From Next STL: Late last summer, I proposed that the city implement a city-wide bike network using recently awarded Rams Settlement Funds. Eventually, this idea was included among 20 other finalists, rising up as one of the more popular possibilities for use of the windfall, among hundreds of citizen proposals initially submitted. In anticipation of […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: On a frigid but sunny day in late November 2023, supporters of the proposed advanced manufacturing center in north St. Louis gathered in an open field after making several speeches under a large tent. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and business leaders clutched shovels to turn over dirt at the ceremonial […]
This program represents the full life cycle of entrepreneurship. That's why, in addition to startups, we also celebrate notable exits, and highlight the people, like Jerry Kent, who have not only traveled this entrepreneurial path once, but multiple times.
Peptyde didn't stay in DTC's portfolio for long, as it was acquired in December 2023 by Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Invaio Sciences, which focused on using technology to develop new “nature-positive” products that can be used in agriculture.
From Labor Tribune: Missouri Women in Trades (MOWIT) has announced the addition of four new board members. MOWIT is a non-profit group dedicated to helping women enter and succeed in the local union building trades. The new board members include: Maggie Farrell, diversity and human resource manager for Millstone Weber. Roy Ross, business representative at […]
Colombian artist Delcy Morelos creates art that calls attention to connections between people and the environment. Using natural materials such as textiles and fibers, clay and soil, her work asks […]
Japanese people have used silk to create items of clothing and decorative works of art for hundreds of years, ever since the cultivation of silkworms was introduced to Japan from […]
Dallas-based artist Tamara Johnson is known for her witty, hypernaturalistic sculptures depicting ubiquitous household objects, from colanders, hair clips and garden hoses to an array of buffet treats, brought together […]
A painting’s surface hides a wealth of information that can only be found using advanced methods of conservation science. Concealed Layers: Uncovering Expressionist Paintings presents new discoveries made during an […]
On This Day, July 11, 1959…Former Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey.Sambora joined Bon Jovi in 1983, replacing the band’s original guitarist Dave Sabo, after…
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