From Builder: Economist and financial historian Peter Bernstein famously said, “Forecasts create the mirage that the future is knowable.” Unpredictability often emerges in the face of expectation, and the only staple of the future is uncertainty. Look no further than 2024 for the latest example. Following the Fed’s 50-basis point (bp) rate cut in September, […]
From Leader Publications: Spectrum, a suite of communications services from Charter Communications Inc., held a grand opening for its new Field Operations Center in Herculaneum on April 25. The facility, 1555 McNutt St., houses more than 100 employees who service customer homes and businesses, maintain the network and lead network construction initiatives. Monte Miller, communications […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The developer trying to revive the empty AT&T tower downtown said Friday his plans were in limbo after state lawmakers ended their session this week without approving a key subsidy. Charles Goldman, of Boston-based Goldman Group, said he would pursue all available options to finance the redevelopment project, but warned it […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: St. Louis Lambert International Airport is seeking more contractors to work on its proposed $3 billion redevelopment into a single-terminal facility. The airport, via its owner and operator, the city of St. Louis, has put out requests for qualifications for construction, surveying and geotechnical work on the project. Responses are […]
From STL.News: Across the nation, and certainly relevant to residents in the St. Louis metropolitan area, patterns in political discourse at both federal and local levels are drawing scrutiny. Observers and studies indicate that increasing partisan divides, procedural roadblocks, and focusing on symbolic actions can create significant hurdles to addressing substantive, long-term community issues. While […]
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Real Friends is an American rock band from Tinley Park, Illinois. To date, the band has released seven EPs and four studio albums. he band's early releases are known for […]
Former Missouri Governor and U.S. Senator Christopher “Kit” Bond was memorialized Tuesday during a special service inside of the Capitol rotunda in Jefferson City. Bond died May 13 in St. Louis at age 86.
The National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday a tired bus driver was the primary cause of the deadly Greyhound bus crash in July 2023 along Interstate 70 in Highland, Illinois.
From RiverBender: The Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) announced the conditional award of more than $50 million in state and federal funding to spur the development of permanent supportive housing throughout Illinois. These critical investments will enable the construction or rehabilitation of seven developments, creating 129 units of affordable housing integrated with comprehensive services to […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: Plans are underway for a new 100,000-square-foot retail development that’s to include the latest location of a St. Louis-based grocery store chain. The newest location of Chesterfield-based Dierbergs Markets is planned for New Town Boulevard in St. Charles, near the Missouri Route 370 interchange. The 73,000-square-foot store will be the […]
From St. Louis Magazine: Following a three-year, $30 million renovation effort, a century-old apartment complex in DeBaliviere Place has a new name, modern amenities, and a high-profile tenant on the way. The Era Collective Apartments recently celebrated its grand opening, showcasing more than 8,000 square feet of updated amenities across four buildings on Union Avenue just north […]
From Bloomberg: On film, mental health facilities designed for children are too often pale and plastic. Think of the linoleum-floored corridors of Girl, Interrupted, the institutional green trim of It’s Kind of a Funny Story. Behavioral clinics for youth are aggressive in their lack (of color, of amenity, of detail), underlining patients’ separation from the outside world […]
Afew weeks ago, the UK’s regional and national daily news titles ran similar front covers, exhorting the government there to “Make it Fair.” The campaign Web site explained: Tech companies use creative content, such as news articles, books, music, film, photography, visual art, and all kinds of creative work, to train their generative AI models. Publishers and […]
From Construction Business Owner: Construction leaders at all levels must be aware of the rising risks of workplace misconduct. Company principals should be prepared to promptly and effectively investigate all circumstances of misconduct in the workplace. This includes incidents both in the office and on jobsites. In today’s increasingly litigious environment, there can be no […]
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