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Dire Portrait of Development Slowdown in SLDC Report Not Supported by Data

1 month 3 weeks ago

From St. Louis Magazine: In a presentation to aldermen earlier this month, St. Louis Development Corporation interim CEO Otis Williams painted a dire picture of the development pipeline in the city, suggesting businesses were leaving, building permits were plummeting, and few tax incentives are being utilized. But it now appears that some of the data […]

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Dede Hance

Ctrl-Alt-Speech: A Tale of Two Internets

1 month 3 weeks ago
Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Pocket Casts, YouTube, or your podcast app of choice — or go straight to the RSS feed. In this week’s round-up of the latest news in online […]
Mike Masnick

PERSPECTIVE: Jefferson County Executive Says Data Centers Are Infrastructure of Future

1 month 3 weeks ago

by Dennis Gannon, Jefferson County Executive Across the world, a new kind of infrastructure is being built that is powering the digital age. These facilities are the railroads and interstate systems of our time, and just like those historic investments, they carry the potential to ignite unprecedented growth and prosperity. Jefferson County should be at the […]

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Tom Finan

Illinois 177 Intersection Improvements Begin Oct. 28, 2025

1 month 3 weeks ago
BELLEVILLE – The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced that Illinois 177 will be reduced to one lane approximately 2.5 miles east of South Green Mount Road in St. Clair County beginning, weather permitting, Tuesday, Oct. 28, for intersection improvements. Two-way traffic will be maintained using temporary signals. Motorists should expect delays and are encouraged to use alternate routes during this closure. Drivers are urged to reduce speed, be alert for changing conditions, obey all construction signage, and refrain from using mobile devices while approaching and traveling through the work zone. The work is expected to be completed by spring 2026. For IDOT District 8 updates, follow us on Twitter at @IDOTDistrict8 or view area construction details on IDOT’s traveler information map on GettingAroundIllinois.com.

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Green House Venture Releases Virtual Tour of St. Louis Urban Agriculture Education Center

1 month 3 weeks ago

The Green House Venture broke ground last month on its $4.7 million Urban Agriculture Education Center to help foster the next generation of local plant science enthusiasts and professionals. The nonprofit organization has now released a 4-minute virtual guided tour showing the facility’s interior and exterior growing laboratories and other learning spaces that young students […]

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Dede Hance