From Brookings: It has been over a year since the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed, unleashing an unprecedented $864 billion in federal funding to improve the country’s transportation, water, energy, and broadband systems. This comes on top of hundreds of billions of dollars for related climate and industrial investments in the Inflation Reduction Act […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: A new $12 million extended-stay hotel planned at the site of a former office building in Maryland Heights is moving ahead after years of delays. Sina Hospitality plans to redevelop the former Northport office building at 12131 Dorsett Road into a four-story, 115-room Home2 Suites by Hilton hotel, according to […]
ST. LOUIS -- Two women and a man were robbed and carjacked in Soulard early Monday morning. Police say the suspects drove away in their car. Three people were walking to a nearby bar at around 3 a.m. when an older, dark-colored Cadillac sedan approached them. The robbers got out of the vehicle and one [...]
From Construction Dive: Construction’s workforce isn’t getting any younger. In 2022, the median age of construction and extraction occupations workers was 41.2, and about 45% of construction workers were 45 and older, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics data available. That’s due in part to the aging of the overall population — […]
From STL Magazine: Homes are the second biggest source of carbon emissions in the City of St. Louis, according to an energy audit from 2018. (The biggest source: commercial buildings.) If you want to shrink those emissions, a logical start would be to make homes more energy efficient. Forcing homeowners to make upgrades is…one way. […]
Situated in the former Francesco’s Italian Family Restaurant space, Yvette Carter's restaurant will initially serve breakfast only, though plans are in the works to expand hours and service over time.
This week's job highlights include tips for getting your finances in order, a job fair for military veterans, and a school district that needs workers.
ALTON, Ill. - A South Roxana, Illinois, man was found submerged last week in Wood River Creek. According to a report from the office of Madison County Coroner Stephen Nonn, police received a 911 call around 6:05 p.m. on Friday, May 26. Alton police officers found the man at Wood River Creek and East Broadway. [...]
From The Edwardsville Intelligencer: A new family Italian restaurant is coming soon to the heart of Edwardsville with plans by the local owners to offer a fast-paced lunch menu during the day and a sit-down experience with a bar at night. Mio Osteria is under construction at 224 S. Kansas St., approximately a block south […]
Elton John's final show on British soil comes June 25, when he'll rock the U.K.'s prestigious Glastonbury Festival for the very first time — and he says it won't be…
Less than five years after Clayton-based health insurer Centene Corp. made a splash by confirming plans to bring thousands of new employees to a campus in Sacramento's Natomas area, the company now appears ready to let someone else have some or all of that space.
From Gensler: Younger workers, particularly Millennials and Gen Z, currently make up more than 59% of the U.S. knowledge workforce. As new generations enter the workplace, it’s important to recognize the unique workstyles and preferences that each generation brings with them. In Gensler’s own workplace research in 2021, we first uncovered a shift as organizations […]
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