The privately held company is adding a new dimension to its holdings west of St. Louis, where it has invested more than $150 million in a wine- and golf-focused venture to turn the Augusta area into a tourism destination.
Centene will suffer an estimated $4 billion drop in premium revenue due to losing the Medicaid managed care contract in Los Angeles County and other California counties, but the Clayton health care giant's CEO said the result "doesn't point to some structural issue in our business development team."
Frequent flyers at St. Louis Lambert International Airport have noticed post-Covid gaps in its domestic coverage, fueled by pilot and other personnel shortages. The airport's leader, though, says one important nonstop route is coming back in January.
To mark the occasion, the U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team will be on hand, and there will be five special-shaped hot air balloons, including an 80-foot birthday cake.
CARLINVILLE - Dick Spohr still remembers the events of the early morning of Sunday, Sept. 13, 1987. “The police department called my home before midnight,” said Spohr, the former Carlinville High School principal. “I pulled on some clothes and drove out to the school. I ended up wearing those clothes for a day and a half.” Tuesday marks the 35th anniversary of the fire that swept through the high school building in Carlinville, ravaging the third story. The first and second stories suffered massive smoke and water damage. The origin of the fire was traced to the attic between the third story and the roof of the structure, built in 1921. “Today’s students don’t always know much about the fire, and some haven’t even heard of it,” said Pat Drew, the current Carlinville High School principal who was a sophomore in 1987. “But all of us who were there remember it very well.” Many recall the community response to the fire
It’s a tale as old as time. Two companies look to merge, and promise regulators that the new super-union will create unlimited, untold synergies. They insist repeatedly the consolidation most certainly won’t raise prices, and that the megadeal will absolutely in no way result in layoffs. Regulators rubber-stamp the deal, then, like clockwork, all of […]
On April 6, 2000, Pujols was the third baseman and cleanup hitter for the Class-A Peoria Chiefs. Six of his teammates from that game are marveling at his 2022 run.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WMBD) -- With the general election two months away, both Democrats and Republicans are in attack mode. Republicans in particular are using certain legislature--House BIll 3653, or the SAFE-T Act--to motivate voters. But there are many claims floating around about what the bill actually does or does not do. WMBD's digital producer Maggie [...]
Most of the time, the "headline" CPI is reported as the rise in prices over the past year. For example, one year ago the CPI stood at 273.1; today the BLS reported that in August 2022 it was at 295.6. That's an increase of 8.2%. But prices have been flat for the past two months. ...continue reading "Here’s how best to look at inflation"
Today on TAP: The senator’s bill to create a nationwide abortion ban may look to him like ‘moderation,’ but that’s not how most voters will perceive it.