One of Elon’s big promises when he took over Twitter was that he would get rid of spam bots. So far that’s been a huge fucking failure. That’s from the Wall Street Journal, which has been generally supportive of Musk’s tenure at Twitter. But, the article makes it clear that Musk has totally failed to […]
Judas Priest's Richie Faulkner has announced a new signature guitar in collaboration with Gibson. The Richie Faulkner Flying V Custom is a personalized take on the famed model, complete with…
A former hockey coach at Lindenwood University and youth clubs in the area is accused of sexually abused at least two children, including one on a team he coached, between 2007 and 2021.
ST. LOUIS -- A groundbreaking for a project to help connect more waterways in Forest Park was held Tuesday morning. This project will continue through the 2023 summer. It will restore several features including the Seven Pools waterfall, Round Lake, Bowl Lake and add a pavilion on its shoreline. This is the final phase of [...]
The family-owned company that had long been based locally, moved its headquarters earlier this year from St. Louis to Sparks, Nevada, where this month it opened a new 15,000-square-foot manufacturing facility.
From Contractor: Construction input prices fell 0.6% in May compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data released today. Nonresidential construction input prices declined 0.5% for the month. Overall construction input prices are 3.7% lower than a year ago. […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Subsidies aimed at kickstarting two big downtown development projects cleared their first hurdle at the Board of Aldermen on Thursday, moving through committee without a single dissenting vote. The bills offering tax breaks to developers looking to revamp the old riverfront industrial area south of the Arch and refill the vacant […]
A Missouri woman was placed in solitary confinement after being sexually assaulted by a cellmate in 2015 — and was kept there for six years. That's the shocking allegation at the center of a lawsuit filed today in U.S. District Court's Western District against Missouri Department of Corrections Director Anne Precythe and 11 staffers at the Jefferson City Correctional Center. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a woman identified only as "Jane Roe," who the lawsuit describes as a Black, transgender woman who is HIV-positive.
From Construction Dive: Dive Brief: Total construction starts continued their 2023 roller coaster ride, jumping 8% in May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.11 trillion due to strong gains in manufacturing and infrastructure, according to Dodge Construction Network. After an unexpected 68% drop in manufacturing project kickoffs in April dragged down all starts, manufacturing starts more than […]
EDWARDSVILLE – Dorothy McCoy, an entrepreneur and Army veteran from Illinois began her journey with Metro East Small Business Development Centre (SBDC) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in May 2022. With the guidance and support of the SBDC, she successfully launched her business, Mo’z Sweet Treats. McCoy received guidance from the SBDC about her business registration process, mentorship, guidance on health department regulations, assistance in obtaining a micro loan for her business, as well as opportunities for networking and sponsorship. “SBDC has helped me a lot dealing with regulatory and even some personal issues while managing the business,” McCoy expressed. Mo’z Sweet Treats is a non-motorized pedal ice-cream tricycle business that specializes in selling Artisan homemade ice cream popsicles and fresh fruit lemonades on the go. McCoy offers vegan popsicles as well as her Famous Fried Chicken ice-cream. McCoy has faced numerous challenges
A key to attracting more female students is breaking down the stigma that technical career fields are male-dominated environments, said Cheryl Werkmann, a data specialist at Ranken.
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