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St. Louis Character: Ellen Piazza trains acclaimed chefs, leads STLCC's culinary arts program

2 years 7 months ago
Ellen Piazza attended the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, and worked in kitchens in Key West, Florida, and Charlotte, North Carolina, before returning home to St. Louis to take an adjunct professor job at St. Louis Community College. Twenty-one years later, she's leading the program and has trained nationally acclaimed chefs.
Connor Hart

Silicon Valley Bank was fine. Itโ€™s Silicon Valley thatโ€™s broken.

2 years 7 months ago
Over the past few days, a million pundits have become instant experts on the finances of Silicon Valley Bank. They are outraged that no one before now noticed the bleeding obvious: SVB was a reckless and fragile bank, a literal time bomb on the edge of collapsing thanks to foolish business practices. Now, 20/20 hindsight ...continue reading "Silicon Valley Bank was fine. It’s Silicon Valley that’s broken."
Kevin Drum

Edwardsville Contractor Sentenced to 14 Months in Prison for False Statements in Bankruptcy

2 years 7 months ago
EAST ST. LOUIS – In a U.S. District courtroom on Wednesday, a judge sentenced a man formerly from Edwardsville to 14 months in prison, a $50,000 fine, and two years’ supervised release after he pled guilty to making false statements in a 2018 bankruptcy case. Kevin Kahrig, 49, a former building contractor, concealed assets from his creditors by transferring those assets to his girlfriend-turned-spouse, Catharine Kahrig, prior to filing for bankruptcy. “Individuals who hide assets and deliberately make false statements on bankruptcy pleadings defraud their creditors and disgrace the federal court system,” said U.S. Attorney Rachelle Aud Crowe. “It’s a serious offense to abuse the bankruptcy system, and anyone seeking to discredit this process will be held accountable.” "To avoid paying his debt, Kevin Kahrig attempted to defraud his creditors by abusing the bankruptcy process,” said FBI Springfield Field Office Special Agent in Charge Davi

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