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PERSPECTIVE: St. Louis Needs Data Centers or It Will Fall Behind

3 months ago

From St. Louis Business Journal: St. Louis is a region that needs to grow, and our innovation community is working every day to make that happen. Technology, entrepreneurship, cutting-edge research and skilled workers are central to attracting new ideas, new people and new investment to the St. Louis region. The innovators, builders and educators across […]

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Dede Hance

Man Caught Stealing From Barnes Jewish Hospital Construction Site

3 months ago

From Fox2: A security guard at Barnes Jewish Hospital helped police catch a man suspected of stealing from a nearby construction site. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s probable cause statement, the theft happened Sunday in the 400 block of South Kingshighway Boulevard. Police said a hospital security guard was on a routine […]

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Dede Hance

Granite City Police Charge Cahokia Man With Sexual Abuse Of Minor

3 months ago
GRANITE CITY – A man from Cahokia faces his latest felony as Granite City Police have charged him with sexually abusing a then-15-year-old victim in 2024. Dallas L. Rivers, 33, of Cahokia, Ill., was charged on Sept. 16, 2025 with a Class 2 felony count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. Rivers allegedly committed an act of sexual abuse against a victim who was 15 years old at the time of the offense on Nov. 7, 2024. The investigation began after the Granite City Police Department received a report of a missing 15-year-old female, according to the state’s petition to deny Rivers’s pretrial release from custody. “Officers responded and found her in the backseat of a vehicle with the defendant and they appeared to be in various states of undress,” the petition states. “ was later interviewed and said that she and the defendant had sexual intercourse after she told him that she was only 15 years old.” The petition adds Rivers was out on pretrial

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Opinion: Granite City Works: A Victory for American Steel and Working Families

3 months ago
GRANITE CITY - Granite City has always been a steel town. Its factories and workers are the heartbeat of our community - providing strong union jobs that support families and fuel the local economy. That’s why the recent decision to continue steel slab production at Granite City Works (GCW) is more than good news - it’s a victory for the Metro East. Earlier this month, U.S. Steel announced plans to halt slab production at GCW. The impact would have been devastating: hundreds of workers and their families thrown into uncertainty and a community shaken. We knew we had to act. Our fight to protect these jobs has been ongoing. In 2018, President Trump visited GCW and pledged to revive American steel manufacturing—a promise that led to new tariffs on foreign steel, the return of hundreds of good-paying manufacturing jobs, and the restart of blast furnace B. But in 2023, GCW faced another blow when primary operations were indefinitely idled. Since then, we’ve worked

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A New Dawn: Inside the Transformative Powell Hall Project

3 months ago

An exquisite French Renaissance concert hall—born a century ago as, oddly enough, a vaudeville and movie theater. A place where people had fallen in love, with Beethoven or Copland or one another. A place where they had forgotten, for a time, their sorrows; where their hearts had soared with the music. St. Louisans felt privileged […]

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Dede Hance

‘No risk free path:’ Fed Chair Jerome Powell calls for moderation on monetary policy

3 months ago
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell gave no indication that future interest rate cuts are coming, despite mounting pressure from President Donald Trump and Trump-appointed officials for the central bank. Speaking to more than 500 business, nonprofit and political leaders at The Crowne Plaza in Warwick Tuesday, Powell emphasized the need for a cautious approach to […]
Nancy Lavin

Four-Story New Building Targets Former Bank Location

3 months ago

From Webster-Kirkwood Times: A plan before the Kirkwood City Council would see a now-empty lot in downtown rise to four stories of mixed residential and commercial use. The 1.44-acre site of the proposed development sits at the northeast corner of the intersection of Kirkwood Road and Adams Avenue at 300 N. Kirkwood Road. The lot […]

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Dede Hance

Edwardsville Students Win Top Honors At Glen Carbon Chalk Art Contest

3 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE — Edwardsville School District #7 showcased its artistic talent at the inaugural "Chalk This Way" Chalk Art Competition held Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, in Glen Carbon. Students from elementary through high school levels participated, with Edwardsville High School art teacher Cassie Flynn serving as one of the event judges. The competition recognized outstanding student artists across three age categories. Oakleigh Furlong from Woodland Elementary won the elementary division, Abby Mollet from Liberty Middle School took first place in the middle school category, and Jazmin Hayes of Edwardsville High School earned top honors in the high school group. In addition to the category winners, Taylor Finch from Lincoln Elementary received the People’s Choice award. Jazmin Hayes was the runner-up for this popular vote. The event highlighted the district’s commitment to fostering creativity among its students and celebrating their achievements in the arts.

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Celebrate the Construction Education Success Center’s Grand Opening

3 months ago

From Missouri State University: Marking a major milestone in workforce development, Missouri State University will unveil its School of Construction, Design and Project Management’s new Construction Education Success Center at Kemper Hall on September 29. The grand opening will begin at 9:00AM in the high-bay training lab. The 10,000-square-foot addition and renovation is designed to […]

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Dede Hance

Techdirt Podcast Episode 431: The Many Problems With The FTC’s Pornhub Settlement

3 months ago
Support us on Patreon » Last week, we published three separate posts that looked at the FTC’s recent settlement with Aylo, the parent company of multiple adult websites including, most famously, Pornhub. Those posts, written by Stanford HAI policy fellow Riana Pfefferkorn, examined the legally complicated but very important issues that arise from the settlement forcing […]
Leigh Beadon

WEG announces $77M expansion in Missouri, 50 new jobs

3 months ago
WEG, a global leader in transformer production, announced a $77 million expansion in Washington, Missouri, that will create 50 new jobs. The expansion looks to increase WEG’s capacity to meet the demands of its Utility and Clean Energy customers.
Alex Barton