-based foam, deep into the underground coal mine in an unsuccessful attempt to extinguish a fire. While the Attorney General’s lawsuit describes Sugar Camp’s violations of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act, Sierra Club Illinois and Prairie Rivers Network assert that Sugar Camp Energy also violated the Clean Water Act and Sugar Camp’s National

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