Gabe Gore Details Six Months Of Progress For Circuit Attorney's Office, Advance Manufacturing Will "Transform The Region", And More
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A NEW TRAJECTORY: GABE GORE DETAILS SIX MONTHS OF PROGRESS FOR CIRCUIT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
After only six months on the job, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Gabe Gore is making significant progress. In a report he shared publicly on Tuesday, Gore has hired 24 assistant prosecutors, worked through thousands of backlogged cases, and charged 46% more cases than his predecessor during the same time the year prior.
“If there was going to be a story written about my first six months in the Circuit Attorney’s office, it would be a story of people answering the call to public service and collaboration and an embracement of this office by community partners,” Gore said during a press conference. “Those efforts are all about one thing, and that’s achieving a higher level of public safety for the entire St. Louis region.”
Later in the week, Gore, who was appointed to his position earlier in the year by Missouri Governor Mike Parson, announced his decision to run for a full term in the office next year.
ADVANCED MANUFACTURING WILL “TRANSFORM THE REGION” SAYS MUILENBURG
A new era of manufacturing is dawning in St. Louis, projects Dennis Muilenburg, Board Chair of the new Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Center St. Louis and a member of the GSL Chair’s Council. Launched last week, AMICSTL is the realization of a goal in the STL 2030 Jobs Plan and made possible through the region’s Build Back Better Regional Challenge grant award. “We are rebuilding, and rebuilding, and rebuilding manufacturing capability here in St. Louis,” said Muilenburg. “I can assure you, what we’re doing here in St. Louis is unique. It is extraordinary. And it will transform the region.”
STLMADE CHEVY COLORADO NAMED MOTORTREND’S 2024 “TRUCK OF THE YEAR”
The Chevrolet Colorado, built at GM Wentzville Assembly — a member of the GSL Chair’s Council — in St. Charles County, has been named MotorTrend’s 2024 Truck of the Year. “The prestigious award reflects our team’s commitment to excellence and dedication,” said Lamar Rucker, the plant’s Executive Director and GSL Board Member. GM last year invested $1.5 billion in the Wentzville Assembly plant, which successfully launched the all-new Chevrolet Colorado, employs 4,000 employees, and is now the third largest General Motors facility in the U.S.
With a headquarters move from New York City to St. Louis, Latch Inc. CEO Jamie Siminoff is committed to the metro. “I was spending time here and I liked the people, I liked the culture, I liked the city,” he said. “I think it’s a great place. I said to myself, ‘The next business I’m doing I’m going to do in St. Louis’ and so I did and now we’re here.”
The $235 million acquisition of Perfection Pet Foods expands St. Louis-based Post Holdings’ operations in the pet food market. Headquartered in St. Louis, Post — an executive-level member of the GSL Chair’s Council — acquired select pet food brands from The J.M. Smucker Co. earlier this year.
ALONGSIDE A REVITALIZED RIVERFRONT, ALTONWORKS PROPOSES “GREAT RIVERS NATIONAL PARK”
Alton, Illinois, could someday serve as the “front door” to a U.S. National Park, if AltonWorks’ plan to turn 135,000 acres of public lands into the Great Rivers National Park comes to fruition. The organization, founded to revitalize Alton’s downtown, is simultaneously redeveloping the city’s Riverfront Park into an outdoor recreation destination.
The Serving Our Communities Foundation will triple its investment in St. Louis-based food nonprofits and businesses through its Food City initiative, awarding $436,000 in grants to 20 organizations. Founded by Jan and Dave Marson, former owners of Nature’s Bakery, the Food City initiative is committed to fostering a more inclusive, sustainable food ecosystem in the St. Louis area.
A $5.96 million dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Education will help Saint Louis University — an executive-level member of the GSL Chair’s Council — address teacher shortages in underserved communities in both St. Louis and Kansas City. The two-year program serves as a pipeline for people already working in schools to achieve teaching certification and step into teaching roles.
SURVEY DATA HELPS ADVANCE WOMEN’S ECONOMIC SUCCESS
The Women’s Foundation of Greater St. Louis serves as a catalyst for workplace, individual, and policy change that advances women’s economic success. Their annual survey, the Women in the Workplace: Employment Scorecard is now open to help collect data and gauge how the St. Louis area workforce is doing for women.
Public input will help inform two decades of growth and development for Edwardsville, Illinois. People can submit input via open houses and the project’s website. “We're looking to hear people’s thoughts on development in the city, green space priorities, housing and how that looks for the city,” said City Planner Steve Stricklan.
