The South Carolina woman linked to two murders in St. Louis County, one in the Memphis area, and two more killings in her home state pleaded guilty Thursday for the multi-state killing spree.
As the first Honda auto dealer in the Midwest, Frank Leta had a leg-up on the competition, something he has been able to maintain for decades thanks to his commitment and family spirit.
The city's new program streamlines the process and allows new businesses to open with a temporary liquor license rather than waiting for the process to play out.
GODFREY – Godfrey residents may notice a mailing this week from Homefield Energy introducing themselves as the new electric supplier for the area’s electric aggregation program. For those unfamiliar with the program, Godfrey voters overwhelmingly approved a referendum on the ballot back in 2012 to enter into an electric aggregation program with a company called Good Energy. Along with many surrounding communities in southwestern Illinois, Godfrey would benefit from the collective purchasing power of this large consortium. Historically, participating in the program has resulted in significant cost-savings for residents. Over the past two years, however, there has been substantial volatility in the electricity market driven by clean air initiatives and a poor economy, resulting in higher prices. During the last contract period with Good Energy, the supplier was Constellation NewEnergy as the previous supplier, Homefield, couldn’t be competitive in their pricing. As
Albritton Financial Services has been helping executives and families since 1996. With four current staff members, two of whom are in the Albritton family, it serves no more than 120 clients in the St. Louis area and across the country.
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Replacing thousands of lead pipes in the city within the next decade, as required by a new federal mandate, will cost tens of millions of dollars, according to early estimates. And City Hall doesn’t know how it will pay for all of it. “We’re still reviewing exactly what’s going to need […]
Family businesses can lead to disappointment when the next generation isn’t interested in carrying on the tradition. But that is not the case with Andria’s Food Group, a restaurant and food production company in O’Fallon, Illinois.
From St. Louis American: Donning a white construction helmet, Neal Richardson, president and CEO of the St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC), ended his presentation with an enthusiastic call & response challenge to the capacity-filled auditorium. “St. Louis, are you ready to build?” “St. Louis, are you ready to build a future where every young person, […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: John Simmons was once stationed in Savannah, Georgia, while serving in the U.S. Army. He returned two decades later as a part-time resident and owner of the Savannah Sand Gnats minor-league baseball team and noticed significant change in the port city. Once marked by urban decay, Savannah had become a […]
Through its nearly 120-year history, 1905 New Media has maintained an upward growth trajectory in part through expanding into e-commerce, app/software development, SEO and data analytics spaces by acquiring creative agencies and media companies.
Paul McCartney dusted off a classic Beatles tune for his fourth and final Got Back show in São Paulo, Brazil, on Wednesday. According to setlist.fm, McCartney added the 1963 track “All…
It has been rumored for a while that Elon wants to remove the official “block” functionality on ExTwitter, but now it’s official. The company has announced that it will soon start rolling out a new version of “block” that no longer blocks content, only interactions. That’s ExTwitter’s engineering team saying: Soon we’ll be launching a […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Construction on a new 911 dispatch call center, mulled by St. Louis leaders for nearly two decades, will finally begin next week, city officials said Wednesday. The city issued a $28 million building permit last week for the site at 2741 Thomas Street, just west of the Fire Department headquarters on […]
A reader points me to an Adam Tooze substack today about inflation. Tooze admits that even his own personal reaction to inflation hasn't matched the dry reports from the BLS: Because, yes, I actually do live in America and I have experienced what has happened on supermarket shelves. Several times I’ve been brought up short ...continue reading "Why has recent inflation been so unnerving?"
From NPR: After nearly 50 years, it really is the beginning of the end for the Chesterfield Mall. Demolition crews began taking down parts of the shuttered mall Tuesday morning, launching what will be a yearslong process to transform the site into a 90-acre, high-density hub in west St. Louis County. The Staenberg Group has […]
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