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Minority contractors group signs dual partnerships

The Associated Minority Contractors of St. Louis has entered partnership agreements with the St. Louis County Government Administration and the Associated General Contractors of St. Louis. County Executive Charlie Dooley signed the St. Louis County agreement, and the AGC partnership was signed by its president Leonard Toenjes and chairman of the board Patrick Kozeny. The […]

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Boeing workers granted class action status in suit

A federal court judge has ruled that current and former African-American employees of Boeing Co. can be granted class-action status in their lawsuit accusing the defense giant of discrimination and harassing black workers. The ruling means about 15,000 African American salaried workers employed by the Chicago-based company from June 6, 1994, to the present can […]

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Comptroller’s office sets up fraud hotline

A toll-free fraud hotline established by Comptroller Darlene Green will become active on Feb. 1 and will offer city employees and the general public “a quick, easy, free and confidential way to report fraud.” “The fraud hotline is another tool for the comptroller’s office to use to protect taxpayer dollars,” Green said. “People should be […]

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25 years of ‘Black Struggle’

One of the city’s oldest community-driven organizations will hold its 25th Anniversary Celebration Saturday at the Gateway Classic Foundation, 2012 Dr. Martin Luther King Drive. The Organization for Black Struggle (OBS), a grassroots group founded in 1980 to address the socioeconomic needs and issues of the black working class, will commemorate its history with the […]

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