Home Depot is bullish on inflation: Chief Executive Ted Decker said on a call with analysts Tuesday that commodity inflation in the company’s second quarter declined year over year and is down meaningfully from peak levels. Inflation in product and transportation costs is coming down, and new requests from suppliers for price increases are “negligible” ...continue reading "Home Depot says inflation is now “negligible”"
If you didn’t know who Gigi Sohn was before her stalled-out FCC nomination and the ridiculous smear campaign that came with it, you surely do by now. And if you read Techdirt, you know she’s one of the most experienced and passionate experts around when it comes to broadband. This week, she returns to the […]
For throwing a makeshift Molotov cocktail into Peoria's Planned Parenthood clinic earlier this year, a Chillicothe man will go to federal prison for 10 years.
by Chris Krehmeyer, CEO of Beyond Housing We spend a lot of time in St. Louis talking about all the things that are wrong with our region. From our declining population and drop out of the list of the top 20 metro regions to our difficulty in attracting talent and our reputation as an area […]
Police responded around 2 p.m. to Lindell Boulevard and North Spring Avenue, near the edge of the city's Midtown neighborhood, for a report of a shooting.
The Missouri Department of Transportation said Tuesday that crews will be working in the trail area and removing debris from I-55 bridges over railroad tracks.
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that St. Louis and Jackson counties should have been allowed to intervene in a lawsuit that struck down local health orders aimed at mitigating the spread of Covid-19.
Both counties will now have the authority to appeal the November 2021 decision, in which Cole County Circuit Court Judge Daniel Green declared local Covid-19 mandates violated the Missouri Constitution.
When Green’s original order was issued, state health officials wanted to…
Robert Plant is spending more time on the road with his acoustic band, Saving Grace. The Led Zeppelin frontman, who sings and plays harmonica with the group, has announced a set of U.K. dates with the…
IMPACT Strategies broke ground on Hoyleton Youth & Family Services (HYFS) new residential campus at the end of July with special guests, Governor JB Pritzker, Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Director, Marc D. Smith & Hoyleton Youth and Family Services President and CEO, Chris Cox. As the design builder on the project, IMPACT […]
Thirty-seven St. Louis-area firms are listed on this year's Inc. 5000, a ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies released Tuesday, including one that broke into the top five.
This is a view from Highway 243 on the way up the mountain toward Idyllwild. It wasn't snowing on the day I was there, but it had snowed a day or two before and the clouds were still a little bleak.
Amid a serious labor shortage in the national construction industry, the St. Louis Carpenters Union is bringing back a time-honored tradition. This past week, the union held its first apprentice graduation ceremony in more than 20 years. “There are currently half a million unfilled trades jobs in the United States, threatening infrastructure and other major […]
ALTON - Challenge Unlimited (CU), a national nonprofit organization headquartered in Alton, announced the appointment of two new members to its Board of Directors. Alton resident Bruce Malone, a highly regarded leader in education and the community, was appointed to the CU board of directors in March for a three-year term. Malone, a retired educator, his leadership experience includes a ten-year term as the vice president of the board of the Illinois Federation of Teachers and was an elected County Board member for Madison County. Malone was a board member of the Alton Housing Authority and also served as president of the Staunton Federation of Teachers. As a parent of a daughter with Down Syndrome, Malone has an affinity for Challenge Unlimited’s mission. “I certainly understand first-hand the struggles faced by people with disabilities,” he says. “I envision a period of growth for Challenge and am excited to be part of that process.” Geri Lynn Arrindell,
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