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From Construction Dive:  The Biden administration’s recent changes to the Davis-Bacon Act are the most dramatic in a generation. They restore the Labor Department’s definition of prevailing wage that was used until 1983, thereby increasing construction workers’ pay on federally funded projects. The new rule, which goes into effect Oct. 23, also expands types of […]

Dubbed Roll In & Out, the store will use Amazon One – a payment system based on biometrics that works by reading a user's palm print — and Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology, which allows customers to enter a store, grab what they want and walk out without waiting in line at a checkout.

by Dr. John Gaal Editor’s Note: Each week, Dr. John Gaal, director of worker wellness for the Missouri Works Initiative, a non-profit workforce formed by the Missouri AFL-CIO, collects and comments on news and trends in workforce wellness and life balance. Construction Forum carries the Worker Wellness & Well-Being Blog as a regular feature. The […]

From NPR:  The Mississippi River is a transportation powerhouse — especially for agriculture. Roughly 60% of the U.S. grain exports float down the river by barge, and plenty of soybeans are moved that way. But barges can move a lot of other goods too. “Rubber, scrap metal, resin for polymers like paints, varnishes glues,” said […]

St. Louis digital health startup Readout Health said Tuesday it has rebranded and bolstered its technology after a merger with a Florida firm.

Florissant police attempted to get the woman to drop the gun when she pointed a gun at an officer and pulled the trigger, an investigation said.

Sunday's season finale came with plenty of mixed emotions. Longtime ace Adam Wainwright wrapped up an action-packed farewell tour that proved special for just about anyone at Busch Stadium. On the other hand, the Cardinals head home with the reality of a season far below expectation.

Today on TAP: In California (not to mention America), the racial and ethnic politics of representation are inescapable.

Little Feet is set to reissue 2004's Little Feat: Highwire Act In St. Louis on November 3. Originally released on DVD, the concert will now come out as a Blu-ray/two-CD set, the first time…

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Utah and Arizona planned to keep their national parks open if a shutdown occurred.

On Tuesday, former Lyft driver Larry D. Ward, 57, was sentenced to 13 years in prison for raping and kidnapping a woman he picked up when he was a Lyft driver in 2019.

George Draper retired in August after serving roughly 12 years on the state's highest court.

A man died last month in St. Louis' downtown jail from a lack of insulin and dehydration, according to his autopsy.

Panera Bread, the bakery-café known locally as Saint Louis Bread Co., will open a new location Oct. 10 as part of a new development.

St. Louis Alderman Rasheen Aldridge said the mayor's office decided to postpone breaking up the encampment and instead work to find them shelter Tuesday.

DELLWOOD, Mo. -- A woman was killed in a crash involving five vehicles Monday evening. She has been identified as Parades Meza. The collisions injured three other people. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that a man driving a 2004 Chevrolet Avalanche westbound was speeding on Chambers Road near West Florissant Avenue at around 7 [...]

Federal authorities asked the city’s development arm to release tax incentive records related to a 152-unit apartment building on Pershing Avenue developed by Lux Living.

A bank plans to break ground Oct. 9 on its third location, which reflects customer demand in the far west of the St. Louis region.