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$39 Million In Marine Highway Grants Awarded

3 years ago

This article originally ran in The Waterways Journal on October 7, 2022.  The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration announced October 6 that it has awarded nearly $39 million in grants to 12 marine highway projects across the nation under the America’s Marine Highway Program (AMHP)—including some important inland waterway projects. Many of the projects build up infrastructure for container-on-barge operations. […]

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Matt Fernandes

New Carmody MacDonald Sign Goes up on Clayton Office Tower

3 years ago
A new Carmody MacDonald P.C. sign has gone up on the exterior of a high-rise office tower, known as the PNC Center, at 120 S. Central Avenue in downtown Clayton after the law firm recently expanded its space inside the building to include more than 40,000 square feet over three floors. Carmody MacDonald moved into […]
Shruthi Beedu

VIDEO: Woman Steals and Crashes Cop Car in Front of 2 Cops

3 years ago
A St. Louis-area woman darted away from police, stole a cop car and crashed it into a tree on Sunday afternoon. A video of the incident, posted on Twitter by @EssBeeSaid, has gone viral, with nearly 1.5 million views, 45,000 likes and 4,000 retweets. Around 1 p.m. on October 9, North County Police Cooperative officers responded to a report of a woman dealing with possible mental-health issues and substance abuse, according to KSDK.
Benjamin Simon

Contegra Construction Co. Building Distribution Center in Kansas City

3 years ago
Contegra Construction Co. is targeting a year-end completion for the newest distribution facility at Blue River Commerce Center in Kansas City, Mo. The 390,943-square-foot distribution center will be the fourth of seven buildings planned at the 226-acre Blue River Class A industrial campus launched by NorthPoint Development in 2021. The South Kansas City Chamber of […]
Shruthi Beedu

Kwame Foundation selects Lydia Huston as new Executive Director

3 years ago
Kwame Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Kwame Building Group, has selected Lydia Huston as its new Executive Director. In this role, Huston will oversee daily operations, apply multidimensional fundraising and community relations initiatives and implement year-round philanthropic activities through the organization’s existing events and programs. Since 2003, the organization has contributed nearly $3 million in […]
Shruthi Beedu

Wait. Biden is mad at the Saudis because they sided with Republicans?

3 years ago
Is this new news, or have I just never noticed it before? The president absorbed withering criticism for visiting Saudi Arabia in July and giving a fist bump to its crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman....While no specific announcements were made during his visit to Jeddah in July, American officials said at the time that they ...continue reading "Wait. Biden is mad at the Saudis because they sided with Republicans?"
Kevin Drum

Jerseyville Man Arrested On Multiple Offenses After Calhoun County Traffic Stop

3 years ago
HARDIN - At 10:50 p.m. on October 8, 2022, a deputy with the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on Illinois River Road near Barry Street in Hardin, Calhoun County, Illinois. A subsequent investigation resulted in the arrest of the driver, Kyle G. Hoffman, age 29, of Jerseyville, Illinois, for the following offenses: Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine (5-15 Grams), Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia DUI - Drugs, Unlawful Possession of Cannabis by Driver, and, Various traffic offenses. Hoffman was transported to the Greene County Jail. All suspect(s) are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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