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Pritzker defends IL's tax credits while MO looks to slash corporate rate

1 year 7 months ago
(The Center Square) – While Illinois looks at tax credits for gifting endowments, student loans, hiring journalists and music companies, Missouri is looking at phasing out not just tax credits but also its corporate income tax. Not among the slew of tax credits the Illinois Senate is reviewing is the Invest in Kids school choice scholarship tax credit, which expired at the end of 2023. There’s been no public discussion about revisiting the program. Illinois state Rep. Blaine Wilhour, R-Beecher…
Catrina Petersen

St. Louis City SC Wants You to Pay $80 to Refill Your Water Cup

1 year 7 months ago
In a “first-ever” opportunity, St. Louis SC is teaming up with YETI to offer a fancy $80 cup you can refill all season. The spectacular money grab features a white, insulated “infinitely reusable” YETI straw mug with St. Louis SC customization. St. Louis SC promoted the partnership on its social media accounts as a way to reduce waste inside Citypark.
Kallie Cox

States want to make it harder for health insurers to deny care, but firms might evade enforcement

1 year 7 months ago

For decades, Amina Tollin struggled with mysterious, debilitating pain that radiated throughout her body. A few years ago, when a doctor finally diagnosed her with polyneuropathy, a chronic nerve condition, she had begun to use a wheelchair. The doctor prescribed a blood infusion therapy that allowed Tollin, 40, to live her life normally. That is, […]

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Shalina Chatlani

ENR Midwest Names Terracon Company as 2024 Design Firm of the Year

1 year 7 months ago
From ENR:  ENR Midwest has selected Terracon Company as its Design Firm of the Year for 2024. Design Firms of the Year are chosen by a vote of the regional ENR editors from across the country based on a carefully selected group of finalists. Factors include regional revenues, new initiatives, current projects, community and industry […]
Kacey Crawley

St. Louis County Accepting Bids for New Public Safety Building

1 year 7 months ago
From Spectrum News:  St. Louis County is soliciting bids to build a state-of-the-art public safety facility in Maryland Heights. The 49,309-square-foot building will house St. Louis County Precinct Number Two, a Police Intelligence Center and a Property Control Center, according to a press release. The state and county are receiving $46 in federal relief money […]
Kacey Crawley

BJC Buys Former Panera Bread Headquarters in Sunset Hills

1 year 7 months ago
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  BJC Health has purchased the former headquarters of Panera Bread in south St. Louis County. The health care system bought the 116,300-square-foot building, at Watson and South Geyer roads in Sunset Hills, earlier this year for $9.9 million, according to a report from commercial real estate firm JLL. It’s not clear […]
Kacey Crawley

Redevelopment Advocates Blast Bill Protecting Paul McKee’s Lender

1 year 7 months ago
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  A measure that could force St. Louis taxpayers to pay off developer Paul McKee’s lender should the city acquire his property through eminent domain was roundly criticized at a state Senate committee hearing Tuesday. A tailor-made government bailout for one bank is how Peter Hoffman, managing attorney at Legal Services of […]
Kacey Crawley

Enough Talk About Safety Helmets v. Hard Hats

1 year 7 months ago
From ENR:  When we need to reach a little higher, we strap extensions—stilts—on workers’ legs. When fearing a fall, we tie workers to buildings with a length of rope, and then we hope. We still use ladders developed 10,000 years ago to get from here to there and when materials are needed high up in […]
Kacey Crawley