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St. Charles Buys Land to Spur Frenchtown Revamp

2 years 7 months ago
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  St. Charles is taking its first steps to redevelop the historic Frenchtown neighborhood, spending about $800,000 to acquire three properties that could become public parking lots — a key to attracting visitors, officials say. The real estate purchases are part of the city’s 20-year plan to attract private development to Frenchtown […]
Kacey Crawley

Edwardsville Prepares for Phase 2 of University Drive Road Project

2 years 7 months ago
From The Intelligencer:  Now that the first phase of work on University Drive in Edwardsville is near or at completion, the public services committee turned its attention to the second phase. Committee members voted 3-0 to approve the second phase of work on March 28. The first phase of work involved milling and repaving a […]
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How St. Louis Could Become America’s Comeback City

2 years 7 months ago
From St. Louis Magazine:  To be clear, St. Louis is not America’s comeback city at the moment. If we can get enough of the right heads together on the same page, however, then it’s not out of the realm of possibility in the not-too-distant future. I believe the story of how it could come to […]
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Housing Redevelopments in Line for $24M in Bond Funding

2 years 7 months ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  A number of housing units in the city of St. Louis are in line for at least $24 million in renovations that will be funded through bonds issued by a city board. The first project that could receive the bonds, Ridge Crest Apartments, is an 84-unit complex next to Interstate […]
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Development Consultants Rank Workforce #1 Priority

2 years 7 months ago
From Area Development:  For site selection consultants, planning expansions and launching new locations is all in a day’s work. The respondents to Area Development’s annual Consultants Survey live and breathe this stuff, with their finger on the pulse of this business every day of the year. It’s enlightening to not only examine their views on […]
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It’s About to Get Easier to Walk From Edwardsville to SIUE

2 years 7 months ago
From The Edwardsville Intelligencer:  As part of its expansion throughout the county, Madison County Transit has been working on a new trail in the city’s northwest corner. Known as the Yellowhammer Connector Trail, construction began last November with tree and scrub brush removal, earthmoving, piledriving, installing a pre-engineered bridge. Re-seeding and tree planting are next […]
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Big General Contractor Names New CEO

2 years 7 months ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  Paric Holdings, parent company of several design-build firms and one of St. Louis’ biggest privately held companies, has named a new CEO. The Maryland Heights-based company said Monday that Kyle Lopez, previously president and chief operating officer, has been named its CEO. He succeeds Joe McKee, who is transitioning to […]
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