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From St. Louis Public Radio: On a recent windy afternoon, Kranzberg Arts Foundation’s Mary Ann Srenco gave a walking tour of the Walls off Washington, the foundation’s sprawling mural project on the eastern edge of Grand Center. The multi-artist opus began in 2022 on the rear walls of two Washington Avenue buildings, hidden from the […]

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From Missouri S&T: Five years ago, St. Louis businessman Fred Kummer and his wife, June, made history with a $300 million gift to Missouri University of Science and Technology. It remains the largest single donation in Missouri higher education and has not only transformed the university but also positively influenced the state’s economy and S&T’s […]

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From KSDK: A new wave of renewed conversations and tangible plans are emerging to breathe fresh life into Laclede’s Landing, a historic riverfront district in St. Louis that has, over time, diminished to just a shadow of its former self. Over the past couple of decades, businesses have left the Landing, and as a result, […]

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From The St. Louis American: The Laborers’ International Union of North America, known as LiUNA, plans to build an Urban Training Center at Plymouth Industrial Park in Wellston. The proposed training center would be located at 6440 Page Ave. The Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority board approved the proposal Nov. 19. “Workforce development is essential […]

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Summit Real Estate Group, a St. Louis–based industrial real estate firm, is moving forward with a new Class A industrial development in central Ohio, extending work the company has done in logistics and warehouse markets across the Midwest. The project, known as 23 North Industrial Park, is planned on roughly 23 acres in Lewis Center, […]

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by Tom Finan, Executive Director, Construction Forum The St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC) has secured $80 million in federal New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) from the U.S. Department of the Treasury — the largest single allocation ever awarded to the agency. The award significantly expands SLDC’s ability to attract private investment into economically distressed areas […]

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From Spectrum News: A gas station and convenience store is planned for part of a now-demolished mall site. QuikTrip plans a new location at 9507 Watson Road, which is part of Crestwood Crossing, the $67 million redevelopment of the former Crestwood Plaza mall site. Construction is expected to begin in fall 2026, according to the […]

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From The St. Louis American: St. Louis is preparing to test a new way to rebuild long-vacant blocks in the Ville — by putting houses back where homes once stood. The St. Louis Development Corporation has approved a pilot project that would bring about 10 new homes to empty lots in the historic North St. […]

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From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Officials here on Monday night approved a plan to redevelop a historically Black farming town into a new subdivision after negotiating changes meant to allay concerns from neighboring homeowners. The approval clears a major hurdle for property owners in Westland Acres to turn their wooded, hilly 120-acre site into a neighborhood […]

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From Leader Publications: The Jefferson County Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended denial of a proposed 184-unit apartment complex in the Fenton area, primarily citing potential traffic and road maintenance issues. Lorenzo LLC petitioned the commission to rezone an 18-acre property at 108 E. Lark Drive for the development, called East Lark Apartments. The proposal […]

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From St. Louis Post Dispatch: There’s finally a plan to fix the deadly dam at the Big River’s Rockford Park. Jefferson County leaders voted this week to accept a federal grant to help gradually remove a dam here after repeated drowning deaths in recent years. While the plan’s goal is to help endangered species — […]

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Fri., Dec. 26, 2025. Visitation at Twin Oaks Presbyterian Church, 1230 Big Bend Road, Fri., Jan. 9th, 3:30 pm followed by 4:30 pm Memorial Service. To read full obituary, visit www.boppchapel.com

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