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West Star Breaks Ground on Expansion at East Alton

2 years 5 months ago
From Business Jet Interiors:  West Star Aviation announced plans to expand its MRO facility at East Alton, Illinois (ALN); officially breaking ground on 6 July 2023. Once complete, the expansion will add 75,700ft² of space, bringing the total facility to just over 500,000ft² of hangar, backshop, modification and paintshop space. In all, the expansion will […]
Dede Hance

Forum Drone: West Port Plaza Apartments

2 years 5 months ago
This week Forum drone videographer/photographer Louis Kelly, owner of Drone Eagle, LLC, captured images of work on the West Port Apartment project at West Port Plaza in Maryland Heights. The owner of West Port Plaza is building 254 apartments at the office and entertainment district, Lodging Hospitality Management — which owns St. Louis Union Station […]
Tom Finan

Senate Candidate Karla May Blasts Hawley at First Campaign Event

2 years 5 months ago
After announcing her candidacy for the U.S. Senate over the weekend, State Senator Karla May (D-St. Louis) held her first campaign event downtown this afternoon. She used the opportunity to explain exactly why she felt called to run and take a few shots at incumbent Republican Senator Josh Hawley.
Ryan Krull

What a Homeless Man's Loved Ones Want You to Know About Him After His Death

2 years 5 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE/GLEN CARBON - “If you knew Matthew, you loved him.” That’s what Matthew Butler’s loved ones want people to know about the former attorney who slept on the steps of the Madison County Courthouse. Butler died on Friday, July 7, after he was hit by a car the week before . Now, his family and friends are hoping to change the way people think about mental illness and homelessness by telling Butler’s story. “The thing about Matthew is that his heart was always good. I mean, his whole life, he was a sweet kid,” Chuck Youchoff said. While Youchoff and Butler were technically cousins, they were only 6 months apart in age and considered each other brothers. Youchoff explained that Butler was raised in a religious home by a single mother in Springfield. Butler rooted for the Cubs and debated baseball with Youchoff, who was a Cardinals fan. They collected baseball cards together. By high school, Butler already stood out for hi

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Nonresidential Construction Spending Decreases in May, First Time in Nearly a Year, Says ABC

2 years 5 months ago
National nonresidential construction spending decreased 0.2% in May, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published today by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $1.06 trillion. Spending declined on a monthly basis in nine of the 16 nonresidential subcategories. Private nonresidential spending fell 0.3%, while […]
Dede Hance