From ENRMidwest: Talk about a tight squeeze. The contractor for the $616-million Washington University School of Medicine’s new neuroscience research building in St. Louis was handed a big challenge: fitting the 11-story, 609,000-sq-ft building and parking garage into a relatively small space of 4 acres. And that wasn’t the only hurdle that McCarthy Building Cos. and […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: The manager of a consumer food giant’s north St. Louis factory said a new jobs program and incentive package played key roles in the company’s decision to move ahead with a $180 million expansion at the site. Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE:PG), based in Cincinnati, chose to expand its existing 17-acre […]
From Saint Louis Public Radio: It’s been nearly a year since Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the state’s landmark clean energy legislation into law, yet there hasn’t been much obvious progress toward some of its ambitious proposals. The law aims to both zero out carbon emissions by 2050 and ensure that areas overburdened by past pollution […]
We’re still waiting to see if California Governor Gavin Newsom will sign the California Age Appropriate Design Code (AB 2273) into law, though all indications are that he will. However, he has now signed a different bad bill into law. He has happily signed what he calls the “nation-leading social media transparency measure” AB 587 […]
Apartments and other additional Cortex developments could be closer to reality after a commission recommended extending an incentives district, with an understanding that it would review additional projects. The area's alderwoman, Tina Pihl, was still opposed, saying the extension is "not fair" to other developers.
A spokesperson for St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones said video of the fatal police shooting will be released "in the coming days" and before the investigation is closed.
By Dana Rieck and Taylor Tiamoyo Harris St. Louis Post-Dispatch
WOOD RIVER — Madison County will hold a vehicle surplus sale on Saturday at Sheriff’s Office. The auction, which will start at 9 a.m., Sept. 17, at 405 Randall St. Edwardsville, to sell six retired sheriff's office vehicles —two Ford Explorers; three Chevrolet Impalas, Chevrolet Impala, and a Ford Expedition. The vehicles will be sold to the highest bidder. The public can also view vehicles and submit bids online at www.legacysells4u.hibid.com until 8 p.m., Friday. Live bidding resumes on Saturday. Criteria for designating items as surplus includes evaluating their condition, mileage and age of the vehicle. “By auctioning unused property, we generate revenue for the county and encourage fiscal responsibility,” Chairman Kurt Prenzler said. The county tries to recycle or re-use equipment and materials no longer needed by its county departments before disposing of them. The county initiated a program 16 years ago to sell vehicles to governmental entities
COTTAGE HILLS - The Madison County Sheriff's Office announced today that an alleged Cottage Hills Drug House has been shut down. At about 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, the Madison County Sheriff’s Office; Sheriff’s Enforcement Team (SET) executed a search warrant in the 100 Block of Lenora Street, Cottage Hills. The investigation was initiated after receiving several neighborhood complaints and anonymous tips of ongoing drug activity at the residence, which were confirmed through proactive policing by the Madison County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division and Bethalto Police Department Patrol Division. Further investigation by SET, Bethalto Police Department, and Glen Carbon Police Department led to the issuance of a search warrant. The warrant was executed by the aforementioned personnel along with the Madison County Patrol Division. The primary target of the investigation, David M. Walker, was taken into custody without incident. The search warrant yielde
The special legislative session called by Gov. Mike Parson to cut income taxes began Wednesday, and by the time lawmakers adjourned for the day, one thing was clear — there is no agreement on a plan. And that could upend the governor’s hopes of a quick session. In the state Senate, expected to act first […]
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