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SW Illinois Central Labor Council Officers Sworn In

1 year 9 months ago
From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune:  The officers of the Southwestern Illinois Central Labor Council were sworn in amid holiday cheer at the annual gathering on Dec. 19. The council’s attorney, Brad Badgeley, swore in the officers who were re-elected to a three-year term at the regular delegate meeting in November, including council president Scot […]
Kacey Crawley

How Life Sciences Developments Can Redefine Urban Areas

1 year 9 months ago
From Gensler:  The design of buildings for sciences R&D is more rigorous than ever, amplified in recent years as the biotech industry has migrated to amenitized urban locations. In the competition for talent, many research-focused tenants are gravitating toward neighborhood amenities that were not possible in the previous generation of suburban research campuses. With the […]
Kacey Crawley

New St. Charles County Apartment Complex Sells for More Than $30M

1 year 9 months ago
St. Louis Business Journal:  A recently completed apartment complex in St. Charles County has sold for more than $30 million. The Solstice, a 156-unit apartment complex in Lake Saint Louis, was sold Oct. 25 by Chesterfield-based developer Mia Rose Holdings to Minneapolis-based Timberland Partners for $30.88 million, a spokeswoman for Mia Rose Holdings said. The […]
Kacey Crawley

Janet Jackson and Nelly Will Make It Hot in Herrre This Summer

1 year 9 months ago
St. Louis' summer of 2024 is going to kick off with a bang: Janet Jackson announced today she's coming to Hollywood Casino Amphitheater on June 21, and she's bringing Nelly with her. That last part isn't just a local thing. The "I'm from the Lou and I'm proud" rapper is actually accompanying Jackson on all 35 new stops she announced today for her ongoing tour, which celebrates the 25th anniversary of The Velvet Rope and the 30th anniversary of Janet.
Sarah Fenske

Developer Appeals Denial of Wildwood Center Project

1 year 9 months ago
From West Newsmagazine:  Wildwood residents are apprehensive about the prospect of a residential development they thought had been put to rest surfacing again. TB Realty and Development and Benton Homebuilders are appealing their request for a rezoning of an approximately 6-acre tract in Wildwood’s Town Center. Lattitude N38 would consist of 57 rental homes at […]
Kacey Crawley

Missouri Adopts CWA Labor Standards for $1.7B Broadband Expansion Program

1 year 9 months ago
From Labor Tribune:  The State of Missouri has adopted CWA Labor standards for the state’s $1.7 billion Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program to expand high-speed internet access to underserved communities, the Communications Workers of America District 6 announced. The BEAD program was established by President Biden’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Under […]
Kacey Crawley

$3.8B in Projects Continue to Develop and Redevelop St. Louis’ Downtown Neighborhoods

1 year 9 months ago
St. Louis Business Journal:  St. Louis’ downtown is constantly changing, and so are the projects planned there. There are $3.8 billion in projects proposed, in planning or under construction in the 2.91 square miles that encompass the downtown and Downtown West neighborhoods, according to data gathered by the Business Journal for its annual list of […]
Kacey Crawley

Brothers Have Renovated More Than 15 Properties in Historic St. Charles

1 year 9 months ago
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  Over the course of a day, St. Charles brothers Nate and Jeff Droste are historians, detectives and building contractors. They conduct research at the St. Charles County Historical Society, where they dig through old photographs, newspaper clippings and the occasional artist rendering of a historic building in its prime. They brush […]
Kacey Crawley

Conservatives are taking yet another shot at expertise

1 year 9 months ago
The Supreme Court will be hearing a couple of cases soon that have the potential of undermining something called "Chevron deference." This does not mean we are supposed to pay special attention to Chevron Oil. It refers to a 1984 Supreme Court case that says courts should allow federal agencies to make any reasonable interpretation ...continue reading "Conservatives are taking yet another shot at expertise"
Kevin Drum

Plocher Construction Wants Changes for Meridian Plaza’a Third Phase

1 year 9 months ago
From The Intelligencer:  Jerry Thomas wants to make sure his neighbors in the Timberwolfe Subdivision are aware of planned changes sought by Plocher Construction, developer of Meridian Plaza, just north of the subdivision. Plocher representatives are set to attend the Village of Glen Carbon’s planning and zoning commission meeting Tuesday to request an amendment or […]
Kacey Crawley

Residents, Ex-Mayors Oppose School District Plan to Buy Caleres

1 year 9 months ago
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  Clayton School District leaders say they won’t back off plans to buy the multimillion-dollar headquarters of footwear company Caleres despite growing opposition from some residents and interest from retail developers. The school district will provide more details about the Empowerment Campus Project at the 9-acre site on 8300 Maryland Avenue, including […]
Kacey Crawley