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I think that's awesome.

Does Harris-Stowe get any say about the blocks surrounding their campus, like SLU and WashU do?

Yes but they have significantly less resources to proactively implement any kind of vision.

 Yes, but with the likes of Centene, Wells Fargo, Edwards Jones and a who list of St. Louis based companies desiring a qualified diversified workforce Harris Stowe should be on top of list for getting local corporate support.   

I don't want to get this thread off track, but I really think that St. Louis could easily do a much, much better of embracing its black heritage. 

There are so many historic black residents of St. Louis, and I don't think you see them represented around town all that well - outside of Chuck Berry, anyway. 

That even goes for The Ville, where many of these famous former residents were forced to live because of segregation. Even the historic Chuck Berry home on the National Register of Historic Places is done pathetically. You would never know the home has any historical significance without the help of the internet. 

There's a statue of Dred Scott by the Old Courthouse. I think a single block down there is named Dred Scott Way or something similar. Cedric The Entertainer has another single block in Grand Center. 

I don't know. I just think it could be done so much better. 

I hope Greater St. Louis Inc. does a much better job of creating an inclusive and equity-driven economy than past economic development companies have done. 

I would like to think that St. Louis could become a Midwestern hub for black culture like Atlanta is in the South. 

I hope local corporations will support institutions like Harris-Stowe with investments like this. If we can get the black community in North St. Louis (and parts of South St. Louis) to buy-in again, I think we would quickly see a turnaround in terms of population and overall quality of life across the city. Of course, that's much easier said than done. 

Rant over. 

KansasCitian wrote:I don't want to get this thread off track, but I really think that St. Louis could easily do a much, much better of embracing its black heritage. 

There are so many historic black residents of St. Louis, and I don't think you see them represented around town all that well - outside of Chuck Berry, anyway. 

That even goes for The Ville, where many of these famous former residents were forced to live because of segregation. Even the historic Chuck Berry home on the National Register of Historic Places is done pathetically. You would never know the home has any historical significance without the help of the internet. 

There's a statue of Dred Scott by the Old Courthouse. I think a single block down there is named Dred Scott Way or something similar. Cedric The Entertainer has another single block in Grand Center. 

I don't know. I just think it could be done so much better. 

I hope Greater St. Louis Inc. does a much better job of creating an inclusive and equity-driven economy than past economic development companies have done. 

I would like to think that St. Louis could become a Midwestern hub for black culture like Atlanta is in the South. 

I hope local corporations will support institutions like Harris-Stowe with investments like this. If we can get the black community in North St. Louis (and parts of South St. Louis) to buy-in again, I think we would quickly see a turnaround in terms of population and overall quality of life across the city. Of course, that's much easier said than done. 

Rant over. 

Yes! Exactly this. I think it's something that say, Atlanta, does much better.

Imagine if we could be a city that really welcomes and supports its Black residents, and Harris Stowe is an obvious start, as are other notable things like statues, etc. Obviously police reform would continue to be nice too...

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KansasCitian wrote:I don't want to get this thread off track, but I really think that St. Louis could easily do a much, much better of embracing its black heritage. 

There are so many historic black residents of St. Louis, and I don't think you see them represented around town all that well - outside of Chuck Berry, anyway. 

That even goes for The Ville, where many of these famous former residents were forced to live because of segregation. Even the historic Chuck Berry home on the National Register of Historic Places is done pathetically. You would never know the home has any historical significance without the help of the internet. 

There's a statue of Dred Scott by the Old Courthouse. I think a single block down there is named Dred Scott Way or something similar. Cedric The Entertainer has another single block in Grand Center. 

I don't know. I just think it could be done so much better. 

I hope Greater St. Louis Inc. does a much better job of creating an inclusive and equity-driven economy than past economic development companies have done. 

I would like to think that St. Louis could become a Midwestern hub for black culture like Atlanta is in the South. 

I hope local corporations will support institutions like Harris-Stowe with investments like this. If we can get the black community in North St. Louis (and parts of South St. Louis) to buy-in again, I think we would quickly see a turnaround in terms of population and overall quality of life across the city. Of course, that's much easier said than done. 

Rant over. 

Yes! Exactly this. I think it's something that say, Atlanta, does much better.

Imagine if we could be a city that really welcomes and supports its Black residents, and Harris Stowe is an obvious start, as are other notable things like statues, etc. Obviously police reform would continue to be nice too...

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I think there are a lot of things that St. Louis could be doing to roll out the carpet for its black residents and make them feel more appreciated and welcome. 
There is absolutely no time to wait. We must embrace the black culture of St. Louis and, yes, that means statues and murals and art all over the place.

From what I can tell, this city has spent the better part of the last century burning the ground blacks have stood on with absolutely no plan or means to fix the land they left barren. You can see this in Mill Creek Valley, in the majority of North City. You can even see it across the river in East St. Louis - and the demise of that city literally dates back over 100 years to the infamous race riots. 

For instance, there should be a statue commissioned to honor the blacks that had to flee East St. Louis during those riots. You could put the statue at either side of Eads Bridge. This would be a powerful indication to our black residents that we are serious about instilling change and keeping the history of the past right there in our faces for us to see each and every day. 

Behind pay wall but no chump change in St Louis IT firm raising $60 million.

https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/new ... rowth.html

High tech manufacturing inovation center planned.

STLtoday.com: Nicklaus: To shake off Rust Belt image, St. Louis planners want a manufacturing innovation center.
https://www.stltoday.com/business/colum ... 45bb0.html

Here's the teaser rendering for the planned 80,000 sq. ft. first phase:

A nice PD story on St. Louis position relative to other metro areas as it relates to STEM.  Workforce matters and this what the region can use.

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/col ... 947c1.html

When it comes to "science, technology, engineering and mathematics" education and employment, our mighty metro finished at No. 17 out of the 100 largest U.S. metropolitan areas, according to personal-finance website WalletHub.

In the area of "professional opportunities," STL finished at No. 14.

Varsity Tutors going public under the name "Nerdy" with a valuation of $1.7B. Huge success story for the region! We're fortunate to have startups that are poised to do well in the pandemic economy. Geniecast comes to mind as another.

https://www.stltoday.com/business/#trac ... e=main-nav

BellaVilla wrote:Varsity Tutors going public under the name "Nerdy" with a valuation of $1.7B. Huge success story for the region! We're fortunate to have startups that are poised to do well in the pandemic economy. Geniecast comes to mind as another.

https://www.stltoday.com/business/#trac ... e=main-nav

https://www.stltoday.com/business/colum ... fb255.html

the start of a new era?


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Polling tech startup KnowInk is expanding into voter registration tech by acquiring BPro, Inc. of South Dakota. BPro has contracts with 10 states and dozens of local jurisdictions. 

https://www.stltoday.com/business/colum ... fcbc9.html

https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/new ... 1#cxrecs_s

According to the BJ article, KnowInk had $54M in revenue in 2019, when no federal elections were held. It'd be interesting to hear how they did in 2020.