The operator of a St. Louis nursing home needs to be held accountable after the facility was abruptly closed, sending 170 residents to other care centers with little more than the clothes on their backs, political leaders and workers said at a rally Tuesday.
According to FBI data through September, violent crime is down 15% in big cities and down 8% overall: Murder is down 25% in big cities and down 16% overall. Property crime is down 6% so far this year. Burglary is down 12%. Both property crime and violent crime are on track to be at their ...continue reading "Raw data: Crime is way down this year"
Tarlton, St. Louis’ largest women-owned general contracting and construction management firm, promoted Brooke Mason to project manager. Mason is a member of the team expanding and renovating Logan University in Chesterfield, Missouri, one of the nation’s leading health sciences universities. Tarlton is instrumental in the transformation of the Fuhr Science Center, which includes a 15,270-square-foot […]
St. Louis-based multi-family developer, Mia Rose Holdings, has completed the sale of The Solstice, a 156-unit Class A multi-family community in Lake Saint Louis, Missouri. The sale to Minneapolis-based Timberland Partners marks the third real estate transaction between the firms. In 2021, Timberland purchased Mia Rose Holdings-developed Grand Central at the Junction in Wentzville, Missouri and […]
BLOOMINGTON - A proposal to change the IHSA football scheduling format to eight districts in all eight classes was voted down by member schools in voting, of which the results were released on Tuesday afternoon. The proposal, which would have seen all football-playing schools divided into eight districts, was rejected 379-272, with 76 abstentions, during a voting period that ended on Monday night at midnight. The proposal, which would have begun in the 2024 season, would have had schools in each district play each other from weeks three through nine, with the top four teams in each district qualifying for the playoffs. It would have eliminated traditional conference set-ups, and in some cases, long-standing rivalries that have done much to enhance the sport's appeal over the years. "The IHSA Board of Directors has already had discussions about the potential of forming a football ad-hoc committee in 2024 in the event that this district proposal failed to pass," said IHSA Executive
Elton John is celebrating his momentous year, which saw him bring his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour to a close, by giving holiday gifts to his fans. Elton wrote on…
Thirteen stories above the Grand Center Arts District, All I Want: The Queen of Christmas Pop-Up will take over the rooftop bar at Angad Arts Hotel beginning on Nov. 24. […]
Decked out in glittering decorations, Up on The Rooftop will make you feel merry and bright. The holiday pop-up bar at Three Sixty atop the Hilton St. Louis at the […]
The second year of legal adult-use cannabis in Missouri will likely bring in lower prices. Several industry experts say that's just the start of what to expect.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today released the following statement regarding reports that the Japanese-based Nippon Steel Corp. has agreed to purchase U.S. Steel, the parent company of Granite City Works in the Metro East. U.S. Steel, the Pittsburgh steel producer that played a key role in the nation’s industrialization, is being purchased by Nippon Steel in an all-cash deal valued at approximately $14.1 billion. The overall transaction is worth about $14.9 billion when including the assumption of debt. “I’ve been fighting for years to save jobs at Granite City Works. And I’ve been troubled by announcements over the last several years about reducing production and slashing jobs at this plant. With the recent news that U.S. Steel will be purchased by Japanese-based Nippon Steel Company - despite the concerns of its workforce — even more questions and concerns are raised. “The United States used to lead the
by Dr. John Gaal Editor’s Note: Each week, Dr. John Gaal, director of worker wellness for the Missouri Works Initiative, a non-profit workforce formed by the Missouri AFL-CIO, collects and comments on news and trends in workforce wellness and life balance. Construction Forum carries the Worker Wellness & Well-Being Blog as a regular feature. The […]
Texas man who was part of a romance scam that bilked a Missouri woman out of $1.2 million has been sentenced to three years in federal prison and ordered to pay back a portion of the money.
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: A national food distribution company has started construction on a new facility in North St. Louis County, and will move from its home in St. Louis. Virginia-based Performance Food Group will be relocating operations and more than 300 jobs 9 miles northwest of its current warehouse on North Broadway in St. […]
From West Newsmagazine: The city of Ballwin moved into its new government center site in April 2019. This past June, the city began occupation of its new police station. Now, work on the final piece of the government trifecta has begun. At the Dec. 11 Ballwin Board of Aldermen meeting, attendees were introduced to potential […]
Many of you might know Andrew “K’Tetch” Norton as a Techdirt commenter, or from his work at TorrentFreak or for the Pirate Party, and some of you might know that he also runs his own podcast, Tetch Talk. Recently, Andrew asked Mike and I to join him on the podcast for a discussion about our […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: United States Steel Corp., which has operations in St. Louis’ Metro East, will be acquired by Nippon Steel in a deal worth $14.9 billion, U.S. Steel announced Monday morning. It said the deal would “retain its iconic name, brand and headquarters in Pittsburgh.” U.S. Steel (NYSE: X) said Tokyo-based Nippon […]
From West Newsmagazine: For the past several years, Vlasis Park has been at the forefront of many Ballwin projects. First, it was the location of the city’s new Government Center. Next, came the Vlasis Park Master Plan, which highlighted the recently-opened Police Station. More recently, there has been a good deal of discussion regarding new […]
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