The St. Louis Agency on Training and Employment (SLATE), the designated Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act recipient, announces the St. Louis Workforce Development Board Local Plan for Program Years 2020 – 2024 of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. The St. Louis Workforce Development Board Local Plan for Program Years 2020 – 2024 will be available …
The City of St. Louis through its Municipal Court system will host an amnesty program for individuals with outstanding bench warrants. It will also be an opportunity for older minor offenses to be reviewed for possible dismissal. “We recognize that having an outstanding warrant on your record can create all sorts of barriers to accessing …
On January 21, 2019, Ordinance 71074, was signed in to law. This Ordinance prohibits employers in the City of St. Louis from basing job hiring or promotion decisions on applicants’ criminal histories unless an employer can demonstrate their decision is based on all available information including the frequency, recentness and severity of a criminal history …
The City of St. Louis Refuse Division would like to remind residents that the trash/recycling collection schedule for roll carts will be adjusted to accommodate President’s Day observance on Monday, February 17, 2020. Residents who normally have their roll carts collected on Mondays and Thursdays, collection will be changed to Tuesday, February 18th and Thursday, February 20th. Residents …
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Mayor Lyda Krewson today signed new legislation to ensure skilled workers on large construction projects in the City of St. Louis are paid a prevailing wage. The Mayor’s action is expected to directly benefit thousands of individuals, including minority and women contractors. Board Bill 88CSAA (committee substitute as amended) was sponsored …
Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed will introduce Board Bill 215 and Board Bill 216 relating to the MLS stadium project at the Board of Aldermen on Friday. He will serve as the bill’s main sponsor. “These bills will continue to move the MLS project along in our City. Soccer fans across the City and …
“We’re In This Together” “As we continue working to assure a healthy City of St. Louis as an equitable community, achieving optimal health for all, we pause on February 7, to observe National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAA),” said Mayor Lyda Krewson. (NBHAAD) occurs every year on February 7th. It is a national observance that …
The Federal Trade Commission reports that, “Scammers launch thousands of phishing attacks every day.” Federal, State and City offices are not immune from such attacks.There have been efforts to gain information from City Businesses using phishing emails. Do not respond to such email(s) nor open any links. These phishing emails have misrepresented the accurate date …
The National Weather Service in St. Louis has issued a Winter Storm Warning for 9 AM Wednesday, February 5, 2020, until 6 AM Thursday, February 6, 2020, for portions of east-central Missouri, including the City of St. Louis. Heavy mixed precipitation of mostly snow and sleet is expected. Total snow accumulations could range between one …
Mayor Lyda Krewson today issued a proclamation declaring the week of February 1, 2020 to February 8, 2020 in the City of St. Louis to be “National Gun Violence Survivors Week.” In issuing the proclamation, she was joined by members of the St. Louis chapter of Moms Demand Action, a grassroots movement of Americans fighting …
(St. Louis – January 30, 2020) St. Louis Comptroller Darlene Green, in partnership with the National Association of Black Accountants, Inc. (NABA) and St. Louis Community College is sponsoring free 2019 income tax return preparations for low-to-moderate wage earners, senior citizens and individuals with disabilities. The free services will be offered on Tuesday, February 11 and Tuesday, …
St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) marked its fifth straight year of passenger growth serving nearly 15.9 million passengers in 2019. Total passenger growth was 1.6 percent over 2018’s 15.6 million passengers. Another highlight for 2019 was a surge in cargo activity at STL with an increase of 6.7 percent in total cargo (mail and …
A new virus, 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), which was first identified during an investigation into an outbreak in Wuhan, China, has reached the United States. No cases have been reported in the St. Louis metropolitan area. The virus causes respiratory illness in people and can spread from person-to-person. At this time, it’s unclear how easily …
The City of St. Louis’ Ward 14 Alderperson, Carol Howard, commissioned a traffic study for Ward 14 to address speeding and safety issues for vehicles and pedestrians within the Ward. This traffic study pertains only to streets east of Kingshighway Boulevard within Ward 14. Traffic calming and corridor defining treatments have been proposed at eight …
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The City of St. Louis today, in partnership with IKE (“Interactive Kiosk Experience”) Smart City and the St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC), launched the first in a series of new, interactive digital kiosks. It is one of many innovative smart city initiatives the City is implementing to drive social equity, increase …
City of St. Louis health care providers and public health practitioners: Please contact the City of St. Louis Department of Health 314-657-1501, to immediately report any patients who meet the criteria for evaluation as a Patient Under Investigation (PUI) for 2019-nCoV as noted below. Summary The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Missouri …
(St. Louis – January 22, 2020) The office of St. Louis Comptroller Darlene Green will host its semiannual American Red Cross Blood Drive on Monday, February 10, in Room 208 of St. Louis City Hall, 1200 Market St, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Held each year during Black History Month, the blood drive is …
The City of St. Louis today, in partnership with the St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC) and its Downtown St. Louis partners, officially launched the first in a series of new, interactive digital kiosks from IKE Smart City. Building on its incredible momentum as a forward-thinking model of government that embraces new and innovative technology, the …
Mayor Lyda Krewson today signed Executive Order #65 establishing $15 per hour as the new minimum wage for all City of St Louis Civil Service Employees. This increase will be effective mid-February, 2020. Executive Order #65 is one of several initiatives Mayor Krewson is pursuing to address chronic understaffing across all City departments and to …
The St. Louis Agency on Training and Employment (SLATE) Missouri Job Center announces new hours of operation beginning Wednesday, February 12, 2020. The new hours of operation will be Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., except Wednesdays, when SLATE will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Every Wednesday, from 8 …
St. Louis, MO – Today, St. Louis Development Corporation released its new Opportunity Zone website (stlopportunityzones.org) for the City of St. Louis and announced its partnership with The Opportunity Exchange, a national project and impact-tracking platform that helps communities maximize the impact of the Opportunity Zone incentive. The two organizations will work together to identify, …
This year, the Affordable Housing Commission for the City of St. Louis will provide financial support for more than 50 affordable housing programs and developments that collectively represent $75 million in citywide investments. “Everything about who we are and who we become begins at home. That’s why we must ensure access to safe, affordable, and …
The City of St. Louis Refuse Division would like to remind residents that the trash/recycling collection schedule for roll carts will be adjusted to accommodate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance on Monday, January 22, 2020. Residents who normally have their roll carts collected on Mondays and Thursdays, collection will be changed to Tuesday, January …
This speech was delivered at a press conference on January 3, 2020. Good morning, and thank you for being here today. As you know, unfortunately, we’ve had a particularly violent start to the New Year here in the City of St. Louis. I am both troubled and discouraged by that, and I send my condolences …
After the glow of Christmas is over and the decorations have been taken down, City residents can take their bare trees to one of three City parks to be recycled for free. Trees can be dropped off at the following locations: Forest Park: the lower Muny Opera parking lot O’Fallon Park: picnic grounds #4 near …
Mayor Lyda Krewson today signed important legislation that makes the City of St. Louis the first in the Midwest and the second in the country to require new construction to be “solar ready.” Board Bill 146, which was sponsored by 28th Ward Alderwoman Heather Navarro, received unanimous approval by the full Board of Aldermen on …
(ST. LOUIS—December 23, 2019) The Office of Comptroller Darlene Green has published the 2019 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for the City of St. Louis, giving the public a closer look at the city’s financial health during fiscal year 2019. This report has been prepared pursuant to, and to demonstrate compliance with, Article VIII Section …
The Mayor would like to thank each member, our partners at the Airlines, and all the dedicated professionals who worked very hard over the last year and a half, bringing deep experience and big ideas to the table. As the Group’s work has continued, Mayor Krewson has also been listening intently to City residents, business …
As the 2019-2020 Board of Aldermen session progresses, there have been nearly 200 Board Bills introduced at the Board of Aldermen, with more than 120 of them becoming law. Because there are many bills moving through the Board of Aldermen, Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed has shared a brief legislative update on the session …
The peak Christmas holiday travel period is underway at St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL). Nearly 20,000 passengers will be checking-in and clearing one of the airport’s four checkpoints today, December 20. It’s one of the three busiest days at STL over the next 14 days that extends through January 2, 2020. Thursday, December 26 …