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What the infrastructure bill will do for Missouri and Illinois

2 years 11 months ago
Lawmakers in Washington passed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure package this past Friday. It will deliver $550 billion in new federal investment in America's infrastructure over five years, if President Joe Biden signs this into law. It should touch everything from bridges to roadways, airports, and water systems. Billions of dollars are expected to come in impacting both sides of the river. Missouri will receive around $8 billion and Illinois around $17 billion. MISSOURI INFRASTRUCTURE: A big…
Justina Coronel, KSDK

Panera Bread Co. set to go public again, with restaurateur and St. Louis native Danny Meyer as an investor

2 years 11 months ago
Panera Bread Co., the bakery-cafe operator known locally as Saint Louis Bread Co., plans to go public again by partnering with restaurateur and St. Louis native Danny Meyer's special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). Panera Brands, a privately held company that includes the Panera Bread, Caribou Coffee and Einstein Bros. Bagels brands, said Tuesday it plans to file for an initial public offering with federal regulators. The company hasn't yet determined a price range, number of shares or effective…
Diana Barr

‘Drinking through a lead straw’: Infrastructure bill includes $15B to fix dangerous water pipes

2 years 11 months ago

This story was originally published by Kaiser Health News. No one knows exactly how many lead pipes deliver water to homes, schools and businesses throughout America — or even where they all are. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates at least 6 million lead service lines exist. Environmental groups say it’s probably many more. What is […]

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Sandy West

The Drawing Board Creates Masterpieces of Dive-Bar Food

2 years 11 months ago
When you first step inside the Drawing Board, there is nothing to make you think you are anywhere but a typical south St. Louis dive. The old, dark wood bar that looks exactly the same as when long-gone brewery staffers and metalworkers bellied up mid shift for a draught Falstaff, the low tin ceiling, painted over to cover decades of unfiltered cigarette smoke stain, and the pool table, illuminated by a vintage beige-and-orange Tiffany-style lamp, paint a picture of the quintessential southside watering hole.…
Cheryl Baehr