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Feb 10
Blues minority owner gives $100,000 to sponsor of Scottrade Center upgrades
Blues minority owner David Steward, a co-founder of World Wide Technology, on Thursday gave $100,000 to Aldermanic President Lewis Reed’s campaign committee. Reed, a mayoral candidate, is a sponsor of legislation that would give city money for Scottrade Center upgrades. The legislation cleared a key Board of Aldermen vote Friday. Steward in 2016 donated another $65,000 to Reed’s committee, Missouri Ethics Commission records show. Tom Shepherd, Reed’s chief of staff, said Reed and Steward…
Feb 10
Lawmakers OK city money for Scottrade Center upgrades
City of St. Louis lawmakers on Friday advanced legislation providing tax money for upgrades to Scottrade Center. A procedural vote is still required, but the critical vote came Friday. The plan calls for the city to provide $105 million, guaranteed by general revenue, over some 30 years. A Community Improvement District at the site, implementing a 1 percent tax, would generate $20 million for the deal. St. Louis Blues owners have said they will invest $20 million for the first phase of the project,…
Feb 10
Tom Calhoun on his most memorable moment as the Blues PA announcer (Video)
Tom Calhoun has been the St. Louis Blues’ PA announcer for about 30 years — without ever missing a game. Watch the video to hear about Calhoun’s most memorable moment in the booth. And take a look at this week’s St. Louis Character, in which he talks about breeding Chihuahuas and more.
Feb 10
Disputed MSD contract passes first round of approvals
A disputed $140 million contract with the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District received its first round of approval from the district’s board of trustees at a meeting Thursday. The contract passed 3-2, with Trustees Annette Mandel, James Faul and Michael Yates voting “yes” and Trustees Ruby Bonner and James I. Singer voting “no.” The contract, Michigan-based Jay Dee Contractors Inc., still needs to be voted on one more time for its final approval. MSD staff in September awarded Jay Dee the Deer…
Feb 10
Rock on: Harbour Group unit buys digital jukebox company
A unit of St. Louis-based Harbour Group has acquired a United Kingdom-based company that makes digital jukeboxes and distributes music content for them. Harbour’s AMI Entertainment Network Inc. bought Leeds, England-based NSM Music Group Ltd., officials said Thursday. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. NSM, which has designed and manufactured jukeboxes since 1951, also uses its library of over 250,000 tracks to operate a digital music network serving bars, pubs and restaurants in North America,…
Feb 10
Missouri S&T chancellor in running for new job
Cheryl Schrader, the chancellor of the Missouri University of Science and Technology, is one of three finalists in the running to serve as the next president of Wright State University in Ohio. Schrader visited the Wright State campus earlier this week to meet with the university’s board, students, staff, faculty and administrators. Schrader has been with Missouri S&T in Rolla since 2012. Current Wright State President David Hopkins is set to retire in June after leading the school for 10 years. Other…
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