From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Tax breaks to help build a $323 million marina complex with hotels, restaurants and an indoor waterpark on the city’s northernmost riverfront cleared an aldermanic panel Monday after weeks of debate. Aldermen postponed a vote last month on the incentives, raising concerns that putting in a marina off Riverview Drive north […]
Disruptel, a St. Louis startup that has developed technology to allow viewers to interact more directly with their televisions, has been acquired by a software firm based in San Francisco. The local startup says the deal will help bring its technology to market.
From St. Louis Business Journal: A developer is proposing a $188 million industrial park, adding to that use in the area and continuing the building boom for the sector in St. Louis County. NorthPoint Development, the most prolific industrial developer in St. Louis, is asking for feedback on conceptual plans for 364 Logistics Center, which […]
The St. Louis Business Journal is now accepting nominations for its fourth annual Innovation in Philanthropy Awards, a program that celebrates innovative partnerships between nonprofit organizations and local companies. Nominations are due Jan. 29.
From St. Louis Business Journal: Ronald McDonald House Charities of St. Louis was once again granted approval Monday to demolish a historic church in Forest Park Southeast to accommodate the organization’s new $30 million headquarters, this time over the objections of neighbors. The nonprofit organization previously received approval from the St. Louis Preservation Board in […]
David Kelly, chief global strategist for J.P. Morgan Asset Management, said earlier this week that the Fed may push the economy into a recession next year by continuing to raise interest rates.
From Construction Dive: Dive Brief: The national industrial construction pipeline increased to 689.4 million square feet, an all-time high, as retailers continued to gobble up warehouse space to store long-delayed inventory, according to a report from New York-based commercial real estate advisory Newmark. New construction delivered 97.5 million square feet in the third quarter of 2022, a […]
There is growing controversy and more questions about the safety of Jana Elementary School in the Hazelwood School District. School officials closed the school on Oct. 21 after testing found very high levels of radioactive contamination on campus.
Bruce Springsteen is staging a takeover of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The Boss will appear on the NBC show four times over the next couple of weeks. From Monday,…
From Rethinking The Future: Construction site safety is a facet of construction-related activities concerned with protecting construction site workers and others from death, injury, disease, or other health-related risks. Construction is an often hazardous, predominantly land-based activity where site workers could also be exposed to various risks, many of which remain unrecognized. Site risks can include […]
Alice in Chains' Jerry Cantrell has announced a 2023 U.S. tour in support of his latest solo album, Brighten. The headlining outing, described as the "closing leg" of the Brighten…
From RiverBender: BJC HealthCare will make it easier for families to access BJC’s world-class care in the Godfrey area in 2023. BJC will develop a 14,000-square-foot outpatient care facility with additional shell space for future expansion at the corner of Godfrey Road and Celesta Street. The BJC Outpatient Center will offer care for patients of all […]
We set record high temperatures in St. Louis today, but that hasn’t stopped winter weather from creeping up behind us. The National Weather Service of St. Louis says that as of 12:15 p.m. today, we hit 80 degrees at Lambert International Airport, beating the previous record of 78 degrees set on this day in 2020. And it might not even end at 80 — the temperature might go even higher yet today.
Last night, as we were watching the election returns, I was given a homework assignment: How many utility-scale solar plants in California are built with battery storage so they can provide power after the sun goes down? The short answer is that 58% of new solar projects were paired with battery storage in 2021. The ...continue reading "Battery storage for electric power is skyrocketing in California"
This week, Alder Carol Howard introduces Board Bill 119 to increase Board of Alders salaries to $72,000 and increase expense accounts to $5,000. Howard has terminated her candidate committee and does not plan on running in 2023 for the new 2nd Ward that she was redistricted into with 16th Ward Alder Tom Oldenburg. The proposed … Continue reading St. Louis City Alders to Become $72,000 Part-Time Jobs →
From The Source: Can better design improve patient outcomes? Can energy-efficient architecture contribute to public health? Over the past year, a team of architects, medical professionals and engineers, including students, from Washington University in St. Louis and Chicago-based architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) have explored these questions and more through a series of interdisciplinary […]
From Call Newspapers: The Mehlville Board of Education unanimously approved a bid Oct. 20 to improve the conditions of the Mehlville High School baseball fields. The board approved a roughly $1.407 million base bid, including professional and contingency fees, with Byrne & Jones Construction to improve the MHS baseball fields. Irregular grading is causing ponding and […]
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