Nidec Corp., the Japanese manufacturer of electric motors, and Brazil-based aircraft maker Embraer are creating a new joint venture that will be headquartered in St. Louis and focused on developing electric systems for emerging aircraft that have been described as “flying cars.”
Summer is thought of as a fun, carefree time when kids can run wild and not have to deal with the hassle of school and other annoying things like learning. But for some local kids, not going to school means not having access to enough food to get them through each day. For families and caregivers who could use a little help with keeping their kids fed during these long, hot summer months: You are not alone, and you have options.
Following the collapse of the Interstate 95 overpass in Philadelphia earlier this month, we examined the conditional status of bridges in the Show Me State to see which ones need to be repaired or replaced.
This article originally ran on Spectrum News on June 16, 2023. Construction will begin in December on a two-phase project that officials say will dramatically increase activity and grow jobs at a St. Clair County port along the Kaskaskia River. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., visited the Kaskaskia Regional Port District terminal in New Athens Friday, to talk about an […]
One of the largest subdivisions under consideration in St. Charles County in the past decade has been proposed along a formerly rural highway corridor that was recently made available for development because of infrastructure improvements.
This is a barnyard goose, probably an African goose if my perusal of "goose breeds" on Google is anything to go by. The last time I looked we had four of them, all hanging around near our little artificial lake.
Officials are hoping to use millions in federal grant funding to offer voluntary buyouts to up to 100 homeowners in St. Charles County, but residents' responses have been mixed.
Well, he's guilty of two misdemeanor charges of paying his taxes late. He did pay the taxes, he just didn't pay them on time. Biden Jr. also avoided prosecution on a sketchy gun charge.¹ He was instead admitted to a diversion program, which is pretty common for first-time offenders. Together, this apparently ends the Biden ...continue reading "Hunter Biden is guilty!!!"
From NextSTL: A recent policy change at the Land Reutilization Authority (LRA), the city’s land bank, is concerning for a city seeking to reverse population loss and struggling to keep up with infrastructure liabilities rendered more difficult by the ever-present rip tide spreading out the region. When a property owner doesn’t pay property taxes and no one […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: Brian Kowert Sr., formerly a co-owner and chief operating officer of HBD Construction Inc. in Clayton, was sentenced Thursday to 18 months in prison and fined $100,000 for orchestrating a scheme in which participation in minority business enterprise programs was falsified. He pleaded guilty in January to two counts of […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Soon, the Statue of Liberty will be lifting her lamp beside the golden door of Sauget. Well, maybe not the Statue of Liberty. But certainly a Statue of Liberty. And it came from New York, too. Beginning in 1902, the statue was a familiar sight atop the roof of the Liberty […]
ALTON - The Upper Alton Association Rockin' With Robert Concert Series 2023 kicks off at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Robert Wadlow Statue on the campus of SIU on College Avenue. Tuesday evening will feature the Alton High School Jazz Combo, who will perform for an hour. This free concert is sponsored by GCS Credit Union, King Air Conditioning & Heating, John Meehan/Bruce Egelhoff J.E.M. Properties, LTD and Scott Credit Union. The series will continue on July 18 with Porch Cafe, and on August 15 with Lady Luck Duo. Concerts will begin at 7 p.m. Debbie Frakes, one of the event organizers, said she expects the Rockin’ With Robert series to be outstanding each time. She said it has been done in Upper Alton for many years. “The Alton High Jazz Combo is extremely talented and will put on a good show,” she said. “They have played previously at the Alton Amphitheater. The series is one time a month and something to look forward to each time.”
Over the past two years, there has been a concerted push by state legislatures to regulate the Internet, the likes of which has not been seen since the late 90s/early aughts. Content moderation, financial relationships between journalists and platforms, social media design and transparency, “national security,” kids being exposed to “bad” Internet speech—you name it, […]
St. Louis Circuit Attorney Gabe Gore has hired Centene executive Keith Williamson as interim director of community engagement, a position in which Williamson has agreed to serve on a pro bono basis while searching for a permanent hire.
Williamson is chief charitable giving officer of Centene Corp. (NYSE: CNC) and president of the Centene Foundation. That’s a position he was appointed to in 2020 after serving for 13 years as the health care company’s general counsel.
“Keith’s ability to…
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