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That weird Freedom Caucus spending number explained (maybe)

2 years ago
In FY22, the budget authority for federal discretionary spending was $1.788 trillion. Actual discretionary spending came in at $1.664 trillion. But the House Freedom Caucus has long been stuck on a figure of $1.471 trillion as "real" FY22 spending, and they want the budget for next year (FY24) to match that. This makes no sense ...continue reading "That weird Freedom Caucus spending number explained (maybe)"
Kevin Drum

STL Mayor Calls on Regional Leaders to Help Expand Housing Efforts

2 years ago
From St. Louis Public Radio:  St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones is calling on regional leaders to expand their efforts to help people experiencing homelessness. Jones said the city is shouldering much of the burden to provide temporary housing to people from across the region. She said the city’s investment in a tiny home village in […]
Kacey Crawley

Public Hearing Set for South County Dogwood Social House

2 years ago
From Call Newspapers:  According to the agenda for the St. County Planning Commission’s Sept. 18 meeting, the restaurant is proposing a new location at 6303 S. Lindbergh Blvd., at the corner of Lindbergh and Concord Road. Real Estate Partners X, LLC is requesting amended C-8 zoning for all C-3 Shopping District permitted uses, including a […]
Kacey Crawley

Construction Firms Cite Labor as Biggest Challenge Despite Slowdown in Starts

2 years ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  The U.S. construction market is starting to shift in the wake of less work from the private sector and ramped-up spending in industries like infrastructure and manufacturing, bolstered by federal incentives. And while supply-chain issues and higher materials prices have normalized since the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, inflation, higher […]
Kacey Crawley

How Preconstruction Blurs the Lines Between Project Starts

2 years ago
From Construction Dive:  Technology has definitely played a role in preconstruction’s increased prominence in the overall build process today. But many experts see behavioral and process swings spurred by the pandemic at the root of systemic change for the industry. “Of course I wish there was a tool that can get us all to where […]
Kacey Crawley

Over $1M in counterfeit merchandise seized by CBP at O’Hare's mail branch

2 years ago
CHICAGO — Dozens of counterfeit designer products with a suggested retail price of over $1 million were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at O’Hare's International Mail Branch in Chicago. According to CBP, officers seized the shipment, which contained 67 pieces of counterfeit designer watches, bracelets, handbags and scarves as it was headed [...]
Gabriel Castillo

New Report Deems STL Region an Attractive Industrial Market

2 years ago
From FOX:  For businesses looking to establish or expand their footprint in the Midwest, the St. Louis region might be an intriguing location for opportunity. REBusiness Online, a commercial real estate news network, highlights St. Louis in a new report and deems it an “attractive” industrial market for national and regional developers. The report comes […]
Kacey Crawley

SIUE Names Engineering Classroom in Honor of Leading Concrete Materials Expert

2 years ago
From RiverBender:  Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s School of Engineering (SOE) celebrated a classroom dedication recognizing the founding chair of the Department of Construction Luke Snell, PE. Snell, a leading lecturer and specialist on concrete, contributed $100,000 to the Department of Construction in the SOE. The dedication ceremony and unveiling took place Wednesday, Sept. 13 in […]
Kacey Crawley