Corinne Ruff
Economic Development ReporterCorinne Ruff joined St. Louis Public Radio as the economic development reporter in April, 2019. She grew up among the cornfields in Northern Illinois and later earned degrees in Journalism and French at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has since reported at the international, national and local level on business, education and social justice issues.
Her written work has appeared in a variety of publications including: Retail Dive, The Chronicle of Higher Education, U.S. News & World Report, C-U Citizen Access and The News-Gazette. Before moving to St. Louis to join the public radio family, she worked in Washington D.C. for more than three years. There, she founded the business podcast Conversational Commerce and co-hosted a weekly show on the public radio station WPFW about the intersection of higher education and social justice. When she’s not on the hunt for a good story, you can find her scoping out the local music scene and looking for good eats that don't involve whatever Provel "cheese" is.
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A clogged global supply chain and labor shortage are straining retailers as they prepare for the holiday shopping season, while consumer demand is expected to rebound this year.
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A new nationwide survey conducted by experts at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis found that organizations serving low- to moderate-income communities expect a slow recovery.
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The St. Louis Agency on Training and Employment will help residents in north St. Louis update resumes, fill out job applications and interview for city jobs.
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A one-mile stretch of the Brickline Greenway along Market Street in downtown St. Louis will host an art installation commemorating the history of the former neighborhood.
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The 2021 GEOINT Symposium is taking place in downtown St. Louis this week, and local leaders say it’s an opportunity to showcase the region's emerging geospatial industry.
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Over the next eight to 10 weeks, an aldermanic committee will draw a new map of the city with half as many wards. The Board of Aldermen is legally required to do so by the end of the year in compliance with a charter amendment approved by voters in 2012.
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A group of government, community and business leaders will meet weekly for the next six weeks to come up with long-term solutions to increase public safety.
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Businesses with more than 20 employees must provide up to two weeks of unpaid time off for survivors of domestic or sexual violence under a state law.
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We Are Jaine plans to offer opportunities to connect women with resources that will help them start and grow businesses in the male-dominated industry.
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The Refuse Division has struggled to hire enough drivers to pick up trash across the city, leading it to stop sorting recycling in July. Thanks to an uptick in new hires, the service is expected to resume by December.
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Economists have worried about the decline in new business formations for decades because they’re a strong driver of job growth. But entrepreneurs in the age of the pandemic are turning that around.
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Mayor Tishaura Jones line-item vetoed provisions for $33 million in economic development spending along four major corridors in north St. Louis, which she argues doesn't fall within federal spending guidelines. The Board of Aldermen could override her veto.