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From KMOV: The City of Cottleville is weighing whether to put a six-month moratorium on certain residential development proposals, giving the city time to work on its comprehensive plan. The city said the plan hasn’t been updated since 2001 and according to U.S. census data, its population has tripled in the last 20 years and […]

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A crash outside a Town and Country pub earlier this week escalated into a disturbance during which two people, including an off-duty officer, were punched.

Amazon Web Services (AWS), the world’s largest cloud-computing provider, is hiring construction project managers for a major data center development in the St. Louis region — signaling continued momentum for high-tech infrastructure investment and union construction work in the metro area. The job postings on Amazon’s careers site list openings for Construction Manager and Senior […]

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If approved, residents could vote on an amendment to the city charter in April that would require elections before the City Council could sell park property.

From St. Louis Magazine: When Steve Smith, CEO of the development firm New + Found, thinks about the data center proposed for Midtown St. Louis, he can’t help but think of a previous plan for a different site that’s directly adjacent, the 15 acres that now hold City Foundry. A development firm wanted to tear […]

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GLEN CARBON – Glen Carbon residents are set to pay more for their sewer service starting next year. The Village Board of Trustees this week unanimously approved annual increases to the service charge and usage fees for sewer service supplied by the village. The first increase will take effect on Jan. 1, 2026, with additional annual increases each year through 2030. Residents currently pay a $5.50 monthly sewer service charge. This will be raised to $6 per month in 2026, followed by annual 50 cent increases each year until 2030 with a monthly rate of $8. The village’s current usage fee of $8 per 1,000 gallons is also increasing to $9.60 in 2026 before rising by 30 cents annually to $10.80 in 2030. Customers outside village limits will also see their annual sewer service charges increase by 50 cents as their usage fees rise by 20 cents per year over the same time period until 2030. Tap-on fees to connect new customers will also increase from $2,725 to $3,500 for new single-family

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A motorcyclist has died following a crash that happened at the intersection of St. Charles Rock Road and North Hanley Road Thursday afternoon.

From KMOV: The St. Charles County Planning and Zoning Commission tied in a vote of an application for a development along Highway N, south of the intersection at Perry Cate Boulevard. The vote Wednesday night means the commission is not recommending that the St. Charles County Council approve the application when it takes it up […]

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From DowntownSTL: In cutting the ribbon to celebrate the completion of construction on 7th Street project between Ballpark Village and Washington Avenue, leaders from the City and regional business and civic organizations highlighted the public-private partnerships driving real change and momentum in Downtown St. Louis. “The downtowns that people flood to are not the ones […]

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From St. Louis Business Journal: The owner of the Post Building in downtown St. Louis wants to buy an adjacent city park, with an eye toward converting it to parking. The StarWood Group, which bought the former St. Louis Post-Dispatch building, 900 N. Tucker Blvd., and converted it into offices for Block and Scale AI, would […]

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A public memorial service will be held on Oct. 18 honoring the life and legacy of the late Congressman William “Bill” L. Clay Sr.

From St. Louis Business Journal: A development group currently building a $145 million apartment skyscraper in St. Louis has joined the development team for Des Peres’ first-ever apartment complex, pushing the project past the finish line for financing. Construction has begun on the $60 million Magnolia Ridge, a five-story, 182-unit apartment complex at 13431 Manchester […]

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ALTON - A reception celebrating a new mural in downtown Alton has been postponed. At 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025, community members are invited to 224 Front Street in Alton for the mural’s unveiling. This is a change from the original date on Oct. 18, due to forecasted storms. The 4 p.m. celebration will be followed by a reception at My Just Desserts at 4:30 on Oct. 19. “We’re thrilled to partner with Audubon for another mural that really sets the tone for how our community looks when you drive in the front door,” said Sara McGibany, executive director of Alton Main Street. Produced through a partnership between Alton Main Street and The Audubon Center at Riverlands, the new mural spotlights the Lesser Yellowlegs, a bird species that migrates through the Mississippi Flyway every year. Mike Kelly and Center Advisory Board members Penny Schmidt and Susan Flader collaborated with Alton Main Street to bring this mural to downtown Alton. The mural

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Sprouts Farmers Market has issued a recall for its Smoked Mozzarella Pasta Salad from stores in 24 states due to a potential Listeria contamination on Oct. 8.  

SLDC had inked nearly $2.5 million in contracts to Kansas City-based Candid since early 2022. Former board member Cara Spencer, now the mayor, was a critic.

From Colliers: The St. Louis Metro industrial market is experiencing mixed signals as it moves through 2025. Leasing activity slowed in Q3, totaling 1.26 million SF, down nearly 1 million SF YOY, though the Westport submarket remained a bright spot, accounting for nearly 58% of all leasing, driven by major deals including Amazon and Confluence […]

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A federal grand jury indicted former national security adviser John Bolton on charges of transmitting and retaining national defense information, bringing another criminal case against a critic of President Trump. Prosecutors allege that, beginning in April 2018 until at least August this year, Bolton “abused his position” as national security adviser to share more than [...]

by Ken Simonson, Chief Economist, AGC of America From AGC Data Digest: Changes in announced tariff rates, dates, and exclusions continued this week. President Trump today (Oct. 10) threatened higher tariffs on China. A 25% tariff on heavy trucks that he had posted would take effect on October 1 was later announced for October 14, […]

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