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PostOct 21, 2020#1201

During a presentation at the geospatial conference today Booz Allen Hamilton said they are planning their expansion here. Didn't say how big or anything. May not but much but wanted to note it.

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PostOct 21, 2020#1202

^^ Maybe it was just some speculation around here...but I thought at one point there was a similar plan?  All the way down to the retail store...which I think basically happened with Baseballism.

Edit:  Rawlings was being courted at one time...never did happen though.  Plenty of space still available at the Pennant Building...
https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/new ... atest.html

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PostOct 21, 2020#1203

Would love to see a giant glove in BPV just like the giant Louisville Slugger in Louisville. Rawlings is one of those names that even a symbolic presence downtown would give STL a bigger sports identity


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PostOct 21, 2020#1204

jshank83 wrote:
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During a presentation at the geospatial conference today Booz Allen Hamilton said they are planning their expansion here. Didn't say how big or anything. May not but much but wanted to note it.
That video you posted from the Globe Building in the NGA thread mentioned Globe ownership was in "advanced discussions" with several other GeoInt companies about locating there.  Wonder if this is one of them.

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PostOct 21, 2020#1205

sc4mayor wrote:
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jshank83 wrote:
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During a presentation at the geospatial conference today Booz Allen Hamilton said they are planning their expansion here. Didn't say how big or anything. May not but much but wanted to note it.
That video you posted from the Globe Building in the NGA thread mentioned Globe ownership was in "advanced discussions" with several other GeoInt companies about locating there.  Wonder if this is one of them.
I think they may currently have offices in T-Rex. Not 100% sure but when they were talking about recruiting people to come here the person mentioned once they get people in to T-Rex it helps. But if they are expanding they would probably need space somewhere else so that might make sense. 

Their website lists offices in Cortex and IL'Fallon though. I thought they used to have one downtown at some point. 

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PostOct 21, 2020#1206

sc4mayor wrote:
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^ 300 S Broadway is just going to be apartments with some first floor retail/sports bar.

In other news...Green Street has acquired HDA. Currently they will remain in their respective offices but there are plans for a combined headquarters building in the future.
https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/new ... xUm_Q9_rSw
And as I posted in the thread for this project; it’s underway

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PostOct 28, 2020#1207

Henkel plans $40 million expansion of North Riverfront detergent factory
https://www.stltoday.com/business/local ... c2f3e.html

Nothing too big.  Will add a handful of decently paying positions to their roughly 200 employees already on the site.

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PostOct 28, 2020#1208

Looks like Wells is starting some layoffs, at least in NC. Anybody hear if STL is getting affected?

https://investorplace.com/2020/10/wells ... t-to-know/


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PostOct 28, 2020#1209

Henkel is investing $40mil in its north riverfront facility with the plans to add more than a dozen jobs. 

https://www.stltoday.com/business/local ... c2f3e.html

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PostOct 28, 2020#1210

^ I posted the same thing two comments up ;)

^^ I imagine it’s possible, but I thought I always heard the unit based here was in much better shape than the rest of the company overall. Pre-pandemic they were renovating office space and adding hundreds of new jobs in STL.

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PostOct 28, 2020#1211

Ah, yes. Apologies!

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PostOct 28, 2020#1212

Not sure from the reporting if the Wells Fargo NC layoffs is in regards to the Securities group and or the Banking group or all of the above.  The number of employees stated at 27,000 sounds like they included everyone in same bucket from Securities on down to the local retail banker

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PostOct 28, 2020#1213

WFC laying off across all lines of business and mostly middle management so I'd expect STL to be affected.  Technically we host Wells Fargo Advisors, a brokerage subsidiary, but I doubt it will be left untouched.

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PostOct 28, 2020#1214

I've heard anecdotes, rumors, and hearsay about Wells Fargo... 
STL will not see many layoffs, but there will be demotions with pay decreases. While this sucks, it should keep people employed. 

Meanwhile, while Wells Fargo Advisors (STL) is OK, the Wells Fargo Banking side is apparently gonna get lit up. I've heard Charlotte is going to hurt. 

Right now, the company's price/book ratio is 0.60. I consider it a personal rule of thumb that large cap stocks with P/Bs under 2 are potential buyout candidates... But it's still probably too early into the imminent downturn to anticipate anything like a tangible offer. Let things get worse, and let the layoffs take effect, and we'll see what's happening. What would that mean for STL? Who knows. The Advisors division is an entirely different animal from the Banking side. Plus, there's a ridiculous amount of talent in STL, as we very much are a national cluster in securities brokerage. Maybe there'd be a split? Maybe nothing happens at all? Again, way too early to know anything tangible, but definitely keeping an eye on this and my ears open for more rumors. 

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PostOct 28, 2020#1215

My pipe dream would be for Benjamin F. Edwards & Co. to somehow put together a deal to buy WF Advisors.  

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PostOct 28, 2020#1216

^Sure would be poetic, reacquiring AGE from WFC. I'd think B/Ds outside of STL would be more interested and better capitalized for such a deal. Looking ahead, I think STL will recognize more financial services companies setting up operations here, particularly after the pandemic ends. 

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PostOct 29, 2020#1217

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PostOct 29, 2020#1218

addxb2 wrote:
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I’d be nervous if I were peer regions. This is going to be a strong group that is maybe 2x as comprehensive and impactful as neighboring regions leading economic development groups. Jason as leader makes this even more lethal.




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We both posted at the exact same time, but I started a new thread.  This news is really exciting! 

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PostOct 29, 2020#1219

framer wrote:
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My pipe dream would be for Benjamin F. Edwards & Co. to somehow put together a deal to buy WF Advisors.  
I'd settle for them just moving their HQ downtown.

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PostNov 19, 2020#1220

After a big quarter, Caleres (formerly Brown Shoe) is now worth about as much as Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, Peabody Energy and Arch Resources combined. 

Crazy times for St. Louis corporations. 

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PostNov 20, 2020#1221

wabash wrote:After a big quarter, Caleres (formerly Brown Shoe) is now worth about as much as Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, Peabody Energy and Arch Resources combined. 

Crazy times for St. Louis corporations. 
My girlfriend is hoping to secure a position with Caleres. Fingers crossed.


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PostNov 20, 2020#1222

^The fact that your ship is riding higher in the water than one that's broken in two doesn't mean it isn't sinking, but I will take this as a hopeful sign. I hope that big quarter was actually positive and not flat. (Or even just less negative than, say, Titanic's.)

We may not always need coal or oxycodone, but we will probably always need shoes. Though . . . I'm not putting much wear on mine right now somehow.

I kid. Good luck to Caleres. Sincerely.

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PostNov 20, 2020#1223

Citi adding around 100 jobs to the 2,300 they currently have in O'Fallon in a wealth management expansion:
https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/new ... 0#cxrecs_s

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PostNov 20, 2020#1224

sc4mayor wrote:
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Citi adding around 100 jobs to the 2,300 they currently have in O'Fallon in a wealth management expansion:
https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/new ... 0#cxrecs_s
Modest but great news, hopefully we can leverage the partial exodus from cities like NYC to regain status as a financial center.

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PostDec 08, 2020#1225

Post Holdings to buy Peter Pan peanut butter brand
https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/new ... brand.html

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