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Climate action is a guilt trip. Let’s make it aspirational instead.

This week's Arch City Report Podcast examines examines the Metro East economy, how much it contributes to the Illinois GDP and how the region's population has hit a 20-plus year low. We also talk about the office market upheaval that's resulted from slate of St. Louis-area office buildings on a federal lists of properties the Trump administration intends to sell or leases it intends to cancel. We also talk sports tourism and some of the big questions we're hoping to ask during a live recording…

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From SupplyChainBrain:  Gen Z workers are increasingly exploring skilled trades as a career option, recognizing that these positions offer a secure future with strong earning potential. This interest couldn’t happen at a more critical time for the supply chain industry. While the C-Suite is hyper-focused on maximizing productivity, there’s a real struggle to hire enough […]

From First Alert 4:  Mercy Hospital South announced it’s expanding and redesigning its entire emergency department, with the $75 million project kicking off in September 2025. According to a release, the redesign will expand the existing emergency department from 39,000 square feet to 65,000 square feet. The additional space will include: 73 patient beds, up […]

Lisa Williams of St. Charles, MO joined the Real Rock Army today

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From Contracting Business:  The skilled trades have historically been male industries, often perceived as inaccessible or unwelcoming to women. However, the tides are shifting. The U.S. Department of Labor reported that the number of women working as tradespeople reached its highest level ever in 2021 with more than 314,000 female workers. Innovation is creating new […]

A district judge sentenced a former small business office manager to 51 months in federal prison for embezzlement and identity theft.

Dear mother of Gregory (Barb) Swope, Lois (Donald) Picard, Maureen (Martin) Florczyk, David (Lori) Swope, Joanne Meehan and the late Cynthia Frazee and John Swope. Beloved grandmother of 9, great-grandmother of 22 and great-great grandmother of 2. She was a…

92, March 1, 2025. Vis. Fri. 3/7, 4pm-7pm, HUTCHENS, Florissant. Mass Sat. 3/8, 10am, ST. MARTIN DE PORRES CATHOLIC CHURCH, Hazelwood, MO. WWW.HUTCHENSFUNERALHOMES.COM

Warren Leroy Opfer passed away at his home in Honolulu, Hawaii, on March 6, 2020, at the age of 79. He was born on October 28, 1940, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Louis and Mary (Comer) Opfer.

Husband of the late Jo Ann Kapp (nee Schapp), father of Michael Kapp, Timothy (Maura) Kapp, Susan (Sid) Hastings and the late Debbie Ann Kapp.

Fortified with the sacraments of Holy Mother Church on Monday February 24, 2025. Patrick is survived by his wife Cathie, daughter Meghan (Alonzo) Collins, son Michael (Valerie) Decker, son Shawn Morgan, Grandchildren Aidan, Will, Avery, Mora, Martin, and Isaac. Patrick…

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Weather Impact Alert remains in place through 6 p.m. Wednesday, as winds have gusted over 50 mph in spots.

More federal workers are bracing for impact as efforts to downsize the federal government appear to hit a new phase. Federal buildings in the St. Louis area appear to be on the chopping block.

"I'm outraged, extremely. Not only is he an innocent man, but a senior citizen," said Carla Reid, the president of the Mark Twain Neighborhood Association.