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School board members reflect on the COVID-19 pandemic

2 years 9 months ago
On the latest episode of Politically Speaking, STLPR's Jason Rosenbaum and Kate Grumke interview three school board members about how they made big decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic. The guests include Maplewood-Richmond Heights Board member Katie Kaufmann, Parkway School Board member Kristy Davis and Jennings School Board member Miranda Jones.

As holiday season commences, here's what Midwesterners want for Christmas (Infographic)

2 years 9 months ago
If you've stepped foot in any retail store in the minutes after Halloween expired, then you already know the holiday shopping season is upon us. The retail displays never fail to signal the season, even if it comes earlier and earlier each year. And there's good reason for retailers to be anxious to get shoppers started early: the season's spending forecast is looking stronger than ever before The latest forecast from the National Retail Federation predicts that holiday sales during November and…
Erik Siemers

Emerson Planning to Invest $100M Investment in Startups by 2026

2 years 9 months ago

Ferguson-based Emerson Electric (NYSE: EMR) is planning to boost its corporate venture capital investment by providing $100 million to early stage companies over the next five years.

The industrial giant plans to invest in four to six startups per year over the next five years.

Priority will be given to startups and technologies in areas of discrete automation solutions, environmentally sustainable technologies and industrial software.

Check out the full story by Nathan Rubbelke on STL Inno.

St. Louis Inno

TedXStLouis Interview with PGAV Director of Attraction Development

2 years 9 months ago

Jim Wible, Director of Attraction Development at PGAV speaks to TedXStLouis on how he was inspired by Star Wars as a kid to be a designer.

From his humble beginning as an illustrator at PGAV, Jim also explains his experiences about how the younger generations inspired him to be a better designer.

His inspiration to develop designs of these iconic attractions and theme parks have been seeing the joy, happiness and self-exploration of kids at these attractions, of which he takes pride in.

Check out the full talk on TedXStLouis.

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