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5:00 am
Mon August 22, 2011

Public meeting to discuss north St. Louis riverfront development

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Credit (SLDC RFQ, July 9, 2010)
Map of the North Riverfront Business Corridor. Exhibit 1, locater map, from the St. Louis Development Corporation's (SLDC) “Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Consultants for the Port/North Riverfront Land-Use Study."
Credit (SLDC RFQ, July 9, 2010)
North Riverfront Business Corridor aerial photo. Looking north: Municipal River Terminal on lower right, Produce Row in center, I-70 on left, Tri-/City Port on upper right. Exhibit 2 from the SLDC RFQ.
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St. Louis Development Corporation meeting flyer.
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The St. Louis Development Corporation is holding a public meeting on Tuesday afternoon to discuss plans to develop the north St. Louis riverfront.

The engineering firm HNTB has been studying the 3,000-acre area for the city, to figure out what’s needed to turn it into a freight transportation hub. The city also wants to attract new businesses and jobs.

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5:45 pm
Tue August 16, 2011

Wehrenberg Theatres has new zero tolerance policy for cell phones

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Officials with Wehrenberg Theatres say when the announcement was made Friday some movie goers actually applauded.

The St. Charles-based company says as cell phone screens have gotten bigger, they’ve gotten more complaints.

Instead of blocking phone signals as some movie chains have done, Wehrenberg is asking patrons to put their phones on vibrate.

If they’re caught talking or texting, they’ll be asked to leave without a refund.

Spokeswoman Kelly Hoskins says they’re stepping up monitoring, and so are other movie goers.

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Stifel, Nicolaus & Co.
11:59 am
Wed August 10, 2011

St. Louis-based Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. charged with defrauding school districts

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Updated 4:02 p.m.:

Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. has released a statement regarding the complaint, read the full text here.

The federal Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a St. Louis brokerage firm and a former executive with defrauding five Wisconsin school districts by selling them risky investments funded mainly with borrowed money.

The SEC complaint against Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. and former Senior Vice President David Noack was filed in federal court in Milwaukee Wednesday.

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