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David Kovaluk/St. Louis Public RadioOtis Williams, St. Louis Development Corporation executive director, is retiring this spring after laying the groundwork for a new way of doing business in the city. -
Nat Thomas/St. Louis Public RadioSt. Louis officials are asking voters to reauthorize the 1% earnings tax for people who live or work in the city. The revenue provides more than a third of the city's budget.
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Missouri voters approved a gradual increase in the minimum wage to $12 an hour by 2023. Some Republican representatives argue that's hurting businesses. -
Millennials are now the nation’s largest generation and are aging into home buying just as already slow rates of home building were further slowed by the pandemic.
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St. Louis has a long way to go to make good on its promise to refocus its development strategy around equity and inclusion, but many are hopeful this is a turning point.
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A new entrance to campus and the poor condition of the Bureau of Mines building are bringing its demolition.
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Nearly 120 women are starting a program this month that helps them secure higher-paying jobs and achieve personal goals.
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Opposition to electronic tracking is bringing together an unusual group of interests in the agriculture community, but its use overseas may make it an inevitability in time.
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Swade dispensary plans to open a location in The Grove neighborhood in St. Louis next month.
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The budget airline will begin offering nonstop flights out of St. Louis starting at the end of May.
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Getting newborn chickens to their owners is always a challenge. But the recent extreme weather posed an challenges for Midwest hatcheries.
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Some people who work in the St. Louis region's tourism industry say they are seeing signs of a comeback after a yearlong pandemic lockdown.
