St. Louis Missouri

St Louis MO - Charter Communications said Thursday it plans to launch EPIX, a television, video-on-demand and online service, in May. Terms of the agreement between Charter and EPIX, a premium movie channel, were not disclosed. The pay TV channel was launched in October by Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B), its Paramount Pictures unit, Metro-Goldwyn...

St Louis MO - The Missouri Department of Economic Development said Thursday that two St. Louis organizations that offer various services to Missouri children have been approved for Youth Opportunities Program (YOP) tax credits. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri , St Louis MO , has been approved for $250,000 in YOP tax credits. The group will...

St Louis MO -- A St Louis Winter Storm Watch is in effect that includes all of the News 4 viewing area for Sunday night to Tuesday morning. The band of snow expected from this storm extends from Texas to northern Indiana and will pass right over St. Louis. Snow is expected to start falling Sunday night (Super Bowl Sunday) and continue through Tuesday...

St Louis MO - In recognition of its innovative approaches in serving the hard-hit housing market, Missouri Housing Development Commission is the recipient of two awards for excellence, presented at the 39th annual conference of National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA). The national conference was held in San Antonio, TX October 3 though October...

St Louis MO - The Obama Administration announced December 23, 2009, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is renewing grant funding to keep thousands of local homeless assistance programs operational. Nearly $1.4 billion in renewal funding will help an unprecedented 6,400 programs continue to offer critically-needed housing...

Pete Ramsel has resigned as director of the Missouri Housing Development Commission (MHDC). His resignation is effective March 1, 2010 and the MHDC plans to conduct a national search to find a replacement. Pete Ramsel was named director in June 2007 after serving as acting director since October 2005. Ramsel joined the MHDC in 1995 as a senior loan...

St Louis MO is one of the most generous cities in the United States, a new study shows. St Louis MO ranks eighth on a list ranking charity donations in 2009 among 273 cities with populations of more than 100,000. The report ranks the cities based on per capita online giving and on the total amount donated online through Austin, Texas-based Convio. St...

The state’s finance board approved a $5 million loan for the planned overhaul of the One City Centre office building in downtown St. Louis. The Missouri Development Finance Board approved the loan in a telephone conference call Tuesday. The city’s St. Louis Development Corp. made the request in October. The city is working with SCR Investments, a partnership...

St Louis MO - Build-A-Bear Workshop®, the interactive entertainment retailer of customized stuffed animals, and its foundation will raise funds during the month of February for the Children’s Heart Foundation (CHF), an organization that works to advance research of pediatric congenital heart defects. Build-A-Bear Workshop Guests can support this cause...