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Panera Bread Co., the bakery-cafe operator known locally as Saint Louis Bread Co., will have a new CFO next week, as will its parent company, Panera Brands Inc.

Over the weekend Vox published about the millionth article informing us that our response to monkeypox is a total clusterfuck and bears an uncanny resemblance to our infamous COVID-19 clusterfuck. Sure. Maybe. Generally speaking, though, I sometimes wonder how fast these newly-minted critics think a country should be able to roll out a massive testing ...continue reading "No, monkeypox is not a repeat of COVID-19"

EDWARDSVILLE - Metro Community Church in Edwardsville has released information about incidents shared with local police departments of several reported instances of persons associated with the church receiving texts from someone impersonating Lead Pastor Seth Conerly. "The texts ask that a gift card be purchased and sent to Seth for the purposes of giving to people in need — to be reimbursed at a later date — and then pictures of the gift card information be shared," the church said in a release. "The texts end with the signature “Seth Conerly.” Local police departments are investigating the scam. Metro Community Church Director of Operations John Helmcamp said the church has turned it over to the police and noted that this type of situation has occurred with another church in Granite City over the last week. “We are aware this has happened with two different churches, and there could be more,” he said. “We wanted to make sure people were

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Johnson & Johnson announced that it will eliminate talc-based baby powder from its product portfolio worldwide by 2023 and transition to producing and selling only cornstarch-based baby powder. “We continuously evaluate and optimize our portfolio to best position the business for long-term growth,” the company said in a statement announcing the discontinuation. “This transition will help simplify our product offerings, deliver sustainable innovation, and meet the needs of our consumers, customers…

BELLEVILLE — Illinois American Water is accepting applications for its 2022 Firefighter Grant Program. Through this program, the company provides financial assistance to fire and emergency organizations in its service areas. Eligible fire departments can apply online by visiting www.illinoisamwater.com - News & Community - Firefighter Grant Program. According to Justin Ladner, president of Illinois American Water, the Firefighter Grant Program provides another opportunity to support public safety. He said, “Our team of professionals treat the water and test every fire hydrant annually to support local fire protection. The Firefighter Grant program is one more way we can strengthen our partnerships with local heroes and support the communities we serve.” Since 2010, Illinois American Water has awarded over $760,000 for over 770 grants to Illinois fire departments. Fire departments-districts are eligible for one grant per year. Uniformed professional and volunteer

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An Ohio woman admitted to lying to federal investigators to try and recover tens of thousands of dollars that had been intercepted on its way to romance scammers in the St. Louis area.

Today on TAP: With the climate bill safely signed into law, Biden can get on with this long-delayed executive action.

The relationship between co-founding Who members Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend has historically been quite contentious at times, although the two seemed to have developed a close bond during the…

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From St. Louis Business Journal:  The HFW Cos., a St. Louis-based professional services firm targeting the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) sector for investments, has added a Texas land surveying company to its growing portfolio. HFW said this week that it has formed a “strategic growth partnership” with 4Ward Land Surveying, an Austin, Texas-based business that […]

If you’re from the Lou and you’re proud, you’re going to have to find all new ways to show it because the 314 area code is in short supply. The amount of 314 area codes left to give out is shrinking each day, and people with new phone numbers in St. Louis will soon be assigned a new area code number.

From St. Louis Business Journal:  A number of residential developments are moving ahead inside a $500 million mixed-use development in Chesterfield. Wildhorse Village will be an 80-acre walkable community centered around a 15-acre lake at the intersection of Wild Horse Creek Road and Chesterfield Parkway. St. Louis-based CRG, the development arm of Chicago-based Clayco, described its […]

From Point 2: The construction sector has certainly had its share of pandemic-related struggles with indefinite site shutdowns, a scarce labor force and supply chain disruptions, among an array of other setbacks. As the effects are still being felt, developers are facing new changes and government regulations in an industry that’s stubbornly trying to bounce back. […]

St. Louis police are working to identify a man who was struck by a car and killed overnight after wandering onto the roadway.

Deante White, 33, was identified as the victim.

CHICAGO — Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced a lawsuit against The Kroger Co. (Kroger) and SSI Services LLC in relation to the alleged improper handling and removal of materials containing asbestos from a grocery store in Taylorville, Illinois. The lawsuit alleges that Kroger and SSI Services conducted unsafe renovations by leaving chipped floor tiles that contained asbestos in areas accessible to the public while the store was open, creating a substantial danger to public health. There is no known safe exposure level to asbestos. Inhalation of asbestos fibers can cause serious and fatal illnesses including malignant lung cancer, mesothelioma and asbestosis. “Kroger and SSI Services have jeopardized the public’s health by exposing shoppers and employees to dangerous materials containing asbestos,” Raoul said. “The asbestos must be remediated before members of the public are allowed back into this store. I am committed to ensuring that Kroger an

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Terry Ganey will be inducted with nine others on Sept. 23. He was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 1993 for his uncovering Missouri’s Second Injury Fund scandal.