From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune: A Breese, Ill., contractor will pay more than $40,000 in fines over trench cave-ins after an investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. In late May, OSHA cited Groundworks Contracting for multiple violations of the OSHA Act, and fines initially totaling more than $77,000. Inspectors found at least […]
As we’ve been covering over the last few years, there’s been an almost entirely unsubstantiated moral panic over “kids and social media.” This is despite the fact that multiple large scale studies have found that way more kids have benefitted from social media than have been harmed by it. As we’ve noted time and time […]
AC/DC‘s “If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It)” is featured in season 2 of FX’s The Bear, but executive producer Josh Senior tells Billboard there was a real worry they wouldn’t be able to secure the rights…
From Construction Dive: Collaboration, collaboration, collaboration: This mantra can make the difference between a successful partnership or a contentious experience between architects and contractors. According to a study by the American Institute of Architects and the Associated General Contractors of America, both groups value early and frequent collaboration as key to building strong relationships. The […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: Founded by Will Schenck and Carl Drafall, Mission Architects LLC strives to provide a personalized, empathic, engaging, and long-lasting partnership with our clients. We’ll use our combined 40+ years of experience to guide you through your project resulting in a stunning design that meets your budget, schedule, and mission…and we’ll […]
In the New York Times today, Laura Beamer and Marshall Steinbaum write about the catastrophe of America's student loan epidemic: America’s Student Loans Were Never Going to Be Repaid In recent years, many Americans with student loans weren’t making enough money to pay even the accumulating interest on their debt, let alone make progress on ...continue reading "The truth about student loans"
Birth control pills will soon be as easy to buy as allergy meds or a pack of gum. The Food and Drug Administration announced today that it will clear a daily birth control pill called Opill to be the first contraceptive of its kind to be sold without a prescription.
TSA officials report an alarming trend at Missouri airport checkpoints. New data shows that St. Louis Lambert International Airport and other airports around the state are near a record pace in guns seized midway through this year.
Missouri’s recreational cannabis sales grew in June, as the market outperforms other recently launched adult-use markets, data from the state’s Department of Health and Senior Services show.
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