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Public Invited To Virtual Public Meeting On Temporary Market Street Bridge Closure And Reconstruction
City of St. Louis closing Market Street Bridge temporarily beginning January 4, 2021
Press release | St. Louis Development Corporation | 12/04/2020
St. Louis CITY SC Stadium Construction Progresses as the Club’s Vision for a State-of-the-Art Stadium District Continues to Unfold
CITY shares updated plans and new renderings for the world-class stadium district
Press release | St. Louis Development Corporation | 12/02/2020
Otis Williams to Retire from SLDC
Executive Director since 2013 he will retire in April of 2021
Press release | St. Louis Development Corporation | 11/23/2020
Mayor Krewson Announces Availability of $1.25 Million in Additional CARES Act Funding for Small Businesses
Applications to the Small Business Grant Fund will again be accepted beginning at 10 a.m. on Monday, November 16
Press release | Office of the Mayor,St. Louis Development Corporation | 11/12/2020
St. Louis Trailblazer and Sports Entrepreneur Khalia Collier Joins St. Louis CITY SC
St. Louis City SC Taps High-Profile International Sporting Director, Germany’s Lutz Pfannenstiel, to Lead the Team’s Sporting Operations
Press release | St. Louis Development Corporation | 10/13/2020
St. Louis CITY SC Makes History with Hiring of First-Ever MLS Chief Experience Officer
Matt Sebek joins St. Louis CITY SC as Chief Experience Officer to lead the team as the architect for a personalized, innovative fan experience
Press release | St. Louis Development Corporation | 10/06/2020
St Louis Area To Receive Build Grant Funding
A $7.95 million grant is being awarded to the City of St. Louis for the Jefferson Avenue and 20th Street Revitalization Corridors Project.
Press release | St. Louis Development Corporation | 09/16/2020
City of St Louis Proceeds With Vacant Building Stabilization Under Prop NS Program
Program is designed to stabilize LRA-owned vacant buildings
Press release | St. Louis Development Corporation,Office of the Mayor | 09/09/2020
City Goes Global: St. Louis City SC Taps Germany’s Lutz Pfannenstiel to Lead the Team’s Sporting Operations
High-Profile International Sporting Director, Germany’s Lutz Pfannenstiel, to Lead the Team’s Sporting Operations
Press release | St. Louis Development Corporation | 08/17/2020
We Are St. Louis City SC: St. Louis' MLS Team Releases Team Name and Crest
St. Louis' MLS Team's Name and Crest Inspires Unity and Optimism for the Region's Future, While Celebrating the City’s Storied Soccer Tradition
Press release | St. Louis Development Corporation | 08/13/2020
Global Education Provider Launches in St. Louis
Will Be a Boost Local Tech Growth
Press release | St. Louis Development Corporation | 08/11/2020
Small Businesses Severely Impacted by COVID-19 to Begin Receiving $5,000 Grants from Mayor Krewson’s CARES Act Relief Package
As early as today, small businesses in the City of St. Louis will begin receiving grants from Mayor Lyda Krewson’s federal CARES Act relief package
Press release | Office of the Mayor,St. Louis Development Corporation | 07/17/2020
USDA to Relocate More than 1,000 Employees to Downtown St. Louis Office Building
The USDA move is a significant victory in the City’s ongoing economic developments efforts
Press release | Office of the Mayor,St. Louis Development Corporation | 06/23/2020
New GeoFutures Strategic Roadmap Aims to Strengthen St. Louis as "Global Center of Geospatial Excellence" Over Next Decade
A formal strategic roadmap to strengthen the metropolitan area as the global center of geospatial excellence over the next 10 years
Press release | St. Louis Development Corporation | 06/23/2020
City of St. Louis to Provide Free Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to Small Businesses
Eligible small businesses and sole proprietor must be located in the City and have no more than 10 on-site employees.
Press release | Office of the Mayor,Office of the License Collector,St. Louis Development Corporation | 05/12/2020
Mayor Krewson Releases Final Guidelines for Reopening
Released the Phase I Guidelines for the “Reopening” of the City of St. Louis
Press release | St. Louis Development Corporation | 05/12/2020
EPA Awards $600,000 to Clean Up Brownfields in St. Louis Region
The Awardees are St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC); and the Land Clearance Redevelopment Authority (LCRA)
Press release | St. Louis Development Corporation | 05/07/2020
COVID19 Economic Development Update
Valuable resources coming available for business owners in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Press release | St. Louis Development Corporation | 03/20/2020