This article originally ran in The St. Louis Business Journal on October 20, 2023. The largest 25 construction projects have a combined estimated cost of $17.1 billion, 19% higher than last year’s construction projects’ combined cost of $14.35 billion. One reason for this: the upward adjustment of costs for transit projects planned or under construction in the region. For example, […]
ST. LOUIS -- A Ferguson man is facing over a decade in prison for a 2020 gas sttaion robbery. Harvey Cameron, 33, has been sentenced to prison for the armed robbery of a St. Louis 7-Eleven. The robbery occurred at 5350 Chippewa Street on June 21, 2020. During the incident, one of the men involved [...]
This is no surprise since GDP grew so rapidly in Q3, but productivity was up sharply too: We've now had two quarters in a row of strong productivity growth. This doesn't tell us much about the health of the economy right now, but it's good long-term news since productivity growth is the core of long-term ...continue reading "Productivity up 4.7% in Q3"
"The Callaway County Sheriff's Office would like to acknowledge the determination of our investigators, both past and present, the diligent work of the grand jury, and the efforts of all involved in this case," police state on Facebook.
STAUNTON - Madison Communications Broadband Technician, Bryan Huffstutler, was selected to compete this year for the second time at the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers Expo in Denver, Co. which was held from October 16 th – 19 th . This was a huge honor since he was personally selected to compete in the games. The SCTE (Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers) is an international organization that is split up between 68 chapters. Bryan did an outstanding job representing Madison Communications and the SCTE Gateway Chapter, competing against 5 other teams consisting of 4 competitors, all which have earned a spot at the International Games by winning their local regional Cable-Tec Games. The 7 competitive events consisted of games that evaluated the technicians in these categories: MTDR (Metallic Time Domain Reflectometer - used for finding faults in metallic cables such as twisted pair copper and coax), OTDR (Optical Time Domain Reflectometer - used for findin
Video released this week shows two former Velda City police officers shooting at a car fleeing a traffic stop. Both officers pleaded guilty to felonies.
Advocates for a sweeping new plan to help the homeless once again pressed their case to wary aldermen Wednesday night, telling a committee that the city’s current approach cannot stand.
The firefighter was treated at the scene, had some "bumps and bruises" and was back to work shortly after the fall, said St. Louis fire Capt. Garon Mosby.
EDWARDSVILLE - Metro-East Lutheran High School announced its Honor Roll lists for the first quarter of the 2023-24 school year. The link to the Honor Roll lists can be found below: Metro-East Lutheran First Quarter Honor Roll
Back in March of this year, Elon Musk effectively admitted that he had set fire to more than half of Twitter’s value in telling employees that they’d be getting stock grants with the company valued around $20 billion. That’s a pretty steep discount from the $44 billion he paid for the company. Now, some would […]
More than two dozen people lined up outside a state public assistance office in Montana before it opened to ensure they didn’t get cut off from Medicaid. Callers in Missouri and Florida reported waiting on hold for more than two hours on hotlines to renew their Medicaid coverage. The parents of a disabled man in […]
Award-Winning Local US Air Force Band Announces Annual Holiday Concerts Dec. 1-16 Emmy Award-winning US Air Force Band of Mid-America will perform “Spirit of the Season” concerts in the St. Louis Metro Area Dec 1 – 16 The US Air Force Band of Mid-America from Scott AFB will present its annual “Spirit of the Season” […]
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