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The St. Louis Business Journal has extended the nomination deadline for its 2024 HR Awards program, which recognizes the important work individuals, companies and organizations do in the field of human resources. Nominations for the program are now due Monday, Feb. 12. To nominate someone for this award, complete the nomination form here by the new deadline. All HR Awards honorees — companies and people — must be based in the St. Louis area, which includes the city of St. Louis and St. Louis,…

CHICAGO - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan group of attorneys general, today announced a $150 million multistate settlement agreement in principle with opioid manufacturer Hikma Pharmaceuticals (Hikma) for its role in fueling the opioid crisis. Raoul’s office also announced today a $350 million national settlement with Publicis Health to resolve investigations into the global marketing and communications firm’s role in the prescription opioid epidemic. Hikma produces a range of branded and generic opioid products and sells hundreds of millions of opioid doses every year. The agreement in principle resolves claims that from 2006 to 2021, Hikma failed to monitor and report suspicious opioid orders from potentially illegal distributors, even as personnel knew their systems to monitor suspicious orders were inadequate and prone to failure. Once finalized, the settlement will provide up to $115 million in cash and $35 million in opioid addiction treatment

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CHICAGO - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced a $350 million national settlement with Publicis Health to resolve investigations into the global marketing and communications firm’s role in the prescription opioid epidemic. If approved by the court, Illinois will receive $11.4 million under the settlement to help address the continuing opioid crisis. “I am proud of the work that has resulted in this settlement with Publicis Health, which builds upon the important progress we have made in our continued efforts to hold companies accountable for contributing to the opioid epidemic,” Raoul said. “I am committed to ensuring settlement resources are equitably distributed throughout the state to help fund services that help mitigate the ongoing opioid crisis.” Today’s settlement details how Publicis’ work contributed to the opioid crisis by helping Purdue Pharma and other opioid manufacturers market and sell opioids. Court documents detail

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A single thread out of place can distort the illusion of perfect embroidery or reduce the perception of the quality of a smooth hand of fabric. Its free movement against […]

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The Missouri Botanical Garden’s ever-popular orchid show returns on Jan. 27. The Garden’s vast orchid collection includes more than 6,000 individual plants representing almost 700 unique species, and approximately one […]

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The exhibit and fundraiser will highlight the excellence of Asian-American artists in the community.

Green Door Art Gallery is pleased to partner with Bobby Lessentine, Financial Advisor, Edward Jones, in presenting Upon Further Reflection, a collection of oil and cold wax paintings by Mark […]

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"Right now, prosperity is all over Ferguson, and I'm excited about it," Mayor Ella Jones said.

The teenager had been shot in the arm and the side and said he was riding in a white Toyota when the shots were fired.

Workers at Busch Stadium packed up the Cardinals equipment Monday.

Winner of five Tony Awards, the smash hit musical 'Company' is coming to the Fabulous Fox Theatre from February 27 through March 10.

St. Louis Battlehawks fans are yelling "kaw-kaw" Monday morning.

If a cyclone had dropped from the clouds and scooped up a section visited by the fire on Feb. 4, 1900, the destruction could not have been more complete.

For decades now, airlines, hotels, cable companies, banks and a long list of other companies have bilked U.S. consumers out of billions of dollars annually via bullshit fees that unfairly jack up the advertised price of service. More interesting perhaps is the fact that it it took until 2023 for a U.S. federal regulator to […]

United States Steel Corp. executives and representatives from the United Steelworkers met Friday in Pittsburgh to discuss the union's grievances related to the sale of the company to Nippon Steel Corp.

WOOD RIVER – Midwest Members Credit Union is proud to sponsor the “Shell of the Month” program at Roxana High School. Students from each grade level are selected each month by members of RHS faculty. Each student is awarded a certificate and a Subway gift card. The Seniors selected each month will have the opportunity to compete for a “Shell of the Year” scholarship at the end of the school year. January Shell of the Month winners are: Senior- Aidan Briggs & Aubrey Wiegand Junior- Maurice Sparks & Audrey Springman Sophomore- Trenton Hollaway & Alexis McMillian Freshman- Emiliano Sanchez & Elizabeth Clouse. Congratulations to all the recipients Midwest Members Credit Union has been serving your community for over 89 years. To find out more information about Midwest Members Credit Union and what they are doing in your community, please visit www.midmembers.org

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Fire crews worked to contain a four-alarm warehouse fire Saturday morning. Eighty-five firefighters were called to the scene of the five-story building that partially collapsed. The building was vacant at the time of the fire. "This is one of those where we surround the structure, and basically, I don't want to say surround and drown, but that's essentially what it is," said Garon Mosby, a St. Louis Fire Department captain. "Large amounts of water from the exterior – not committing resources…