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Republic Services Breaks Ground on $70M Bridgeton Recycling Plant, Eyes 2028 Opening
Republic Services broke ground Tuesday on a $70 million, state-of-the-art recycling plant in Bridgeton, Missouri, a 105,000-square-foot facility designed to process nine to 10 truckloads of recyclables an hour using artificial intelligence technology meant to cut down on contamination. The project is expected to create up to 200 construction jobs and eventually support 60 full-time positions once it opens, with the company saying the plant will serve roughly 3 million residents across the region.
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WashU kickstarts new AI faculty cluster hiring program
WashU announced a new cluster hiring campaign seeking to employ over 30 new tenure-track faculty members by 2029 and expand artificial-intelligence-centric research within the University-wide +AI launch from earlier this year. This hiring effort is an extension to the Rules of Life initiative within the chemistry, physics, and biology departments...
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CBL Properties Receives $135 Million Refinancing for St. Louis Mall
St. Louis — CBL Properties has received a $135 million refinancing of its mortgage loan for West County Center, a 1.2 million-square-foot regional mall located in St. Louis. The new loan, which replaces an existing $136.4 million loan that was scheduled to mature in December, carries a five-year term with a fixed interest rate of 7.4 percent.
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Missouri activists protest Ameren plan to power data centers with coal and natural gas
More than 50 people marched to Ameren Missouri's St. Louis headquarters Saturday to speak out against the company's newly published plans to build more fossil fuel resources in the coming 20 years. The group wore nature-inspired costumes while holding signs calling for clean energy. The People's Joy Parade and the...
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Building Five Decades of Equity: MOKAN Celebrates 50th Anniversary and Awards Dinner
For 50 years, the MOKAN Construction Contractors Assistance Center has driven economic inclusion across the St. Louis metropolitan area. As 2026 winds down, MOKAN is calling on corporate leaders, trade unions, and civic advocates to support its milestone 50th Anniversary Celebration and Awards Dinner, funding essential pre-apprenticeship classes and scaling business opportunities for minority and women contractors.
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St. Louis Hiring Overhaul Would Shift Authority Within City’s Civil-Service System
St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer is seeking to change who has a say in leading city agencies, putting the balance between executive authority and civil-service protections at the center of a proposed rewrite. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that the plan would give Spencer and department directors more influence over agency leadership and could go to voters as soon as April.
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Demonstrators condemn Ameren’s plan to power data centers with coal and natural gas
More than 50 people marched to Ameren Missouri’s St. Louis headquarters Saturday to speak out against the company’s newly published plans to build more fossil fuel resources in the coming 20 years. The group wore nature-inspired costumes while holding signs calling for clean energy. The People’s Joy Parade...
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Electrical Connection IBEW/NECA in the News
IBEW Local 1-signatory RJP Electric is growing with a newly renovated headquarters that improves its functionality and binds its culture in creative ways. The 53,500-square-foot corporate headquarters and warehouse renovation transformed the existing facility into updated space that brings office and warehouse operations together under one roof. It includes 19,400 square feet of office space and 34,100 square feet of warehouse space, with improvements designed to support RJP Electric’s day-to-day operations, employee collaboration, and continued growth. ARCO Construction delivered the renovation.
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This Mostly Closed Illinois Mansion Has A Haunted Past And Opens Only Its Cellar
Some houses keep their front doors shut and still manage to draw a steady crowd. In Alton, Illinois, one grand old home sits behind a long restoration effort, with most of its rooms off limits and its reputation for strange happenings growing every year. The part guests can usually enter...
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Century-Old Union Market Building Empties Out as Pear Tree Inn Liquidates
Mattresses, televisions, artwork and a 50-year-old chandelier that once lit the lobby are all for sale inside the shuttered Pear Tree Inn at 711 N. Broadway, as the roughly century-old downtown St. Louis hotel liquidates its contents following its closure this spring. The 170-room property sits directly across from America's Center, and the sale has drawn not just bargain hunters but people simply curious about the building itself.
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CRL Expands Midwest Footprint with Cincinnati, St. Louis Locations.
C.R. Laurence (CRL) will officially open two new locations in October in Cincinnati and St. Louis. Both locations have been operating for several months. The Cincinnati branch grand opening is scheduled for Oct. 14, 2026, and the St. Louis opening is slated for Oct. 15, 2026. CRL officials say each event will feature a ribbon-cutting ceremony, facility tours, local food trucks, a happy hour and grand prizes, along with opportunities to meet the local CRL and Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope (OBE) team.
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Subtext Opens LOCAL on Delmar Near Washington University in Saint Louis Missouri
Subtext, a national real estate company focused on elevating the resident experience, has officially opened LOCAL on Delmar, a new, mixed-use residential community in University City. Located at the western edge of the Delmar Loop entertainment district and less than half a mile from Washington University in St. Louis, the development transforms a long-underutilized site into a dynamic mixed-use destination featuring thoughtfully designed apartments, resident-focused amenities, collaborative workspaces, and neighborhood-serving retail.