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'It's very much a local decision': 4-day school week gaining popularity across Missouri
State of the St. Louis Workforce 2023 Report & Video
Now in its 15th year, St. Louis Community College’s 2023 State of the St. Louis Workforce report and event on Aug. 16, examined the overall view of the St. Louis metro workforce, with a spotlight on the impact of advanced manufacturing in our region. Understanding the Greater St. Louis region’s workforce is the first step […]
Worker Wellness Blog: Suicide Prevention Month
by Dr. John Gaal Editor’s Note: Each week, Dr. John Gaal, director of worker wellness for the Missouri Works Initiative, a non-profit workforce formed by the Missouri AFL-CIO, collects and comments on news and trends in workforce wellness and life balance. Construction Forum carries the Worker Wellness & Well-Being Blog as a regular feature. The […]
St. Louis restaurateur named one of Food & Wine's 'Best New Chefs'
7-Story Apartment Building Could Join the JCMidtown Lineup
From CityScene STL: Tower Real Estate Group’s “JCMidtown” development, on the two blocks of Locust between Leffingwell and Jefferson, could get a huge boost if a large multi-family building planned there moves forward. Cooper at JCMidtown is a 7-story mixed-use apartment building that will take up space currently occupied by the Sam Light Loans company […]
Rental Development in Town Center Fails to Move Forward
From West Newsmagazine: A controversial residential development planned for Town Center in Wildwood was voted down by the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z). The 58 single-family attached and detached homes to be known as Latitude N38 would be rental units. They would be built at Eatherton Road and Crestview Drive by developers TB Realty […]
Missouri leaders to ask for more school funding as student attendance declines
Trivia Night Every Tuesday at Steve’s Hot Dogs
Stop in every Tuesday from 7:30 to 9:30 for Trivia Night with Mack and Mace at Steve's Hot Dogs. Stop at the table to sign up. Come back every week, […]
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Inside the $82M Deal to Redevelop St. Louis’ Chemical Building
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Amid the dust caking downtown’s vacant Chemical Building, John Campo Jr. felt inspiration spark. The unique architectural details of the 127-year-old property at Eighth and Olive streets captured Campo’s attention as a potential redevelopment. Data highlighting St. Louis as a competitive hotel market — coupled with nearby blockbuster real estate developments […]
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Plan Emerges to Reimagine Clinton-Peadbody
From CityScene STL: The Clinton-Peabody housing project on Chouteau near Truman is beginning to show its age. Originally built in 1942 and designed to house 950 residents, the complex houses far fewer residents than necessary due to maintenance issues and safety perceptions. Earlier this year, local media reported that the Housing Authority tapped Trivers, and […]
Architects Explain How They’re Turning Office Buildings Into Apartments
From Business Insider: Vacant downtown office buildings may be the next SoHo lofts. That is, after they go through the costly process of being converted into apartments and condos. Elected officials in cities across the US are trying to solve a housing shortage, empty offices in a remote-work world, and the climate crisis by converting underused commercial space […]
Million Dollar Quartet
The music industry stars aligned by pure happenstance when Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins came together for an impromptu recording session at Sun Records in […]
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LGBTQ advocates, medical providers continue to speak out on Missouri's new law ending gender-affirming care for minors
Bradley Jenkins Pleads Guilty in Wife's Parking Garage Death
Food & Wine honors St. Louis chef Steven Pursley of Menya Rui as one of its "Best New Chefs"
Pursley is among just 11 honorees recognized in the publication's October issue.
Missouri sports teams eye ballot for sports wagering approval
A group of six Missouri sports teams are behind proposed initiative petitions that were filed Friday with the Missouri Secretary of State’s office with an intent of having sports wagering be approved by voters in the November 2024 election.
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