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This comes a little out of the blue, but this morning I happened to come across a paper on innovation policy that struck me as sensible and well-argued. It's an important thing to get right since innovation is the single most important key to both productivity growth—and thus rising living standards—as well as overall economic ...continue reading "What are the best innovation policies?"

ST. LOUIS - After hitting historic highs for delivery of modern bulk industrial space in 2022, the St. Louis region now also has the largest amount of manufacturing space available on the market compared to other Midwest cities, along with one of the lowest average asking rents. In addition, the region has trained workers ready to support newcomers to the industrial market with 15% of the region’s workforce within the production and transportation/material moving occupations. The data is included in St. Louis Regional Industrial Real Estate Market Indicators & Workforce Report released on May 26 th by the St. Louis Regional Freightway as part of the annual FreightWeekSTL conference and expo. The real estate information underscores that the St. Louis region has the space and workers needed for manufacturing companies looking for existing places to grow and expand their businesses. The St. Louis Regional Real Estate Market Indicators & Workforce Report emphasizes the significance

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Restorative justice programs like Freedom Community Centers are gaining attention as the criminal justice system continues to get criticized for racial and economic biases. Kayla Thompson and her colleagues in the Free Us Group Track Program within FCC facilitate an intensive 12-week program which involves community service and therapy.

For two decades, frustrated towns and cities all over the country have responded to telecom monopolies by building their own fiber broadband networks. Data routinely shows that not only do these networks provide faster, better, and cheaper service, the networks are generally more accountable to the public — because they’re directly owned and staffed by […]

Dr. John Forsyth, a doctor at Mercy Hospital in Cassville, was last heard from on May 21.

The secret, he said, is to "just keep pivoting."

A teenager is behind bars in the shooting death of another teenager who was killed Monday in St. Louis while he was playing video games.

Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe are extending their The World Tour once again. The bands just announced they will be bringing the trek to Australia in November. “After getting back on the road…

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After the restaurant at 620 Market closed, it had been listed for sale for $4 million.

The announcement said the systems hope the move will create "the premier Midwest destination for patient care, clinical research and medical education."

ALTON - Rich Portwood discussed his background in law enforcement, on TV, and more, as well as his latest venture Blue Line Tactical Academy, on an episode of Our Daily Show! on Riverbender.com . After starting his career in law enforcement, Portwood said he actively sought additional training and found some success with competitive shooting. Then one day, he got a call from James Towle - who he had never met before - asking Portwood to appear on his new TV show. “ ended up being a guest on eight seasons of Stop The Threat, and it was one of the best experiences of my life - it really was,” Portwood said. Stop The Threat featured a panel of experts, Portwood included, who would analyze videos of citizens using firearms in self-defense and discuss what they could have done better or differently in their situations. Episodes of the show are available on YouTube and Amazon Prime Video . After a 19-year career in law enforcement, Portwood said his battle with

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St. Louis-based BJC Healthcare and Kansas City-based Saint Luke's Health System are planning to merge and form an integrated Missouri-based health system.

No officers were injured in the incident.

Police on Wednesday identified the man who they say fired at police and then shot himself Sunday afternoon after a brief foot chase outside of a strip mall here.

BETHALTO - Through a diligent joint investigation that involved the FBI and the Bethalto Police Department, the Bethalto Police were successful in identifying possible suspects in the second attempted ATM theft. Evidence collected during the investigation was presented to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Illinois, which successfully obtained an indictment in the case for Conspiracy to Commit Bank Larceny. Today the suspect indicted in connection with the event is in custody on the associated warrant and other unrelated matters in Livingston, LA. He is identified as: Goldie L. Jones Age: 28, of Houston, Texas. "As you all know I like to keep our community updated on the department’s efforts, to both keep you apprised of what type of crime is occurring in the Village and to hold ourselves accountable for solving those crimes," Bethalto Police Chief Mike Dixon said. "For those of you who follow our page, you know our Village was targeted

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St. Louis City SC Sporting Director Lutz Pfannenstiel talks team building, management and the upcoming MLS transfer window.

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) became part of the official designation of May as Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in 2022. U.S. Census Bureau numbers from 2022 show less than 1% of folks who live in the Metro St. Louis area home identify as Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. Edwardsville educator, social worker, and writer Stephanie Malia Krauss, her mother Laurie Nalani Kilstein, and her two boys are among those "onlys." Krauss and Kilstein share what that's like, and talk about ways they maintain and build strong cultural ties to a vital part of their personal, family, and community identity.

  Behind the Scenes Nights For More Muny Magic  The Muny and the award-winning Classic 107.3 announced a partnership for programming. The partnership will begin on Monday, June 12, 2023. Two separate shows are planned for 2023-2024. First on the schedule, to coincide with The Muny’s 2023 Season, is “Muny Post-Show Conversations,” a half-hour program […]

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