Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine wants to play another Big 4 concert, and he thinks it's up to Metallica to make that happen. Metallica and Megadeth make up half of the…
From St. Louis Post Dispatch: John Gaal had been in the air for about 45 minutes when the woman across the aisle from him screamed. Gaal and his wife, Mary, were on a recent Southwest Airlines flight headed out west, where he was speaking at a conference. Gaal is retired from running training and education […]
Proponents of the $1.2 billion federal infrastructure legislation promised it would spread work nationwide. A study shows it's having that effect in Missouri and Illinois. Here are some of the St. Louis metro area's biggest projects.
The Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx announced on Monday that Post cereals will become the official cereal of the organization.
The agreement includes cereal brands like Fruity Pebbles, Honeycomb, and Honey Bunches of Oats, all of which are inclusive of the Wolves and Lynx partnership with the brand. Those cereals are products of Lakeville-based Post Consumer Brands, which is a unit of St. Louis-based Post Holdings Inc. (NYSE: POST).
According to a Monday press release, the partnership includes…
An aging electric grid, fossil fuel power plant retirements and a massive renewable electricity buildout are all contributing to a boom in transmission and distribution wire projects by electric utilities across the country. In 2020, investor-owned electric utilities spent $25 billion on transmission, up from $23.7 billion in 2019, figures that the Edison Electric Institute, which […]
This featured exhibition in the Great Hall of the St. Louis Public Library – Central Library explores how iconic characters both reflect and influence American culture from the 1960s to
The commission found fault in several components including inadequate tracking of academic outcomes and a lack of strategy to improve graduation rates.
From Construction Dive: Dive Brief: The share of construction workers who are women is at an all-time high and has steadily increased since 2016, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. As of August, 14% of all construction workers were women, an analysis from The Washington Post found. The previous high point for women workers’ share […]
From St. Lois Post-Dispatch: The city and school districts here are at odds over tax incentives for $3 billion worth of developments expected to add thousands of apartments and townhomes and numerous shops, restaurants and offices. On Monday, after weeks of debate, a special commission is expected to vote on its recommendation to the city. […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: Tax incentives for five large redevelopment projects, including future Cortex Innovation District development and a $240 million Downtown West project, were advanced Thursday by a committee of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen. The Housing, Urban Development and Zoning Committee voted “do pass” on a series of projects, including: An extension […]
From Construction Dive: Dive Brief: Total construction starts jumped 8% in October to a seasonally adjusted rate of $1.12 trillion following two consecutive months of decline, according to a Dodge Construction Network report. Nonresidential building and nonbuilding starts gained 9% and 26%, respectively, while residential starts fell by 3% for the month, according to the report. […]
On Nov. 22, 1980, Kenneth Swyers of Overland parachutes above the Gateway Arch and lands on top, then falls down the north leg when his parachute deflates.
Although Hawaiian Bros is focused on sustainable growth, it’s aiming big with its new franchising model. Vice President of Franchise Development Grant Kreutzer details where the restaurant chain, which recently expanded into St. Louis, is headed.