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Godfrey Business District Marketing Campaign, Additional Street Lighting, More Approved At Village Board Meeting

3 years ago
GODFREY - The Godfrey Village Board of Trustees held a brief meeting on Tuesday night and passed several motions, agreeing to fund the installation of new street lighting in a Godfrey subdivision and along Godfrey Road, as well as a new marketing campaign for the Godfrey Business District. A motion for the consideration and approval of a promotional program for the Godfrey Business District was introduced to the board in two “phases,” or parts; the first would be a general campaign for the entire Business District, while the second part would be a “business co-op” which 10 businesses could join to get individualized marketing campaigns for their businesses. Businesses who join would be required to remain part of the co-op for at least 6 months, and the cost for the Village to fund each “phase” of the campaign is $30,000 for a total cost of $60,000. Tools would be put in place to digitally measure the effectiveness of the program - if the program

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Oakland Street Project Draws Questions From Residents

3 years ago
From Webster-Kirkwood Times:  A proposed street widening for East Madison Avenue in Oakland that could threaten nearly a dozen trees isn’t sitting well with some residents. At last week’s board meeting, City Engineer Grant Stecher presented a preliminary plan for the project to remove the crowning in the middle of the street that’s causing drainage […]
Dede Hance

Dayglow

3 years ago

“Then It All Goes Away” is the exuberant new single from Dayglow, the project from Austin-based Sloan Struble. Here we see Struble harmonize over catchy claps, piano and even the

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Corporations are marking up their products way beyond the inflation rate

3 years ago
I came across an old Bloomberg story today that points out something interesting: A measure of US profit margins has reached its widest since 1950, suggesting that the prices charged by businesses are outpacing their increased costs for production and labor. After-tax profits as a share of gross value added for non-financial corporations.... Wait a ...continue reading "Corporations are marking up their products way beyond the inflation rate"
Kevin Drum

Construction Pros Call for Immigration Reform to Fill Open Jobs

3 years ago
From Construction Dive:  Researchers and other experts expect millions of new construction jobs in coming months due to the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, CHIPS Act and the Inflation Reduction Act. That’s in addition to the 407,000 unfilled jobs in the construction industry now. But where will those workers come from? Immigrants have played a […]
Dede Hance

Des Peres Board Considers Big Changes, New City Hall

3 years ago
From Webster-Kirkwood Times:  Big changes may be in store for the Des Peres City Hall, Public Safety Building and the Public Works Street Maintenance Garage. The Des Peres Board of Aldermen on Monday night approved two resolutions that could start the process. The first resolution appoints Navigate Building Solutions as a consultant for the Street […]
Dede Hance