A long-awaited plan to revitalize six historically disinvested north St. Louis neighborhoods near the National Geospatial Agency’s new campus is moving forward. Will it work?

‍In Downtown West, a historic building has been reimagined as one of St. Louis’ most distinctive destinations with support from the St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC): 21c Museum Hotel St. Louis. ‍Housed in the historic former YMCA building on Locust Street that opened in 1926, the hotel uses

The HomeSTL program has seen strong demand since reopening in May, with the available funding now accounted for.

The city’s Land Reutilization Authority has used nearly $15 million in federal pandemic relief funds to accelerate the demolition of about 500 abandoned properties over the past 18 months.

In this special bonus episode of The 314 Podcast, business editor Eric Schmid talks to Stephen Westbrooks, who recently took over as head of the St. Louis Development Corporation. The St. Louis native explains how he sees his job facilitating development by making it easy—and reducing the risk for people who might want to invest […]

Project Connect Our Plan's purpose is to support existing residents and encourage compatible new development by optimizing the impact of public investment.

The concept offers an expanded lineup of fresh Hispanic produce, specialty meats and bakery items, with Spanish used in store signage and marketing materials.

St. Louis leaders say unity can lead the city in the same direction as Detroit, a city that turned around declining population, mass vacancy and the largest municipal bankruptcy ever filed.

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Most funding comes from American Rescue Plan Act dollars. The industrial site will house a food manufacturer and the Land Reutilization Authority's field crew.

A nonprofit organization that provides programming for youth and older adults will break ground on a new 16,000-square-foot community center that will allow it to double its service capacity.

Some St. Louis residents will be able to get up to $50,000 in assistance to buy their first home, including people impacted by last year’s May 16 tornadoes.

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A year after a tornado tore through St. Louis, the city’s development agency’s strategies for long-term economic recovery for the hardest hit part of North City are coming into focus.  The St. Louis Development Corporation brought on Russell Halliday as a program manager for tornado recovery in a $1 million contract awarded last September, which […]

To ensure the public has access to training regarding the requirements and policies that govern redevelopment agreements, SLDC — the economic development agency that staffs various development boards ...

Attorney Mark Timmerman looks to turn abandoned lots into a business hub and community anchor.

The plant expansion project will add 28,800 square feet of specialized processing and production capacity to the existing 500,000-square-foot facility in the city’s Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood.