Missouri state senators are hoping to force the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to lower underperforming school districts’ accreditation status a year earlier than the department’s policy allows. The Missouri Senate Education Committee convened a hearing Thursday morning to question Missouri Commissioner of Education Karla Eslinge about the department’s efforts to support underperforming schools […]
A December 4, 1925 article in the Alton Evening Telegraph announced that “Jake Schneider of the Broadway Market has a whole Buffalo on display at his market.” He had received it (already slaughtered) the day before. Schneider had purchased the buffalo (technically an American bison) from the famous Scotty Philip herd at Fort Pierre, South Dakota. After several days on display, the buffalo was skinned, cut up, and buffalo steak, buffalo roast, and “buffalo this and that”
From West Newsmagazine: Westland Acres has a long battle ahead. The residential subdivision on the border of Chesterfield and Wildwood is an historic African American neighborhood. Wealthy developments surrounding the site have caused property values to skyrocket, and along with it, property taxes. What residents remain are eager to sell their properties and see the […]
From Construction Forum: Walmart’s next test of 3D-printed construction will begin in Lamar, MO, a community between Joplin and Nevada. Work is scheduled to start in December on the retailer’s latest store built with 3D-printed wall systems. The project puts Missouri at the front of what partners describe as a nationwide series of more than […]
COLLINSVILLE – Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 8 Commander, Captain Casey Faro, announces the ISP will conduct Roadside Safety Checks (RSCs) in Madison and St. Clair counties during December. The use of RSCs combine a strong sense of public awareness and enforcement in order to save lives of the motoring public. The ISP has zero tolerance for impaired driving in Illinois. Officers working the detail will be watchful for motorists who show signs of impaired driving, operating vehicles
A Spanish Lake man is charged with 11 felonies and six misdemeanors for shooting into a duplex three different times because he believed his ex-girlfriend was staying there.
From ConstructConnect: To shed light on the current state and future of construction, experts from the American Institute of Architects (AIA), Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), and ConstructConnect recently shared their analysis during the Construction Economy Outlook, Presented by ConstructConnect News. What is the Current State of the Construction Economy? While the broader U.S. […]
CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul secured a preliminary injunction in an ongoing lawsuit to block the Trump administration from enforcing the “Defund Provision” in the recently enacted federal budget reconciliation law. The Defund Provision was designed to exclude Planned Parenthood facilities and other health centers that provide abortions from receiving federal Medicaid reimbursements for other essential health care services like cancer screenings, testing for and treatmen
ARCO has promoted Dan Jones to Business Development Director for the company’s Senior Living and Multi-Family division. Jones, a construction professional with more than 18 years of industry experience, joined ARCO in 2018 as a Senior Project Manager. During his seven years with the company, Jones has managed senior living and multi-family developments nationwide, working […]
The Missouri State Auditor's Office has requested more information from the Francis Howell School District over a former superintendent's $230,000 separation payout.
The Court of Justice of the EU—likely without realizing it—just completely shit the bed and made it effectively impossible to run any website in the entirety of the EU that hosts user-generated content. Obviously, for decades now, we’ve been talking about issues related to intermediary liability, and what standards are appropriate there. I am an […]
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by Tom Finan, Executive Director, Construction Forum The five-alarm fire that tore through vacant warehouses Friday has put key economic incentives for Gateway South — the planned $1.2 billion mixed-use redevelopment south of the Gateway Arch — at risk. Bob Millstone, managing partner of Millstone Capital Advisors, which is co-developing the site with New York-based […]
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