Sal Martinez was appointed CEO of Employment Connection, replacing long-time CEO Brenda Mahr, who has announced her retirement. The mission of Employment Connection is “To assist individuals with limited opportunities to self-sufficiency.” Most recently he served as executive director of the North Newstead Association, and previously he chaired the St. Louis Housing Authority.
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Ann Cuiellette Marr joins The Gateway Arch Park Foundation’s Board of Trustees
Ann Cuiellette Marr joined The Gateway Arch Park Foundation’s Board of Trustees. She is the vice president of global human resources and a member of the executive team at World Wide Technology, Inc. (WWT) – a $10 billion systems integrations, value-added reseller and software development company headquartered in St. Louis. She founded the WWT Women’s […]
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Vatterott College closes doors effective immediately
Vatterott College, which has campuses across the St. Louis region and across the Midwest, announced yesterday that the school would be closing its doors effective immediately. According to KTVI Fox 2, the for profit college released a statement “pointing to financial hardships, and the federal government, as the deciding factor in this decision.” Administrators are […]
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Washington Post report shows terrifying trends in domestic violence in St. Louis and beyond
A new Washington Post report found that 48 of the 148 women killed in St. Louis from 2007 to 2017 were murdered by an intimate partner – and that one-third of those men were publicly known to be a potential threat before the attacks occurred. “We analyzed homicide data of women in 47 major U.S. cities, and […]
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Undervalued homes costing black homeowners collective $156B, EHOC finds local evidence for new Brookings Institute report
In majority-black neighborhoods all across the country, homes are being undervalued by $48,000 per home on average – which adds up to a cumulative loss of $156 billion for the black community nationwide, according to a recent study by the Brookings Institute. The study, titled “The Devaluation of Assets in Black Neighborhoods,” was released in […]
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Fear of black leadership in St. Louis
I just heard something that blew my mind: St. Louis County prosecutors are attempting to join the St. Louis County Police Officers Association. I hope everyone is paying attention to this and other recent moves in our region. It’s like the governor of Wisconsin and that state’s Republican-dominated Legislature passing bills to take away power […]
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The Ghost of Christmas Future visits St. Louis
Old St. Louis Region tossed in his bed. The Ghost of Christmas Past had already shown him what once was – manufacturing, a big population, racist segregation, white flight. Then the Ghost of Christmas Present had shown him what was happening now. Yech. Now, the Ghost of Christmas Future sat at the end of Region’s […]
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‘I did it my way’: St. Louis grandmother earns her college degree
(St. Louis Public Radio) – When it comes to her education, Everlene Falconer won’t let anything stand in her way. The 64-year-old received her Bachelor of Educational Studies on Saturday from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Falconer earned her degree in less than four years, while also working part-time, completing internships and caring for her […]
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Webster residents oppose hire of lawyer for Darren Wilson, Jason Stockley as city attorney
Hundreds of Webster Groves residents have said they are concerned about the hire of Neil Bruntrager – the attorney who represented then-police officers Darren Wilson and Jason Stockley in their high-profile excessive force cases – as Webster’s new city attorney. Almost 300 Webster residents have signed an open letter that claims that city leaders’ hire […]
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Nelson Williams joins Thompson Coburn as a partner
Nelson Williams joined Thompson Coburn as a partner. He represents employers in litigation and has defended multiple single-plaintiff and complex employment lawsuits, having handled more than a dozen class litigation matters from inception to completion. He also represents employers in various union arbitrations covering both employee discharge decisions and contract interpretation grievances.