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Mayor’s Plan to Put Tiny Homes at Workhouse Site Draws Pushback

1 year 7 months ago
St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones is considering building tiny homes for St. Louis’ unhoused population at the former site of the city’s Medium Security Institution, better known as the Workhouse. Her spokesman suggests she has little choice — that the Board of Aldermen have effectively blocked homeless shelters from going just about everywhere else in the city. Activists who Jones once consulted on a future use for the Workhouse say she’s not wrong about that.
Kallie Cox

Illinois State Police look to recruit more women

1 year 7 months ago
ILLINOIS - Illinois State Police have set a goal to have 30% of cadet classes be women by 2030. The department made that 30 by 30 pledge in 2022, but the number of women signing up has stayed about the same ever since. There are more than 1,000 sworn officers with Illinois State Police, but [...]
Brian Weckerly

Construction Input Prices Increase 1.4% in February

1 year 7 months ago
From Contractor Magazine:  Construction input prices increased 1.4% in February compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of the US Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data released today. Nonresidential construction input prices increased 1.3% for the month. Overall construction input prices are 1.5% higher than a year […]
Kacey Crawley

New Breakfast and Lunch Eatery Planned in South St. Louis

1 year 7 months ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  Garden Variety Deli, a new breakfast and lunch eatery, is set to open in the city’s Tower Grove South neighborhood, likely by late spring or early summer, its owners said. Travis Howard, the local restaurateur behind Retreat Gastropub, Yellowbelly and Lazy Tiger, last year was looking to purchase an investment […]
Kacey Crawley