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Budzinski, SEEC Climate Jobs Task Force Push to Bolster and Diversify Energy Workforce

1 year 6 months ago
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) led six of her colleagues on the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Climate Jobs Task Force in a letter calling on the Department of Energy’s (DOE) 21st Century Energy Workforce Advisory Board (EWAB) to develop a report including robust recommendations to strengthen and diversify the clean-energy workforce. Joining Congresswoman Budzinski in leading the letter were Representatives Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10) and Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01). “We hope to see the EWAB continue to address worker retraining and technical development in the clean energy sector, particularly in energy communities and communities impacted by industrial sector closures, relocations, and large scale layoffs,” wrote the Members. “Ensuring that the workforce has accessible training and development opportunities will help level the playing field for workers and continue to grow ou

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Bakery and cafe to close in Metro East, will relocate

1 year 6 months ago
A bakery and cafe in downtown Edwardsville will close its doors at the end of February. 222 Artisan Bakery and Café announced on social media it will close at the end of February at 222 N. Main St. in Edwardsville. The property is owned by John and Ellen Celuch, according to Madison County property records. The post said the bakery signed a new lease at its current location, but the landlord "decided to go with a different business." "We do understand," the bakery said in its post. "With rent…
Alli Hebel

To You, I Go

1 year 6 months ago

To You, I Go (2023) is Jessica Page’s visual love letter to St. Louis. Although St. Louis is rarely romanticized, Page aims to showcase the softest purest side of her […]

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Rachel Huffman

Is shoplifting up or down?

1 year 6 months ago
Over at National Review, Kayla Bartsch says shoplifting is rampant: The Left says retail crime is going down. The truth? Theft has become so pervasive — and ordinary — that retailers have simply stopped reporting it. The well-documented surge in shoplifting in the U.S. has.... Let's just stop right here. Bartsch specifically links "well-documented" to ...continue reading "Is shoplifting up or down?"
Kevin Drum

To step up St. Louis’ film industry, diversify its set and production crews

1 year 6 months ago
Film and TV award season means increased attention to diversity of talent in front of and behind the lens. Critiques about lack of diversity in media production apply to St. Louis, where Black people are the largest non-white population – yet less than 2% of staff in local commercial video production houses. Kyle Montgomery and Quinsonta Boyd of Continuity, a nonprofit that helps more St. Louis creatives from marginalized communities prepare for and start careers in media, share ways they make getting a foot in the door possible.