From St. Louis Business Journal: Realtors, contractors and other groups are criticizing a St. Louis County proposal to extend minority hiring goals there to private developments, saying it will endanger projects in the jurisdiction. Though the county already has a Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Program, which sets goals for participation levels on government contracts, […]
From RiverBender: The Village of Maryville came together to celebrate the upcoming installation of a new entertainment pavilion at Firemen’s Park. On Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, community members gathered at Firemen’s Park for a groundbreaking ceremony. The entertainment pavilion will encourage the community to come together for events and attract people from across the region […]
Last week 39 North hosted a “Meet the Founders” gathering as was part of St. Louis-area wide Startup Week activities. Proceedings were held in the building occupied by NewLeaf Symbiotics across the parking lot from the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, the BioResearch & Development Growth (BRDG) Park, and other Innovation District enterprises. A lively […]
From St. Louis Economic Development Partnership: The heart of Kinloch beat strong this past weekend as community members, volunteers, businesses and civic leaders came together for Kinloch Clean Up, Build Up, a large-scale revitalization effort dedicated to restoring Missouri’s oldest incorporated African American community. Hosted by the St. Louis Economic Development Partnership (STL Partnership), Regional […]
From Facility Executive: Most buildings are under-insulated relative to modern energy codes. If your facility feels inconsistent from room to room, or if your energy spend keeps creeping up, the envelope may be part of the problem. Facility leaders know that buildings are complex systems. Yet too often, effective insulation and critical firestopping aren’t initially […]
Chris DeGuentz, vice president of development and construction for Fischer & Frichtel Homes, has been elected the 89th president of the Home Builders Association (HBA) of St. Louis & Eastern Missouri. DeGuentz is directly involved in land acquisition, land development, and construction operations for Fischer & Frichtel Homes and has been a member of the […]
From RiverBender: Community leaders gathered to learn more about AltonWorks FiberNet, which will increase internet access by delivering enterprise-grade fiber broadband to Alton residents. On Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, Alton residents heard from AltonWorks CEO John Simmons about his vision for the city and the reasons why AltonWorks decided to support the broadband project. Simmons […]
From St. Louis Public Radio: A tranche of funds St. Louis officials call a historic investment in winter sheltering for people struggling with housing heads to Mayor Cara Spencer’s desk after the Board of Aldermen unanimously approved the bills. The board sent the three bills to the mayor after fast-tracking the legislation that will inject […]
ST. LOUIS — A Rochester, New York, man was sentenced Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, to 54 months in federal prison for selling counterfeit Xanax on the dark web, both before and after his indictment. U.S. District Court Judge Audrey G. Fleissig handed down the sentence to 31-year-old John Cruz, who pleaded guilty twice to conspiracy to misbrand, introduce misbranded drugs, and sell counterfeit drugs. Cruz admitted to purchasing counterfeit Xanax, an anti-anxiety medication, on the darknet and resellin
From Data Center Dynamics: A developer is looking to build a new data center campus outside St. Louis, Missouri. As reported by local press, including Fox and BizJournal, the Festus city council unanimously approved the annexation of several land parcels near US Route 67 last week, ahead of a planned data center development. The council […]
From West Newsmagazine: A developer that has been before the Wildwood Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) several times previously is back with a new proposal. Latitude N38 LLC has proposed a new plan for the 6.9-acre tract located at the southeast corner of Eatherton Road and Crestview Drive in Town Center. A public hearing was […]
From Forbes: It’s hard to shake off the career programming of decades, to wit: that college is the only way to win. In our changing job landscape this is demonstrably false, and yet the notion persists. But in breaking free of the ‘college for all’ mindset, it could be easy to swing the pendulum too […]
The Senate agreed by unanimous consent Tuesday to approve a House-passed bill to require the Justice Department to release all unclassified records and documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, sending the bill to President Trump’s desk for a signature. The swift Senate action ends the protracted battle in Congress over the files, which [...]
St. Louis native and BYU basketball starter Kennard Davis Jr. had marijuana in his possession when he was involved in a DUI crash last week in Utah, according to a police report released Tuesday.
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