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Police ID man two weeks after he was hit, killed by car in Tower Grove South
Police on Friday released the name of the man killed in a hit and run July 15 in the city's Tower Grove South neighborhood.
Union preparing to go into mediation with Boeing to try to avoid a strike
Alton-Area Tourism Updates Announced
ALTON - Great Rivers and Routes Tourism Bureau President and CEO Cory Jobe gave Alton residents an update on the organization’s future tourism plans for the Riverbend, stressing the importance of the area’s riverfront to seize tourism opportunities from incoming cruise ships. “American Queen Voyages this year decided to pull all of their 2022 scheduled boats out of downtown St. Louis to more small, rural communities up and down the river, and we’re taking on about 95 percent of those cruise stops here in Alton and Grafton,” Jobe said. “We are welcoming over 60 cruise ships this summer alone to the Riverbend area.” Jobe continued with “some other good news,” highlighting a $10 million grant to improve different tourism experiences around the area. “We were recently awarded a $10 million capital grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity through Governor J.B. Pritzker,” Jobe said. “$8.25
Centene terminates remainder of $775M expansion deal, as Clayton looks to revoke subsidies
Clayton officials are considering next steps after health care giant Centene (NYSE: CNC) officially terminated the remainder of its deal to expand its headquarters in the city, foregoing future tax breaks that required the construction of a public auditorium.
Why this prominent, 135-year-old St. Louis company is taking a swing at NFTs
Rawlings Sporting Goods Co. prides itself on being the official provider of gloves to Major League Baseball. The Town & Country-based manufacturer of sports equipment is now using its baseball gloves to expand into a new type of product: non-fungible tokens, or NFTs.
18Rails opens at City Foundry STL
The 700-person event venue is the latest addition to Butler's Pantry offerings.
St. Charles County hospital hires Baltimore heath care exec as new president
One of the St. Louis region's largest health care systems named a Baltimore health care executive as the next president of one of its St. Charles County hospitals.
76% Of U.S. Voters Don’t Know Congress Passed A Huge Infrastructure Bill
You might recall that John Oliver bit years ago about how Americans fall asleep when they hear the word “infrastructure.” We’ll obsess for hours over Elon Musk showmanship, or the innovative potential of NFTs, but the U.S. press in particular falls into a lazy stupor any time actual, essential infrastructure is mentioned. It’s a problem […]
Why do St. Louis interstates often flood when it rains?
FOX 2 found stories from the past two months of flooding on interstates in St. Louis City during prior rain events.
Air purification startup, created out of the Covid-19 pandemic, plots new HQ in St. Louis
The startup, Chesterfield-based Micron Pure, says it's currently renovating a 25,00-square-foot facility in Fenton that offers it research and development capabilities to rapidly design and test new technologies to expand its product portfolio.
Taking a trip to The Saint Louis Zoo? Here's everything you need to know.
Mediation ends with 'no resolution' to avoid Monday strike against Boeing
If a dispute over retirement benefits isn't resolved, nearly 2,500 union workers at the aerospace giant's St. Louis operations could go on strike as soon as Monday. Here's what's at the root of the issue.
Friday Cat Blogging – 29 July 2022
Here is Hilbert sprawled across the newspaper this morning as Marian is attempting to solve her puzzles. In the background, Charlie is waiting for a chance to pounce.
Limited-edition colored-vinyl reissue of David Bowie’s ‘Heroes’ album due in October
A limited-edition vinyl reissue of David Bowie's 1977 album "Heroes" will drop on October 14 in celebration of its 45th anniversary. Pressed on gray vinyl, the reissue will only be available…
Another Airline Merger That Would Worsen Inflation
Today on TAP: The JetBlue buyout of low-cost Spirit Airlines faces certain action from Biden’s reinvigorated antitrust officials.
This week's movie is a rainout, but St. Louis Art Museum schedules make-up dates
Grass is too wet to watch "The Sandlot" on Art Hill tonight. "The Sandlot" and "A League of Their Own" (previously canceled due to weather) have been rescheduled to be shown indoors.
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