For some people in rural Missouri, soaring egg prices have little impact on their shopping habits. They have backyard chickens that save them the trouble of dealing with a nationwide shortage.
But for those who don’t have access to a homegrown grocery store in their backyard, rising prices mean changes to their weekly shopping list.
“I’m going to have to stop buying eggs,” said Margaret Bunch, a Callaway County resident who relocated to the area over a year ago from Brookfield, Missouri.
“Back…
Bellefontaine Neighbors Mayor Dinah Tatman has resigned from her position, according to a letter obtained by KSDK.
The letter, sent from the mayor's personal attorney to the law firm representing the city, said Thursday that the mayor resigned from her office effective immediately.
"It is our hope that this resignation will spare all interested parties the stress, rigors, and uncertainty associated with litigation and provide clarity for the people of Bellefontaine Neighbors," the letter read.
Tatman's…
Washington University's leader on Thursday upped the alarm on proposed funding changes for National Institutes of Health grants, calling them "potentially catastrophic" for the university, the No. 1 recipient of the grants in Missouri.
City officials in Clayton have overhauled some of the city’s zoning laws in a bid to encourage bars and other types of nightlife to locate in the city’s downtown.
A bill to remove the state income tax on profits from the sale of long-term investments passed the Missouri House Thursday on an almost pure party-line vote.
The bill, projected to cost the state treasury $341 million in the first year and $237 million in subsequent years, exempts money known as long-term capital gains, money earned on stocks, land or other assets held for a full year or longer. House Speaker Pro Tem Chad Perkins, the sponsor of the bill, said it is intended to help small business…
A Memphis, Tennessee-based packaging company plans to close one of its St. Louis-area facilities as part of a larger effort to reduce its facility footprint.
St. Louis coworking firm TechArtista plans to open a new location in the proposed $1.2 billion Gateway South development, in the downtown area now known as Chouteau's Landing.
Saint Louis Public Schools has announced a new transportation partner that will start this summer.
It comes with a $30 million price tag but also promises safety and consistency.
The new company is called Zum and is used by schools in places like Kansas City and Omaha.
The school district said they will only need this one vendor to meet all of their transportation needs compared to the 18 they use now.
In the latest update at the St. Louis Public School Board meeting, Chief Operations Officer…
Jordan Goodman, one of the minds behind recent concepts Good Company and Aperi in the Grove, got his start in the St. Louis hospitality business making custom ice cubes.
This week's Arch City Report Podcast examines why St. Louis County, with a falling population, needs a land bank.
Our guest this week is Saint Louis University demographer Ness Sandoval.
Plus, we preview a live taping of the podcast, coming at 4 p.m. March 18 at Spark Coworking, 6 Cardinal Way. Our guests will be Chris Zimmerman, president and CEO of business operations for the St. Louis Blues, and Marc Schreiber, president of the St. Louis Sports Commission.
Tickets to the event can be found…
A regional jet carrying 27 people ended up off a runway after landing in St. Louis on Wednesday morning.
A United Airlines regional jet went into a section of grass after landing on the airport's Runway 11-29 at about 10:50 a.m., according to a press release from St. Louis Lambert International Airport. The jet was being operated by Bridgeton-based GoJet Airlines. Lambert said it closed the runway after the incident. The airport has four runways.
According to the release, there were 27 people…
Joann Inc., the parent of Jo-Ann fabrics and craft stores that's in the midst of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, plans to close nearly two-thirds of its 800 stores, including three in the St. Louis area.
Missouri’s statewide officials plan to continue having an office presence in downtown St. Louis after the state relocates employees from the central business district.
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