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    May 16, 2011

    Governor Jay Nixon Gets Subtly Mocked on This American Life

    Image viaMissouri Governor Jay Nixon, kinda laughed at by Ira Glass​Politicians love love love talking about job creation, reported Ira Glass over the weekend on NPR's This American Life. In fact, some pols are so crazy about new jobs, they'll hold a press conference when a government program crea ... More >>

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    February 24, 2011

    What Does Gay Marriage and the Economy Have In Common?

    Ministers, justices of the peace, cake bakers, license clerks: A few folks who could see job growth.​In a move heralded by same-sex couples across the nation, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder informed Congress yesterday that the Obama administration would no longer defend the Defense of Marriage ... More >>

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    July 20, 2010

    A Good Day for Science in St. Louis -- Science Center, Danforth Center to Expand

    danforthcenter.org​You may have already seen the news splashed across this morning's Post-Dispatch. The St. Louis Science Center will announce today that its moving ahead with a $9.5 million expansion to create a new exhibition hall. But that wasn't the only science-related news leaked yesterday. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2010

    St. Louis Economy Rebounding Faster Than National Average, Though Still Slowly

    ​A new study has some good news for the St. Louis region. The Brookings Institution reports that the economic output here for the last three months of 2009 grew at a rate of 2.1 percent, ahead of the national average of 1.6 percent. Meanwhile, as recounted today in the Post-Dispatch, St. Louis was ... More >>

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    May 20, 2009

    Missouri: Not as Dismally Horrible, Economically Speaking

    Some new economic indicators might just make this gorgeous Spring day even gorgeous-er: classroomclipart.comThe Missouri Department of Economic Development is out with its new jobs report. After a nine-month uptick in Missouri's unemployment rate, it actually went down in April. Plus, it's still bel ... More >>

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    March 18, 2009

    Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining of Mildly Hopeful Economic Indicators

    www.flickr.com/photos/origomiIs it a bull, or a bear?The Missouri Department of Economic Development is out with its latest jobs report. The Bad News?Missouri lost 6,400 non-farm payroll jobs in February. About a quarter million Missourians were jobless last month. Our unemployment rate inched up fr ... More >>

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