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Venture capital (VC) financing may be a method of choice for startups across the globe, but as alternative funding options become more widely available, some founders are doing what they do best: thinking outside the box. Alternative funding is an increasingly viable option for startups, particularly those who want or need to look beyond venture capital. Venture capital funding isn’t the right solution for every startup. While the capital raised can be substantial, the process can be time-consuming…

I posted a GAO chart yesterday showing that Millennials had pretty good retirement prospects compared to Boomers, and then mentioned in passing that this "gibes with projections from the Social Security Administration." However, that was based on my memory of an old Social Security report, and I had just warned everyone not to assume that ...continue reading "Another look at Millennial vs. Boomer retirement"

The Florida Commissioner of Agriculture said the findings would be sent to the Orange County Sheriff's Office for consideration of criminal charges.

“The average debt is around $25,000 to $27,000, so the forgiveness of this up to $20,000 would make a huge impact," Webster University’s Joe Roberts said.

St. Louis County Public Libraries are clashing with Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft over his proposed rule change for libraries and their inclusion of age-appropriate materials in their collections.

Only one lifeguard was working the day 6-year-old T.J. Mister drowned at St. Louis County’s Kennedy Recreation Center.

A heavy metal band is helping forge the next generation of metalworkers. That’s music to our ears.

Now that recreational marijuana will be legal in a couple of weeks in Missouri, the state is dealing with some potential pitfalls from the new law.

You may think you can take a hands-off approach to local law enforcement. But you’d be wrong. Trusting the police to police themselves has never worked out. If you don’t end up targeted by a DOJ investigation, all the work you didn’t do to oversee your police officers can (and will) be used against you […]

Balloons in hand, friends and family gathered at the Roosevelt Homes public housing complex to remember and celebrate the life of 13-year-old Johnny McCline.

A new bill in O’Fallon, Missouri aims to keep panhandlers off the city’s streets.

Police in Columbia responded to a similar threat that was unfounded. On Tuesday, Chesterfield police said that a student has been found to be behind a threat made on social media about Marquette High School. Police said that the student could face criminal charges.

Pujols, honored in the National League, came back to St. Louis for his final season and posted his biggest numbers in years at age 42. The three-time MVP compiled an .895 OPS for the NL Central champions and became the fourth major leaguer to reach 700 career home runs.

How one woman lost more than $7,000 after mailing a $200 check and what banks, legislators and the postal service are doing to stop it from happening to others.

St. Louis city, county and the St. Louis Regional Convention and Sports Complex Authority reached an agreement today on how to split the $519 million settlement from the Rams relocation to Los Angeles. St. Louis city will receive $280 million, with $30 million of that committed to the Convention and Visitors Commission. St. Louis County will receive $169 million; and the RSA, the public agency that owns the Dome at America's Center, will receive $70 million.

The grant is meant to help families facing homelessness in the City of St. Louis.