Kroenke Proposal For Maryland Heights Project Off The Table
Maryland Heights, MO (KTRS) The proposal by Stan Kroenke and his business partner Alan Bornstein for the Maryland Park Lake District development is no longer on the table. That was a message delivered by Maryland Heights City officials during a public workshop Tuesday night. Maryland Heights Councilman Ed Dirck said, “Mr. Bornstein has picked up his…
University of Missouri withdraws recognition of Kappa Alpha
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The University of Missouri has withdrawn recognition of a fraternity for five years for violations of several of the school’s standards of conduct. The action announced Tuesday against Kappa Alpha is effective immediately. It means the fraternity cannot participate in campus activities and will not have access to some university facilities,…
Clayton Board of Aldermen approve tax abatement for Centene
( KTRS ) The Clayton Board of Aldermen has approved a tax abatement agreement with Centene. The agreement between the Medicaid managed care company and Clayton, knocks 40 percent off real property taxes on the new buildings planned along Forsyth Boulevard in downtown Clayton. The vote came despite opposition from some residents, who complaints included…
NAACP, school officials to meet after racial incident on bus
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Members of the NAACP of St. Louis County plan to meet with Ladue School District leaders after white high school students chanting Donald Trump’s name on a school bus suggested that blacks should move to the back of the bus. NAACP member John Gaskin III on Tuesday called the incident “deeply…
Boeing to cut some jobs, move others, in efficiency effort
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Boeing Co. says it plans to move about 2,500 positions to other sites, cut 500 jobs, and close two facilities by the end of 2020 as part of an effort to operate its Defense, Space & Security business more efficiently. The company said Tuesday that about 1,600 positions currently in Huntington…
Labor board declares Illinois contract talks at impasse
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois Labor Relations Board has declared contract negotiations between Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration and the state’s largest public-employees union at an impasse. Tuesday’s decision allows Rauner to impose his terms on the 38,000-member state council of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. That gives the union…
Missouri’s minimum wage to rise to $7.70 an hour in 2017
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri’s minimum wage will rise by a nickel when the new year begins. The state labor department said Tuesday that the minimum wage will rise from $7.65 an hour to $7.70 an hour, effective Jan. 1. The increase is the result of a law approved by voters 10 year ago.…
Tony Messenger on 2016 Citizen of the Year
Congratulations to Peter Sortino being named the 2016 Citizen of the Year, sponsored by the St. Louis Citizen of the Year Committee and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch! Tony Messenger, columnist for the Post-Dispatch, speaks to the obvious reasons why Peter was recognized for his long-time work in the area.