by Dr. John Gaal Editor’s Note: Each week, Dr. John Gaal, director of worker wellness for the Missouri Works Initiative, a non-profit workforce formed by the Missouri AFL-CIO, collects and comments on news and trends in workforce wellness and life balance. Construction Forum carries the Worker Wellness & Well-Being Blog as a regular feature. The […]
Michael Anthony was back playing Van Halen music over the weekend, but with a totally different band.The rocker was the surprise guest at the Saturday, April 20, club show put…
Prosecutors have elevated the charges against a 25-year-old man accused of assaulting a teenage McDonald's employee outside the restaurant. Johnny Ricks, from north St. Louis County, now faces a first-degree felony assault charge, the closest charge to attempted murder permitted under Missouri law. An updated complaint filed yesterday by prosecutors in St. Louis County contains the amended allegations.
ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. - The St. Charles County Police Department is seeking the public's help in identifying a person wanted for questioning in relation to a burglary. According to the police, the incident took place April 17 in the Addyston Place subdivision, in the Caulks Hill area. The individual was on Mason Grove Drive [...]
According to the BLS, only 70.2% of college graduates who received bachelor's degrees in the spring of 2023 were employed by October. This is the lowest non-recession number in recent years.
FLORISSANT, Mo. -- Boeing's sprawling former leadership center in St. Louis County has been sold to a Catholic group. The Augustine Institute, known for its Catholic content and education, has acquired a 284-acre property. The Institute plans to relocate its headquarters and Graduate School of Theology, currently located near Denver, to this site by fall [...]
The St. Louis Blues are sitting out the National Hockey League playoffs for a second consecutive season, but that didn’t keep fans from packing Enterprise Center during the team’s regular season.
Last week, the US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee voted to advance the Protecting and Enhancing Public Access to Codes Act, or the Pro Codes Act (H.R. 1631), to the full House. The bill would extend copyright protection to codes (such as building codes) that are developed by standards development organizations (SDOs) and incorporated by reference […]
Belleville Shoe Manufacturing Co. awarded $10.3 million contract to make safety boots for U.S. Navy, thanks to support from Metro East members of U.S. Congress