St. Louis Missouri

Clayco is one of the nation’s largest, privately owned real estate, architecture, engineering, design and construction firms with $800 million in revenue in 2009. In addition to its headquarters in St. Louis, it has offices in Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolis and Washington, D.C....

AC St. Louis said Thursday that Nike will provide the team’s apparel and shoes. FC Edmonton, which will play with AC St. Louis in the North American Soccer League in 2011, already has announced its coaching staff and said it will play exhibition matches this summer. The Canadian team was an original member when the NASL formed in late 2009. ...

Chris Mason stopped Alexander Semin, Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom and Brendan Morrison in the shootout and had 31 saves in regulation and overtime for the Blues, who have won three in a row while attempting to climb into playoff contention in the Western Conference....

The St Louis Blues improved thier home record to 11-16-5, still the worst in the NHL, while Toronto lost for the sixth straight time on the road to drop to 8-18-6 away from home, the league’s worst road record. The Maple Leafs are 2-13-2 on the road since Dec. 5 and were playing in their last game before the Olympic break....

"Missouri is the Show Me State," said MoDOT Director Pete Rahn. "With this project, we showed the nation that investing in transportation would quickly create jobs and provide economic relief while improving the quality and safety of our roads and bridges."...

Through its distribution partnerships, EPIX will be available for consumers in nearly 16 million homes by May, Charter said. EPIX, led by President Mark Greenberg, is also has deals with Cox Communications and Mediacom Communications. ...

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri, St Louis MO, has been approved for $250,000 in YOP tax credits. The group will use the tax credits to provide one-to-one mentoring services to at-risk youth in St. Louis City, St. Louis County and Cape Girardeau County....

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....

MHDC won the excellence award for its Tax Credit Advance Loan (TCAL) program, which monetizes the first time homebuyer tax credit for use as down payment and closing costs. MHDC was the first housing organization to implement such a program, and it has subsequently been used by numerous other housing agencies....

Over 100 social service agencies throughout the state of Missouri are receiving $23 million for homeless services funding. The Balance of State Continuum of Care, which is a community plan to end homelessness that covers the 101 rural counties of Missouri, will be allocated $3.13 million of the $1.4 billion in funding from HUD. Missouri Housing Development Commission (MHDC) is the lead agency for the Balance of State Continuum of Care and will manage the application and allocation process for the 2010 funding....

The MHDC recently approved a plan to pay the first year of property taxes for some residents who buy homes this year. The MHDC normally sells $300 million in bonds a year and uses the money to make loans to first-time homebuyers. ...

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 city is working with SCR Investments, a partnership led by Stacy Hastie, chief executive of Environmental Operations Inc., on the $29 million planned overhaul of the 25-story office tower. The planned improvements helped attract law firm Lewis Rice Fingersh to relocate in the nearly empty building....

Build-A-Bear Workshop believes in the teddy bear philosophy of being good people and good bears. Throughout its 13 year history, the company has shared the hug of a teddy bear wherever needed in local communities and abroad. Build-A-Bear Workshop has given Guests a voice in supporting the causes that are important to them and through its corporate donations and foundation grant programs, has given more than $25 million to children's health and wellness, animals, literacy and other important causes....

49 teams from the United States and seven foreign countries have entered the competition to design improvements to the Gateway Arch grounds and its connection to downtown. The CityArchRiver 2015 Foundation announced Friday that the jury for the competition, known formally as "Framing a Modern Masterpiece: The City + The Arch + The River 2015," will meet next week to review the portfolios that were submitted by Thursday’s deadline....