A federal jury has convicted two St. Louis attorneys and a North Carolina insurance agent of conspiring to defraud the U.S. government of about $4 million total by operating a fraudulent tax shelter.
Epic tales span generations, connecting historic events to contemporary perspectives and building a bridge of understanding. Such is the case with The Inheritance by Matthew Lopez. The play in two parts features gay men reconciling their lives and history — what was lost and gained — in the post AIDS-crisis era.
It’s been a long two years since the Dobbs decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Between May 2022 when the Supreme Court accidentally leaked the draft memo and the following June when the case was decided, there was a mad scramble to figure out what the impacts would be. Besides the obvious perils of stripping away half the […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump was held in contempt of court Tuesday and fined $9,000 for repeatedly violating a gag order that barred him from making public statements about witnesses, jurors and some others connected to his New York hush money case. And if he does it again, the judge warned, he could be [...]
MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and COLLEEN LONG, Associated Press
Shocking news in the LA Times today: A monthly payment of $750 to $1,000 would allow thousands of the city’s homeless people to find informal housing, living in boarding homes, in shared apartments and with family and friends, according to a policy brief by four prominent Los Angeles academics. No kidding. In the policy brief ...continue reading "Giving poor people money helps them find homes"
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Crews have begun to install drywall. Tile in some of the apartment bathrooms has been laid. And the historic plaster adorning hallways is under restoration. Jefferson Arms, the 14-story, 120-year-old historic hotel near Tucker Boulevard and Washington Avenue in downtown St. Louis, is slated to open next April with over 400 […]
By lowering logistical and financial barriers, St. Louis is poised to become a melting pot for innovation in a key growth category in which the region is quickly becoming a leader, writes Keith Masback.
The plaintiffs, whose lawsuits reference one another, each said in interviews that the city administration is mostly white and discriminatory against Black women employees.
From ENR: At the site of a former coal mine in Jefferson County, Ohio, the Friendship Highwall Reclamation Project eliminated more than 9,000 linear ft of dangerous exposed cliffs and transformed the area into parkland, native wetlands, forest and prairie, with a a funding award from a U.S. Dept. of the Interior program several years […]
Manner Polymers is expanding its PVC production capabilities with a new solar powered manufacturing plant in Mount Vernon, Ill. Edwardsville, Ill.-based Contegra Construction is constructing the new 100,000-square-foot advanced manufacturing facility and is targeting completion in November of 2024. The plant is scheduled to be fully operational by fall of 2025 and will manufacture flexible […]
From ENR: In existence since 1889 and for about 100 years previously under another name, the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis (TRRA) owns 50 miles of mainline railroad track, a major classification yard and other outlying yards, two Mississippi River bridges, riverfront ports and other facilities that function as an economic driver for the […]
From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune: Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 562 feted one of its own April 4, recently retired United Association of Plumbers, Fitters, Welders and Service Techs (UA) General Secretary-Treasurer and former Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 562 Business Manager Pat Kellett, with a retirement celebration in his honor. Surrounded by friends, his large […]
From Construction Next: What does it mean to be a leader? When I reflect on this question, figures like César Chávez or Dolores Huerta come to mind. However, what inspires people to follow figures like them? Is it that some people are simply born with the gift of charisma and leadership, or is it something […]
Helmkamp Construction Co. had multiple reasons to celebrate at the recent annual awards gala hosted by the Midwest Council of the American Subcontractors Association (ASA) in St. Louis, MO. The ASA Midwest Council hosted 420 people for the 31st annual event. The award categories included General Contractor of the Year, Outstanding MEP Subcontractors, Outstanding Specialty […]
From HOK: In 2023, HOK projects achieved a 65.5% reduction in energy use intensity (EUI) compared to baseline levels, significantly surpassing the AIA’s 50% average. This marks a major step in the firm’s longstanding commitment to the AIA 2030 initiative, which targets net-zero fossil fuel use in new buildings and renovations by 2030. The AIA’s […]
From First Alert: Just two weeks after a new incentive program launched to get more businesses in downtown St. Louis, business leaders report dozens of businesses applying to open or expand their brick-and-mortar footprint. One business hoping to get grant dollars awarded is UKRAFT. The breakfast/lunch spot commonly has a line to the door inside […]
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