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Record Gas Prices Didn’t Decrease Fuel Sales in Missouri

3 years 8 months ago

I’ve been curios to see how the rapid rise in gas prices the last few months has affected fuel sales. The Missouri Department of Revenue publishes the Motor Monthly Highway Report as a part of its Public Information Reports. Note, it reports the number of gallons taxed, not exactly the same as gallons sold. Gas […]

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Richard Bose

States Could Easily Flub Billions In Potential Broadband Funding

3 years 8 months ago
The U.S. is about to spend an historic $42.5 billion on expanding affordable broadband access courtesy of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). While this spending is largely being organized by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), much of it involves grants that will need to be managed by the states. The problem: […]
Karl Bode

Cooper's Hawk Will Open Its Second St. Louis Area Location in St. Peters

3 years 8 months ago
The St. Charles County restaurant scene continues to grow, this time thanks to the national restaurant brand Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant (multiple locations including 5300 North Service Road, St. Peters). The chain announced that it will open its second St. Louis area location in St. Peters, bringing to the west side of the Missouri River "an upscale casual dining restaurant with a full-service bar, private dining room and Napa style tasting room." The 10,000 square-foot space will be located near the intersection of Mid Rivers Mall Drive and I-70 and is part of The Shoppes at Mid Rivers development that includes several restaurant and retail properties including Pappy's Smokehouse, Gulf Shores Restaurant & Grill.
Cheryl Baehr

OSHA issues $260K in fines to St. Louis County recycling company for safety violations

3 years 8 months ago
A St. Louis County recycling center was cited for dozens of safety violations after an investigation launched following the death of a worker in October 2021. OSHA issued 24 violations to Central Paper Stock Inc., which is located in Berkeley, Missouri. The company was issued $260,508 in fines and placed into OSHA's severe violator enforcement program. According to the investigation report, an employee fell into a paper baler and was crushed to death while trying to clear a jam. A paper baler is…
Sam Clancy, KSDK

Owners of closed downtown nightclub Reign ordered to pay overdue rent

3 years 8 months ago
The owners of a troubled St. Louis nightclub are on the hook for nearly $340,000 in rent and attorney fees. On Wednesday, a judge ordered the owners of Reign to pay the landlord for its former spot at 1122 Washington Ave. Copia Acquisitions LLC is the landlord. Reign was evicted back in November after falling behind on rent. The judge's order would require the owners to pay double the monthly rent from Oct. 19, 2020, to Nov. 1, 2021, which amounted to $257,001.36. The order also called for the…
Sam Clancy, KSDK

Missouri should end the death penalty and spare Carman Deck | Opinion

3 years 8 months ago

The “machinery of death” is back to work in Missouri as the Missouri Supreme Court has issued an execution date of May 3 for Carman Deck.  James and Zelma Long were fatally shot during a robbery in their home in Desoto in 1997. Deck and his sister went to the Long home with the intent […]

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Elyse Max