Last-minute shoppers hunting for a good bargain, rejoice: The Illinois State Treasurer's Office is auctioning off hundreds of pieces of unclaimed property this week, just in time for the holidays. The online auction is slated to run through December 8, with more than 450 pieces of unclaimed property ranging from jewelry to collectible coins to cars all priced to move. Christmas is rapidly approaching, and you just know the Simpsons fan in your life would love to live out all their Mr. Plow snow-scooping fantasies with a 2006 IH 7400 dump-body plow truck, currently going for only $3,750. And what better gift could there be for your favorite safety-minded possessor of clogged arteries than this pile of expired defibrillators, currently set at just $21.15?
It must be hard to play in a band, manage that band and file lawsuits against your fellow bandmates at the same time. Journey's Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain, who were both jointly…
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The ACLU of Missouri is suing a suburban Kansas City school district over its policy of automatically removing any challenged library material before it is reviewed.
Researchers warn the end of the federal public health emergency, which will likely occur next year and require states to redetermine eligibility for all Medicaid recipients, will put children at risk of inappropriately losing healthcare coverage.
The St. Louis Battlehawks are inching toward their return to football in the Gateway City. The program took its next step on Wednesday — releasing new jerseys for the 2023 season. The announcement revealed two different sets of uniforms for the 2023 Battlehawks: a blue home version and a gray away version.
From St. Louis Business Journal: A new $129 million speculative industrial investment in St. Charles County will create over 950 jobs, the developer said while breaking ground on the project Wednesday. NorthPoint Development is developing a new master-planned industrial park, Lakeside Logistics Center at 16000 Spencer Road in St. Peters. Five buildings spanning 1.6 million square […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The St. Louis Preservation Board on Monday approved Lux Living’s proposal to redevelop a historic building but denied its request to demolish a row of vacant buildings on South Kingshighway near Forest Park. The board unanimously approved the developer’s plan to redevelop the Engineers’ Club building, at 4339-4359 Lindell Boulevard. Lux […]
From For Construction Pros: With the management of stormwater, the demand for pervious concrete has increased and demand will likely continue. Thankfully, modern pervious concrete mixes have dramatically improved in terms of placeability and speed of placement. Pervious concrete has come a long way in the last 20 years, with several significant developments along the […]
The St. Louis County Port Authority on Tuesday said it is awarding 21 county nonprofits $2.6 million, from funds generated by a lease with the River City Casino.
From St. Louis Business Journal: Construction on The Pitch Athletic Club & Tavern, the latest venture by St. Louis-based hotel and hospitality firm Lodging Hospitality Management, is well underway. The sports and soccer bar, located in the former Senior Julio’s space in Union Station at 1820 Market St., kitty-corner across from CityPark Stadium. It’s set […]
From Labor Tribune: Tile Setters Local 18’s Tile, Marble & Terrazzo Apprenticeship school was recently contacted by an estimator from one of their signatory contractors. A friend of his, Heather Edmiston, was involved in a car accident and is facing the possibility of being in a wheelchair indefinitely. Her father, Rick Edmiston, needed to make […]
From For Construction Pros: Drones help reduce unplanned costs and rework throughout a project by providing a steady stream of jobsite progress data. Drones – the aerial eye of the jobsite – have become a very versatile tool for earthmoving operations. Among the benefits, increasing efficiency, productivity, and accuracy on jobsites. In addition, drones help […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: As Memphis-based commercial real estate firm Development Services Group weighed whether to invest in downtown St. Louis by renovating the historic Butler Brothers building into apartments, the developer’s first look at the data behind that $140 million decision wasn’t very convincing. The high-level numbers, such as vacancy rates and growth projections, […]
From FOX2now: The City of St. Charles shut down its largest water well due to contamination on Monday. A spokesperson for the City of St. Charles said the Public Works Department closed the well in Elm Point Wellfield. The city has now shut down five of the seven wells. FOX 2 reported that when the city […]
From Call Newspapers: The Sunset Hills Bass Pro Shops currently under construction is expanding from its original proposal to include boat sales, rentals and servicing. The Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen approved a conditional use permit Nov. 8 for a change in use at the site at 3600 S. Lindbergh Blvd. for the yet-to-be-opened outdoor sporting […]
From For Construction Pros: Ballmann Earthworks owner/operator Jon Ballmann started his St. Louis, Missouri-area business in his 20s, and his rise to success was paved with great ideas that were also well-executed. Ballmann Earthworks owner/operator Jon Ballmann started his St. Louis, Missouri-area business in his 20s, and his rise to success was paved with great […]
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