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St. Louis Sound

2 years 5 months ago

St. Louis just can’t stay quiet. The region has produced legends who are on a first-name basis worldwide, like Ike & Tina, Miles, Chuck, and Nelly. It’s been home to

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Backlogs Increasing for Construction Contractors

2 years 5 months ago
From World Of Concrete: If you’re experiencing higher levels of backlog you’re not alone. A recent report from Associated Builders and Contractors revealed that backlogs for construction contractors are now at their highest point since the second quarter of 2019. The ABC report, known as the “Construction Backlog Indicator,” showed that backlog has increased by almost a month on average […]
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‘A Lot of Money on the Table’ for Civil Construction This Year

2 years 5 months ago
From Construction Dive:  The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will boost activity in the civil construction space in 2023, according to Dodge Construction Network. Dodge expects civil construction starts, such as public transit, roads, bridges, EV charging stations, water-related projects and power plants, to total $281 billion in 2023, a 16% jump from last year. […]
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Lucky Jacks To Become East Alton's New "One-Stop-Shop"

2 years 5 months ago
EAST ALTON - Lucky Jacks, a brand new "one-stop-shop" according to the owner Gary Patel, will open this Saturday, Jan. 14 at 10 a.m. Lucky Jacks will be a laundry mat that includes multiple brand-new gaming machines as well as a convenience/liquor store. It will be located at 100 Kingshighway in East Alton and will be open daily. On weekdays it will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. On Fridays 9:30 a.m. to midnight, on Saturdays 10 a.m. to midnight, and on Sundays noon to 11 p.m.

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Dining Divas Start the Year at annual Breakfast

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  The Dining Divas Find Comfort In the Food at Mama 2’s Biscuits By Lisa Kampeter It’s that time of year again. The holidays are over. The pretty lights and festive decorations are stored away for another year, and the season of parties conclude. It tends to be a depressing time, but brunch with the […]

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SIUE's Hall Wins IndieFEST Film Award for Documentary

2 years 5 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE – Candace N. Hall, EdD, assistant professor of educational leadership at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, has won a prestigious Award of Recognition from the IndieFEST Film Awards. The award was given to Hall, film executive producer, and Cami Thomas, film director and CEO of My Friends and I (MFAI), for the documentary short “clusterluck”. “To have this documentary recognized with this award feels amazing,” said Hall. “I set out to create something that felt good for me, to document the moment, and to show the possibility of community. I had not anticipated how far this project would reach.” The documentary is a digital visualization of Hall’s research on Black faculty experiences in academe, featuring Black faculty in SIUE's Department of Educational Leadership in the Higher Education and Student Affairs Program, and encourages higher education leaders to reimagine recruitment and hiring practice

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New St. Peters Apartment Complex Sells to New Jersey buyer.

2 years 5 months ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  A St. Charles County luxury apartment complex completed early last year sold at the end of December for $70 million. Bold on Blvd, a 272-unit apartment complex at 1100 St. Peters Circle Blvd. in St. Peters, was purchased by an undisclosed New Jersey-based private firm making its first investment in […]
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Physical Therapists Reduce Jobsite Injuries and Costs

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From World Of Concrete: Some large contractors are reducing absenteeism and logging fewer OSHA-recordable injuries by inviting physical therapists to work on their jobsites. It’s not unusual to have an EMT standing by on a construction site in case a serious injury requires medical attention or a trip to the hospital. But at a smattering of […]
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Belt Supports Measures To Protect Rights Of All People

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SPRINGFIELD – After months of negotiations and hours of conversations in working groups, State Senator Christopher Belt supported two measures that would protect Illinois communities and ensure everyone has access to reproductive health care. Belt favored House Bill 5471, which would ban assault weapons, high-capacity magazines, and rapid-fire devices. “We can’t sit back and hope mass shootings will stop,” said Belt (D-Swansea). “I would not have supported other proposals that take away rights from law abiding gun owners. We have worked for months to find the best solution and that’s why I supported this measure. This legislation is a middle ground that retains access for law enforcement to continue protecting our neighborhoods and gets weapons of war off our streets and out of the hands of bad actors.” The measure accelerates implementation of background checks for person-to-person sales and extends the duration of the Firearm Restraining

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Lee’s Summit school district’s countersuit against Missouri AG seeks to set a precedent

2 years 5 months ago

The Lee’s Summit R-VII School District spent $72,824 last year fighting the Missouri Attorney General’s office. It is the last district standing in an onslaught of civil suits former Attorney General Eric Schmitt brought against school districts who enforced mask mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly all the lawsuits were dismissed, most at the request […]

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Federal Funding Tops $182M for Infrastructure, Environment Projects

2 years 5 months ago
From Chicago Construction News:  U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin and Senator Tammy Duckworth have secured more than $182 million for Illinois projects in the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Omnibus Appropriations Act. The bill passed the Senate and now heads to the House of Representatives. “This appropriations package makes significant investments in the future of […]
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AMH Auxiliary Planning Autumn Trip To Canada

2 years 5 months ago
ALTON -The Alton Memorial Hospital White Cross Auxiliary presents "The Best of Eastern Canada" in a vacation tour planned for Sept. 8-16, 2023. The trip, open to the general public, includes 11 meals and will feature Niagara Falls, Ottawa, Quebec City, and Montreal. There will be a meeting, also open to the public, in AMH Cafe Meeting Rooms A/B (behind the café seating area on the ground floor of the hospital’s Beeby Wing) at 4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19, to hear all about the trip and to ask any questions, or GO HERE for more information. If you book your spot by March 1, you will save $50 per person. Please contact Mary Norman at 618-433-6684 or mary.norman@bjc.org with any questions or to RSVP for the Jan. 19 presentation.

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