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The agreement transfers the GKN St. Louis’ operations to Boeing with the aerospace giant hiring nearly all of GKN's roughly 550-person local workforce.
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According to the U.S. Census data’s 2021 American Community Survey, immigrant households in the St. Louis region earned nearly $6 billion in total income, and held over $4 billion in spending power. St. Louis University demographer Ness Sandoval says immigrants are making a small but meaningful contribution to the vibrancy of the area’s economy, but there is more work that needs to be done to attract more immigrants.
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As state and federal lawmakers propose measures to curb how firms like VineBrook operate, tenants continue to grapple with poor maintenance and customer service.
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The school in Rolla is one of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Tech Hubs, and efforts are underway to bring millions in federal dollars to southeast Missouri to develop the mining and processing industry.
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Carbondale, approximately two hours south of St. Louis, is expected to welcome roughly 50,000 people to the college town hoping to catch a glimpse of Monday’s total solar eclipse.
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The once dominant Missouri fur industry has been declining due to shifting attitudes around the use of fur and increased trade tariffs.
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The Chesterfield-based Catholic health system submitted a letter of intent to build the $650 million facility to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, which regulates the construction of new hospitals. The proposed 75-bed hospital would be where Interstates 64 and 70 meet in Wentzville.
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If the Court of Appeals ruling had been allowed to stand, Missouri argued it would have been forced to award marijuana licenses to applicants who might not have even gotten the necessary scores in 2019.
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St. Louis business leaders announce financial incentives aimed at bringing businesses downtown. They say $350,000 in grants and other incentives could attract retail shops, restaurants and pop-up enterprises.
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Delta-8 THC products — including a large variety of drinks that are popular at bars and available at gas stations throughout the state — can be sold in Missouri stores because they are made from hemp, which is federally legal.
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Student membership in the agriculture organization FFA is at an all-time high, yet the average age of farmers is rising and there are fewer farms in the U.S. than ever before. What do these shifting populations say about the future of agriculture?
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Small nonfarm companies in the St. Louis region that have lost agricultural business due to the recent drought can apply for low-interest federal loans. The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering 30-year max economic injury loans at a 4% interest rate for businesses and 3.25% for nonprofits.