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Today on TAP: Gallup documents how the ICE raids have backfired, while another new study shows the limits of unions’ power of persuasion.

Ashley Hoolihan, AIA, LEED GA, project manager and associate and Amanda Truemper, AIA, LEED BD+C, senior project manager and associate have joined the ownership group of St. Louis-based architecture, planning, urban design and interiors firm Trivers. As associate principals, Hoolihan and Truemper will help lead the firm alongside principals Joe Brinkmann, AIA, LEED AP; Joel […]

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From St. Louis Public Radio: The St. Louis Board of Aldermen has taken steps to help ease an affordable housing shortage in the city. The board on Friday approved without opposition a piece of legislation that reduces the lot size needed to build single and some two-family homes. Changes also were sent to Mayor Cara […]

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From the City of Cleveland: The City of Cleveland announced today a major step forward in its housing initiative, naming four manufacturer finalists in its Request for Proposals (RFP) process, and securing the site for a future off-site construction housing factory. Following a competitive review process, the City has selected the following construction manufacturers as […]

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STL Bucket List announced on Tuesday the independent media company has purchased local food publication Sauce Magazine.

Madigan’s attorneys say the 83-year-old politician isn’t a flight risk and that there are complex legal issues which, if resolved in his favor, will require a new trial.

The Trump administration must allow refugees to enter the United States from countries covered by the president’s travel ban, a federal judge in Seattle ruled Monday. U.S. District Court Judge Jamal Whitehead’s decision opens the door for around 80 refugees to immediately arrive from countries whose citizens are banned from traveling here. Whitehead also ruled […]

From St. Louis Magazine: Yesterday, the Gateway Arch Park Foundation announced some big news: It has closed on the purchase of the Millennium Hotel. Using The Cordish Companies to redevelop the long-vacant eyesore into luxury apartments, high-end office space, and more, they aim to better connect the 4.2-acre site with the Gateway Arch and the […]

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by Orvin Kimbrough Even after nearly 30 years in leadership, one question still catches me off guard — not just from newcomers, but from people who have lived here their entire lives: “Are you from St. Louis?” At first glance, it sounds innocent. And let me be clear — I know most people don’t ask […]

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From TJ Wies Prefab: Background & Project OverviewTJ Wies Prefab proudly partnered on a distinctive and challenging project to deliver a prefabricated modular roof structure for the First Community Credit Union (FCCU) in Chesterfield Valley, Missouri. The mission was to bring the entrance of the existing office building up to FCCU’s brand standards—specifically, the installation […]

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A former Missouri House employee and his attorneys received a $257,552 check drawn from the state’s Legal Expense in May.

CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) announced today that 24 more professions are now available for licensure via the Department’s new online licensing system, CORE (Comprehensive Online Regulatory Environment). Today’s announcement marks the successful completion of CORE’s Phase 2.3, with the final part of Phase 2 set for completion this summer. The Department will announce when Phase 2 is completed, including which professions are added to CORE. Phase 2 focuses on adding license types to CORE that are currently exclusively available as paper applications and not through IDFPR’s legacy online licensing system , which will eliminate the need of paper applications altogether (which require longer processing times to review all submitted materials). Individuals seeking their first license and whose professions are now available on CORE should utilize IDFPR’s new licensing system to apply for licensure

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In the Trump administration, every political appointee is now their own personal Richard Nixon. Simply being some of the most powerful people in the world is never enough for Trump and those in his inner circle. If you can’t demand complete loyalty from everyone you oversee, than what is even the point of ascending to […]

From Retrofit Magazine: In the years immediately before the pandemic, a growing understanding of the link between mental, emotional, and physical health was leading hospital architecture away from the cold, clinical aesthetic of the past and toward a warmer, more comforting atmosphere. The pandemic uncovered a need for further modernization. Today’s hospitals are designed for […]

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A woman was killed and a man was injured in a crash involving a Chevrolet Trailblazer and a Saturn Ion in Wentzville, Missouri, on Monday afternoon, with both drivers not wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash.

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St. Louis native and beloved actor John Goodman walked the red carpet for the Hollywood premiere of the new "Smurfs" movie over the weekend, where his ongoing weight-loss transformation drew fresh attention.

From UMSL Daily: More than 30 high school students from grades 9-12, representing more than 20 area high schools, attended the weeklong camp. A new scene greeted visitors in Benton Hall seemingly every time they peeked through the window to Room 428 last week at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. One time, they might have […]

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