Housing units under construction stayed about the same in August—a combination of fewer single-family homes but more apartments. However, the construction rates for both are still above their pre-pandemic trends, as is the overall construction rate: As housing prices rose, builders increased their construction rate. That makes sense. But with construction rates above trend for ...continue reading "Housing construction in August remained way above trend"
With the help of six past 40 Under 40 winners, the St. Louis Business Journal reviewed more than 350 nominations to select the winners of the 2023 40 Under 40 Awards.
Madison County taxpayers might be forced to expend more than a quarter of a million dollars following more than a dozen failed lawsuits filed by only two former county employees.
Carlos Santana is extending his Las Vegas residency into next year. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer just announced 2024 dates for his An Intimate Evening with Santana: Greatest Hits Live residency…
NEW YORK — A late-pandemic surge of new arrivals from India, Venezuela and China, reflecting people with legal visas and those fleeing across the United States’ southern border seeking asylum, helped bring more than 900,000 new immigrants to the U.S. between 2021 and 2022, according to a Stateline analysis of new census data to be released Thursday. Florida […]
The LA Times writes today about California's declining population: In the last few years, it ground to halt and then dropped — and all the while developers continued to build. Given the laws of supply and demand, one might think fewer people and more homes would equal lower prices. But California housing costs remain stubbornly ...continue reading "Why is housing so damn expensive?"
Last week Techdirt wrote about an important development in the long-running saga of the UK’s Online Safety Act, which has just become law. The UK government said at that time it would not use controversial powers in the new law to break end-to-end encryption until it was “technically feasible” to do so while preserving users’ […]
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The murder trial of a Maplewood man ended in a mistrial Tuesday after a prosecutor mentioned details of the man's criminal record during opening statements.
ALTON - The Alton Police Department responded to a report of a traffic crash with a vehicle on fire in the area of West Broadway and State Street at 8 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. Alton Police Officers and members of the Alton Fire Department immediately responded. Upon their arrival, a black Dodge Challenger was observed to be on fire. Alton Police Chief Jarrett Ford said the driver of the vehicle was entrapped and was ultimately removed from the vehicle by the Alton Fire Department. The driver was transported to a local hospital and then flown to a St. Louis area hospital for treatment of his injuries. "Preliminary investigation revealed that the vehicle was traveling east on West Broadway when the driver lost control," Ford said. "The vehicle struck a fuel tank on the west side of Ardent Mills, and then struck the Ardent Mills structure, causing the vehicle and fuel tank to both catch on fire. "The investigation is ongoing at this time. Further information may be released as
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