When the Elon Musk/Twitter drama landed in the Delaware Court Of Chancery, it thrust specialist publication The Chancery Daily into the spotlight, and they began offering up excellent explainers on this important court that most people knew very little about. The people behind the publication have decided to remain anonymous amidst the influx of attention, […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: City and Centene Stadium officials continued work Tuesday to fix the electrical problems that prevented the new soccer venue from hosting its inaugural games. But they gave no indication when the damage, caused by nearby street construction work, would be fully repaired. “We are working with our construction and operation partners […]
From St. Louis Public Radio: The St. Louis Realtors Association issued a public apology Monday to Black people in the region for its role in practicing housing discrimination and implementing racist housing policies for decades. White people in St. Louis are nearly twice as likely as African Americans to own homes. Across the nation, Black homeownership rates are nearly the […]
From Citizens For Modern Transit: CMT has named Ellie Harmon of BJC HealthCare, AJ Soll of Centene, Allan Moore of Spire and Raullo Eanes of Eager Road Associates, LLC, as the newest members of its Board of Directors. All four members were elected during CMT’s 38th Annual Meeting, held on Sept. 8 at the Marriot Grand […]
Missouri lawmakers are moving swiftly to complete the special session agenda set by Gov. Mike Parson, with both the House and Senate passing incentives for farms and rural businesses and the Senate finishing work on a tax cut. Only one thing hasn’t gone the way Parson and legislative leaders hoped. While the Missouri House was […]
From Construction Dive: Nonresidential construction input prices dipped for a second consecutive month in August, providing more evidence that construction material costs peaked in June and supporting newfound optimism in the sector. Prices for steel mill products, crude petroleum and softwood lumber were down 5.7%, 5.3% and 3.1%, respectively, for the month, while cost for […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: Before unveiling a $3 billion plan for a new terminal at St. Louis Lambert International Airport, the facility’s leader had a warning for the St. Louis mayor. Under the heading of “Major Obstacles,” Airport Director Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge wrote that when it came to planning for Lambert’s future, “we will have to balance […]
From The St. Louis American: Habitat for Humanity Saint Louis has announced Joshua Smith as their new director of construction. Smith comes to Habitat Saint Louis after founding, owning and operating his own construction and rehabilitation company, SmithCo. Contracting & Consulting which opened in 2017. He has worked as a laborer, tradesman, and project manager […]
Investigators with the Illinois State Police have determined what caused the death of a central Illinois woman who was found dead near the Poplar Street Bridge on Tuesday morning.
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For its third call for public art, the Cherokee CID Arts Committee is launching a call for artist proposals to paint the street's new concrete planters. 15 planters were installed on Cherokee Street this summer, with four at S. Jefferson, California & Compton, and three at Gravois. Through this public art grant program, four artists […]
From The Edwardsville Intelligencer: Shuckin’ Shack Oyster Bar is on its way to Madison County. The restaurant will be in the new Meridian Plaza, which is being built at the southeast corner of Route 157 and Meridian Road in Glen Carbon. Hunter Yung, who will be the franchise owner along with his wife Shannon Yung, […]
That's R.E.M.'s "Losing My Religion" video in the spotlight, being viewed one billion times. The iconic clip has officially hit the milestone count on YouTube, 11 years after it was…
From St. Louis Business Journal: A city commission on Wednesday recommended extending tax incentives that innovation district Cortex sees as vital to its continued growth, over objections from the area’s alderman, who said taxpayers shouldn’t have to subsidize the nonprofit district. The 10-year extension of Cortex’s tax-increment financing district recommended by the St. Louis TIF Commission still […]
From St. Louis/ Southern Illinois Labor Tribune: Registration is open for the 12th Annual Tradeswomen Build Nations Conference, which will be held in Las Vegas from Oct. 28 through Oct 30. The last two conferences were held on a virtual platform because of the pandemic. This year’s event will be held at the Paris Las […]
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