From Politico: BOB CLARK, a Chicago businessman and Democratic donor, thinks the corporate world needs to step in to help eliminate student debt. He’s started a new program at his Clayco real estate development and construction firm to help employees clear their student bills. Ripple effect: “Student debt impacts our overall economy because the money […]
A basketball coach for MICDS was charged today with two counts of felony harassment for sending photos of men's genitals to minors. In addition to the two felonies, Lee Bogan Jr. was also hit with a misdemeanor charge of furnishing pornographic material to minors. Both of the minors are students at MICDS.
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that state marijuana regulators were within their authority to deny a cultivation business license to a company that failed to include proper paperwork with its application.
Mo Cann Do Inc. applied for a cultivation license to grow marijuana in 2019. The company was denied when the state said it didn’t include a certification of good standing from the Missouri Secretary of State’s office in its application.
However, the company argues state…
From Construction Dive: St. Louis-based McCarthy topped out the first phase of the Galveston Elementary Campus Renovation Project in Chandler, Arizona, the builder announced on March 25. The total cost of the project is $32 million. Phase 1, which began in September 2023 and will finish in October, includes the construction of a 53,000-square-foot, two-story […]
From NPR: St. Louis business leaders Tuesday announced $350,000 in grants and other incentives aimed at attracting restaurants, retail stores and other businesses to the city’s downtown. Greater St. Louis Inc. and the St. Louis Development Corporation announced four initiatives. They include: Up to $15,000 per storefront for pop-up retail shops opening in vacant storefronts. […]
Dead & Company are spending some more time in Las Vegas. The band just added some new dates to their upcoming Dead Forever residency at Sphere Las Vegas.The band — Bob…
Apparently, the one thing that can unite Democrats and Republicans in 2023 is a shared desire to destroy the internet’s legal framework. Hillary Clinton is the latest to jump on the ‘Repeal Section 230’ bandwagon. It’s truly stunning how Section 230 has switched from being a crowning achievement of US tech policy to something that […]
This is getting a lot of attention: Good news of the day: We can fix really hard & scary problems if we try. pic.twitter.com/cQBD0FlcNC — Alec Stapp (@AlecStapp) April 2, 2024 This is not quite what's happened. The Andrew Van Dam piece referenced here is great, but you really have to read the whole thing. ...continue reading "We still have a bee problem"
Investment giant Vanguard Group is acquiring the sprawling office campus in suburban Charlotte, North Carolina, that was originally planned to house St. Louis-based Centene Corp.'s East Coast headquarters.
This is inside the palace of Versailles: the omnipresent fleur de lis surrounded by brightly finished goldwork. Does the decorating style of the Sun King remind you of anyone?
But the metro area was largely spared from the worst potential hazards of the storm, which forecasters warned Monday could produce a combination of baseball-sized hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes.
One of Chuck Basye’s favorite pastimes is fantasizing about whether or not his political opponents — and random people he interacts with on social media — are gay. "F*ggots," "fuckwad" and "fat bastards" are a few of Basye’s favorite phrases. Basye is a former Missouri state representative and failed Columbia School Board candidate who is running for the state Senate as a Republican.
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