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Police say Julius Butler was caught with some of the stolen goods taken from the museum.

Commercial Development Co. plans to redevelop the 49-acre former Columbia Steel Casting Co. plant in North Portland.

The city of St. Louis didn't yet have record of the sale.

From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune:  The immigrant share of the labor force reached a record high of 18.6 percent in 2023, according to an Economic Policy Institute analysis of Current Population Survey (CPS) data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Anti-immigration advocates have been out in full force, using this as a talking point […]

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  The City Council here on Monday approved tax breaks for developers planning to redevelop half of Bayer’s former campus into a mixed-use “Main Street” concept. The council voted 6-1 to approve the incentive package for Olia Village, a $985 million project by Fireside Financial and Jack Matthews Development that calls for […]

A Dellwood man is accused in last week's robbery of a north St. Louis County supermarket.

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  The vacant former AT&T tower downtown has sold again, nearly a year after an effort to develop it fell through. Real estate development firm The Goldman Group of Boston bought the 44-story office building last week, real estate records show. A sale price was not publicly available. The seller, New York-based […]

I guess being incarcerated isn’t dehumanizing enough. Being treated like barely sentient meat deserving of any abuse perpetrated by guards or other inmates just isn’t enough oppression, apparently. This country talks a big game about rehabilitation and “paying your debt to society,” but when it comes to the day-to-day business of incarcerating people at a […]

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From Webster-Kirkwood Times:  A massive $22.1 million parks and recreation bond was passed in Webster Groves on Tuesday, giving the city the green light to begin the journey of myriad projects under the umbrella “Destination WG!” The funding will be used for what city leaders call a once-in-a-lifetime, transformational investment for the city — beginning […]

From Labor Tribune:  North County Labor Legislative Club is preparing to host its 33rd Annual Golf Tournament May 4 at Florissant City Golf Club. The tournament will begin at 7 a.m. with registration and an 8 a.m. shotgun start. Florissant City Golf Club is located at 50 Country Club Lane, Florissant, Mo. 63033. The tournament’s […]

From Safe Start:  Safety is one of the most reliable outcomes of employee engagement, which is really worker happiness in disguise. Happy employees are better at keeping themselves and their colleagues out of harm’s way for reasons both conscious and subconscious. Six aspects serve as examples of the mechanisms that translate happiness into incidents prevented. […]

It's a miracle! Suddenly conservatives no longer believe in a national abortion ban. It should be up to each state: Fox’s stars are rallying behind Trump’s abortion message. The network is a pro-Trump propaganda outlet first and foremost, not an ideologically conservative one. https://t.co/7Y4QZGQEJr — Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) April 9, 2024 If abortion is murder, ...continue reading "Abortion? It’s no big deal anymore."

From NPR:  From an early age, business owner Mak had a love for architecture. The St. Louis native and CEO of Business 20 grew up admiring the homes and buildings on drives with her father. When she returned to St. Louis after some time away, Mak missed the vibrancy she remembered. Mak’s efforts to recapture […]

From Labor Tribune:  Midas Hospitality’s request for tax incentives for its planned development of the former Wells Fargo campus in St. Louis’ Midtown neighborhood was nixed by an aldermanic board March 26, potentially killing the project, for now. The vote followed a hearing of the City’s Housing, Urban Development and Zoning (HUDZ) Committee at which […]

From Webster-Kirkwood Times:  The Des Peres Board of Aldermen on March 25 gave preliminary approval of rezoning 6.51 acres at Dougherty Ferry Road and Highland Avenue, giving Novus Development another green light on its planned development of nine duplexes and one single-family residence, with access off Highland Avenue. The plan must still go through the […]

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  After more than two years of preparation, Habitat for Humanity is set to begin construction here on the biggest housing project in the local chapter’s history. The $8 million, 46-home subdivision has already garnered the backing of key city officials, including the city planning and zoning board, and it’s slated for […]

A Berkeley, Missouri, man is in custody for the shooting death of his girlfriend.

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