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From St. Louis Business Journal:  A new plan is in the works to redevelop a historic building in north St. Louis frequently eyed by various developers over the years. A city board on Wednesday signed on to a developer’s plan to rehabilitate the American Brake Co. building and turn the vacant 135,000-square-foot structure into apartments. […]

Riverfront Times Founder Ray Hartmann announced his campaign for Congress last week. Yesterday, the only other Democratic candidate announced he was dropping out of the race.  Hartmann announced his intention to retire from journalism and run against U.S. Representative Ann Wagner (R-Ballwin) on the March 14 episode of Nine PBS' Donnybrook.

The retailer is closing at the end of March. In May, it will reopen as a stall at the Painted Tree, in the Deer Creek Shopping Center.

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  Mayor Tishaura O. Jones on Wednesday signaled plans to turn the site of the former medium-security jail on Hall Street, known as the workhouse, into housing or shelter for struggling residents. Such plans would contradict a panel of community organizers and activists Jones commissioned to study the issue last year. They […]

The self-serve pizza kiosk is located inside Lambert Airport's Terminal 2.

St. Louis Development Corp. CEO Neal Richardson said the new software will help hold his agency accountable.

From Forbes:  While policies and procedures are essential to workplace safety, they aren’t enough on their own. There needs to be a mindset in every employee that they are personally responsible to ensure a safe workplace. Successful implementation of policies and procedures requires addressing common misconceptions about workplace safety and convincing every worker to take […]

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  City leaders on Monday will consider abating $86 million in real estate taxes, as well as adding a special sales tax, to help developers turning the former Bayer office campus into a “Main Street” development. The $985 million project, called Olia Village, calls for apartments, 130 townhouses, retail, hotels, office buildings […]

Sales of existing homes rose sharply in February, up 9.5% from January: Prices broke a yearlong slide, rising 1.6% from January.

A coalition of racial justice groups in the St. Louis region has released its Prosecutor Watch: An Introduction report.

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  The Bi-State Development Agency board on Tuesday hired a San Francisco-based engineering firm to handle the next round of design work for the proposed MetroLink expansion that would connect the city’s north and south sides. PGH Wong Engineering Inc. will be paid up to $18 million for the work on the […]

Dave Grohl performed at Josh Homme's Sweet Stuff Foundation benefit concert on Wednesday, March 20, in Los Angeles and debuted a new song that he wrote about his friendship with the…

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From The Edwardsville Intelligencer:  A handful of items from the Public Service Committee were unanimously passed by the Edwardsville City Council Tuesday night. One of the main items approved for the Edwardsville community is the update of funds appropriated from the Motor Fuel Tax account to finance construction and engineering service costs for the University […]

From KSDK:  A heads up for drivers in north St. Louis County! St. Louis County’s Department of Transportation and Public Works (TPW) will close McDonnell Boulevard between Byassee Drive and Eva Avenue in Hazelwood for a $3.4 million bridge replacement project. The road will remain closed between Byassee and Eva through 2025. About 15,000 cars […]

The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis was activated to assist with the investigation.

A 15-year-old boy was shot and killed Wednesday afternoon in Pagedale.

Responding to new research on the rising incidence of colorectal cancer among younger adults, some states are trying to boost public awareness of the deadly disease with a focus on Black and rural residents. In 2021, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force changed the routine screening age for colorectal cancer to 45 from 50, based […]

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For 11 years now the St. Louis Business Journal has partnered with the Association of Corporate Counsel - St. Louis chapter to select the top in-house counsel for our annual Corporate Counsel Awards program.

Huh: Surgeons in Boston have transplanted a kidney from a genetically engineered pig into an ailing 62-year-old man, the first procedure of its kind. If successful, the breakthrough offers hope to hundreds of thousands of Americans whose kidneys have failed. I'm personally looking forward to new eyes from a genetically engineered hawk and a new ...continue reading "Kidney of a (genetically engineered) pig"