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From St. Louis Business Journal: When Muncie, Indiana, Mayor Dan Ridenour took office in 2020, he had one overarching goal — to grow the city’s population. To do that, Ridenour knew part of the equation would to be launch what he called “quality of place” projects around the city. That included downtown revitalization projects, new […]

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ALTON – A proposal to eliminate late night liquor licenses for all Alton bars is on hold for now after several local bar owners spoke out against it. A resolution on Monday’s Committee of the Whole agenda called for an ordinance to remove a section of the city code allowing for “late night liquor licenses,” which currently allow businesses to sell alcohol as late as 2 a.m. on weekdays and 3 a.m. on weekends. If passed, this would effectively ban all Alton bars from selling alcohol later than 1 a.m. Michelle Oerter, a bartender at Danny’s Lounge, presented city officials with a petition that gained 367 signatures calling on the city not to revoke every bar’s late night liquor license. She said the ordinance would create an unfair financial burden local bars can’t afford. “Those late night hours, especially after 1 a.m., they make up a significant portion of our revenue,” Oerter said. “You don’t punish an entire

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From Economic Policy Institute: Since returning to office, the Trump administration has gutted the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)—which has long ensured that employers conducting business with the federal government comply with equal employment opportunity laws. This has made equal employment laws effectively unenforceable for the entire civilian federal contracting workforce. What’s happening?In […]

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From ENR Midwest: Judging has concluded and ENR Midwest is thrilled to announce its 2025 Best Projects Awardees. Four panels of industry-expert judges selected 33 winners who completed projects that represent outstanding quality of work, spurred innovative ideas and overcame tough challenges. Winners in the Safety and Sustainability categories will be announced at a later […]

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From ENR Midwest: Effective Aug. 4, St. Louis won’t issue new, non-emergency city construction contracts under its Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MBE/WBE) goals—citing new federal rules that could withhold or eliminate funding for cities that offer such programs, according to Mayor Cara Spencer. “Federal agencies have communicated that they will terminate and also claw […]

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Industrial Safety & Hygiene News: I’m writing this on one of the first days of summer, after spending part of the morning and early afternoon (2.5 hours) riding my bike (25 miles) on the Perkiomen Trail, which follows the gentle Perkiomen River about 30 miles northwest of Philadelphia. It is by far the hottest day […]

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Cody Trenkle, a 13-year-old boy rescued in a ravine after days without food or water, awakened from his coma.

Join Ellyn Marsh and Joey Taranto for an on-stage performance of their hit true crime and comedy podcast “I Think Not! Live - The Drove All Night Tour.” Join them […]

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A village of tiny homes is taking shape in north St. Louis, offering hope and housing to veterans.

Is a large corporate entity scraping a community-run open social network to train AI models for profit?

The St. Louis Cardinals will take on the Colorado Rockies at Busch Stadium on Aug. 11, 12 and 13.

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A local filmmaker and college professor gives an up-close look at violence in a north St. Louis neighborhood with a new documentary called “Catching Bullets.”