Defense assets that potentially could be sold include Digital Receiver Technology Inc. and the corporation's stake in United Launch Alliance, a rocket-launch joint venture, sources told Bloomberg.
From Construction Dive: The Federal Highway Administration announced a proposal Thursday to discontinue its four-decade-old general waiver of Buy America requirements for manufactured products used in federally funded highway projects. The goal is to bolster domestic manufacturing and supply chains and also to stimulate jobs. The FHWA also wants to create standards that would apply […]
From Labor Tribune: Volunteers from Cement Masons Local 527 completed Union Sportsmen’s Alliance (USA) Work Boots on the Ground conservation projects in two Missouri state parks in February. The projects took students from the classroom into the field, helping improve state parks while learning their trade. At Castlewood State Park west of St. Louis, Local […]
It's too bad Southern California is so hazy. This is a lovely picture of a sailboat cruising serenely off Dana Point, but it's a bit ruined by the orangeish smear at the horizon. Oh well.
From West Newsmagazine: For the first time in 40 years, St. Louis County government is developing a new comprehensive plan in an effort to provide a strategic framework for how the community intends to grow and evolve over the next 25 years. Though the STLCO 2050: Comprehensive Plan project is just in its beginning phases, […]
Today brings a limited but interesting decision from the Supreme Court. It involves Yonas Fikre, a US citizen from Sudan, who was placed on the no-fly list 15 years ago. Here's the summary: Mr. Fikre alleged that he traveled from his home in Portland, Oregon to Sudan in 2009 to pursue business opportunities there. At ...continue reading "No-fly victim wins (limited) victory in the Supreme Court"
by Tom Finan, Executive Director and Co-Founder I’m going to start with my ask, so you don’t miss it: Please, please PLEASE take five minutes and answer seven questions on the Forum’s workplace benchmarking survey. Here’s a link to the survey. Or click on the image below to download the flyer and share the survey […]
From Riverbender.com: Phase 2 of the Glen Carbon Road Shared Use Path Project is officially underway following the Village Board’s unanimous approval of a $78,900 agreement with TWM, Inc. The project’s second phase will begin at Lakewood Drive and extend to Mark Trail Drive along Glen Carbon Road. TWM will “develop plans, specifications, and estimates […]
From Construction Dive: Multibillion-dollar civil projects present a significant opportunity for small, savvy firms to access chunks of grant money, according to panelists during the New York Build Expo at the Javits Center in New York City last month. The session explored the landscape of infrastructure development, where small businesses stand to gain significant footholds. […]
The St. Louis Board of Aldermen is considering a bill that would provide tax abatement and a blighting study for the JeffVanderLou area — where a new Negro Leagues Baseball Museum hopes to open. The museum, planned for 2423 North Spring Street, will be an affiliate of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City that will emphasize the role of the St. Louis Stars as well as other prominent Black baseball players who contributed to the city, developer Guyton Harvey said during a committee meeting on Tuesday. The Stars were originally known as the Giants before the team was sold to a new owner, according to the museum.
With strong bipartisan support, the U.S. House voted 352 to 65 to pass HR 7521 last week, a bill that would ban TikTok nationwide if its Chinese owner doesn’t sell the popular video app. The TikTok bill’s future in the U.S. Senate isn’t yet clear, but President Joe Biden has said he would sign it into law if it […]
The Guttmacher Institute released numbers today for abortion in 2023. They're from a new monthly survey that isn't as precise as Guttmacher's usual annual abortion count, but probably still pretty close. The figures are startling: This is a 10% increase from 2020. A big part of the reason is the rise in medication abortions: If ...continue reading "The abortion rate spiked upward in 2023"
Arch Resources Inc., a St. Louis-based coal producer, has hired a new chief operating officer whose prior roles include a stint at another locally based coal company.
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