by Tom Finan, Executive Director, Construction Forum A new analysis from the Urban Institute shows Missouri’s median household income has increased over the past five decades but at a slower pace than the nation overall, reflecting long-term workforce, education, and demographic changes. The report, Is Your State Better Off Now Than It Was Fifty Years […]
From Engineering Inc: The United States faces an annual shortage of 18,000 engineers, according to new research from the ACEC Research Institute. This crisis threatens the nation’s ability to maintain and modernize critical infrastructure. Here are five key statistics that illuminate the scope of this challenge: Read more.
From Missouri Independent: The conversion of Missouri farm land from food to solar power production creates feuds among neighbors, pits residents against developers and raises questions about property rights. Those tensions were on full display Tuesday in the Missouri Senate Commerce Committee, which held hearings on two bills aimed at halting solar power development and […]
Mötley Crüe will be celebrating America's birthday up north in Canada.The "Home Sweet Home" rockers will headline Winnipeg's Rockin' Thunder concert series on July 4. The bill will also include…
On display at the ever-popular orchid show, the Missouri Botanical Garden’s vast orchid collection includes more than 6,000 individual plants representing almost 700 unique species, and approximately one in 10 […]
Jose R. Gomez has been sworn in as the new Vice President of the St. Louis Labor Council AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations), marking the first Hispanic leader to hold an executive rank with the labor organization. The Business Manager for Laborers’ Local 110 since February 2024, Gomez’s career is […]
A lot of people assume they want to be left alone more when it’s cold and dark. Yet for many of us, the opposite happens: we start reaching out, checking group chats more often, and feeling a sharper sting when plans fall through. That pull toward other people in winter isn’t just “being needy” or “not handling it well.” It’s a mix of biology, habit, and culture. And once you understand it, the craving makes more sense—and becomes easier to work
On February 5, 1958, a U.S. Air Force B-47 bomber collided with an F-86 fighter jet during a training flight over Georgia, and the bomber crew released a Mark 15 nuclear bomb into the waters near Tybee Island to land safely. The weapon was never recovered. At the time, the incident underscored how quickly Cold War routines—constant drills, high readiness, and large stockpiles—could create real-world danger even without an enemy attack. It still matters today because it helped shape
This morning starts off with intermittent clouds and temperatures near 29 degrees. By afternoon, expect clouds to give way to some sunshine as the high reaches around 37 degrees. Winds will be from the south-southwest at about 9 mph, gusting to 18 mph, adding a slight chill to the air. This evening, skies clear to mostly clear with temperatures cooling off into the low 30s. Overnight, conditions stay mostly clear with lows dropping to near 29 degrees and a gentle west wind at 7 mph. Tomorrow's
We’ve been talking about how the Trump GOP is launching an all out attack on Netflix’s proposed merger with Warner Brothers. Not because they care about antitrust or corporate power, but because they really want Trump-allied billionaire Larry Ellison to buy Warner Brothers, CNN, and HBO. It’s part of their unsubtle plan to acquire what’s […]
The City of St. Louis, Gateway Arch Park Foundation and Great Rivers Greenway are partnering to make improvements to Kiener Plaza, including new pavers, an underground water collection system, shade structures, regrading and leveling of the oval lawn, additional electrical panels and light poles, and upgraded irrigation and drainage systems, with the project set to start on Feb. 9 and be completed by October 2026.
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