Topic: St. Louis

Obama Stimulus Grants

The stimulus bill has kicked in now and there has been a mad rush by businesses and local governments to get in on the action. If you go to Most of the money that is available is set aside for struggling businesses ...
$15.6 million grant will help rebuild vital Mississippi River dock in St. LouisA $15.6 million federal grant will help St. Louis rebuild a dock that is considered crucial for commercial traffic on the Mississippi River, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said Friday.Locke ...
Obama outlines high-speed rail goals, compares them to 1950s building of interstate highwaysPresident Barack Obama on Thursday outlined plans for a high-speed rail network he said would change the way Americans travel, drawing comparisons to the 1950s creation of the interstate highway ...
8 Midwestern states seek stimulus money for high-speed rail network, with Chicago as its hubEight Midwestern states hope to secure federal stimulus money for a network of faster passenger trains with Chicago as its hub joining forces to boost their chances of ...