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Does getting an MBA make you a better leader?

1 year 8 months ago
I think there might be too many MBAs running companies. There should be more focus on the project or service itself, less time on board meetings, less time on financials. Tweet from Elon Musk on Dec. 10, 2020 Skepticism about the value and efficacy of an MBA program is nothing new. Prominent management scholars have voiced their criticisms about the value of getting an MBA over the years. Prefer and Fong, for example, argued in 2002 that an MBA is more about profiting business schools rather than…
Ann Peng

Missouri American Water investing $100 million in 2024 to identify and remove lead service lines

1 year 8 months ago
Missouri American Water is working to identify and remove all lead customer service lines in the communities it serves by 2030, which is a voluntary goal above and beyond current federal requirements. Staying ahead of these federal requirements, this year the company will invest $100 million to identify and replace lead and galvanized steel service lines across the state. “Identifying and replacing lead service lines is an important part of our capital program for the next several years,”…
Missouri American Water

Bridgeton-based Bask & Bloom Essentials offers hair-care products for postpartum hair health

1 year 8 months ago
It matters that Candera Thompson’s ruby red hair is still visibly pigmented. To make sure Bask & Bloom Essentials’ products wouldn’t fade color-treated hair, Thompson dyed her own hair and tested them out. Lightly fluffing her textured strands, Thompson smiles and says the consistent curl pattern of her two-day-old twist out is owed, in part, to Bask & Bloom’s More Moisture Creme. The creme is one of more than a dozen products from Bask & Bloom Essentials, a hair-care line for women with…
Jacqui Germain

One confirmed dead in downtown St. Louis crash

1 year 8 months ago
The St. Louis Police Department is currently investigating a fatal crash that occurred in downtown St. Louis, west of Tucker near Convention Plaza. The crash, which involved two vehicles, resulted in one confirmed fatality.
Jeff Bernthal

The IRS would like you to pretty please file a tax return

1 year 8 months ago
Talk about your low-hanging fruit. The IRS is finally starting to send letters to people who make $400,000+ but haven't filed a tax return: One thing nonfilers haven’t had to fear, until recently, was hearing about their shortcomings from the IRS. The agency generally knows who should be filing a return but hasn’t had the ...continue reading "The IRS would like you to pretty please file a tax return"
Kevin Drum

Independence officer and court server killed in eviction attempt

1 year 8 months ago
A tragic incident unfolded when an Independence police officer and a court employee were fatally shot while attempting to serve an eviction notice. The Independence Police Chief reported that two more officers were wounded in the incident and are currently in recovery.
Mallory Thomas

Fire engulfs historic building in Alton

1 year 8 months ago
Attorney Matt Kelly was leaving his law office in Alton on Wednesday when he saw flames shooting toward the night sky.  He said, “There were enormous flames coming out of the roof of the structure.”
Jeff Bernthal

Missouri voters still have a voice in Republican primary

1 year 8 months ago
With Super Tuesday primaries less than a week away and no presidential primary in Missouri this year, most voters don’t seem to realize they still get to weigh in on the Republican contest between Donald Trump and Nikki Haley on Saturday in the Missouri Republican Caucuses.
Andy Banker