Adam Allington

Reporter

Adam grew up on a cherry farm in northern, Michigan.  He holds a BA in economics from Kalamazoo College.  Adam's radio career began in 2003 at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies in Portland, Maine. He went on to cut his teeth filing stories for Maine Public Radio. Before coming to St. Louis Public Radio in 2006 Adam was was an international journalism fellow at Deutsche Welle in Bonn, Germany.  He has regularly files features for a variety of shows and networks including NPR, PRI, Marketplace and the BBC. He was awarded a prestigious Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellowship for the 2011-2012 academic year.

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Business
11:16 am
Tue April 16, 2013

Urban Chestnut To Build St. Louis' Largest Craft Brewery

Credit Urban Chestnut Brewing Company
UCBC Co-Founder, Florian Kuplent

Urban Chestnut Brewing Company (UCBC) has announced plans to significantly expand its brewing operations in the City of St. Louis.

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4:43 pm
Fri April 12, 2013

SLU Chairman Of The Board Steps Down

Credit Reliance Bancshares, Inc.
Thomas Brouster

The Chairman of the Board of St. Louis University is resigning.

Tom Brouster gave notice to the board, citing the need to spend more time at his day job and with family.

Brouster says his decision was not motivated by the turmoil that has engulfed the university over the past 8 months, including a no-confidence vote against SLU President, Father Lawrence Biondi.

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Business
5:44 pm
Tue April 9, 2013

Mo. Supreme Court Gives Paul McKee Green Light On Northside Project

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Paul McKee.

After over 3 years of litigation, developer Paul McKee’s controversial Northside Regeneration Project is being allowed to proceed.  On Tuesday the Missouri Supreme Court reversed a lower court decision blocking McKee’s use of so-called "Tax Increment Financing," (TIF) for the development.

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Other News
10:27 pm
Fri April 5, 2013

Clinton Global Initiative University Kicks Off At WashU

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President Clinton and John Steward at the 2012 CGIU

President Bill Clinton, his daughter Chelsea, comedian Stephen Colbert and an “A-list” of leaders and thinkers are on the campus of Washington University this weekend for the sixth annual Clinton Global Initiative University.

The three-day event aims to bring students ideas and innovations to bear on a range of global problems from public health, to human rights to the environment.

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MO Statehouse
1:58 pm
Thu April 4, 2013

Kander Announces Legal Action Over Mamtek Failure

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Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander.

Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander is taking action against a financial management company connected to the failed Mamtek artificial sweetener plant in mid-Missouri.

In his role as Secretary of State Jason Kander also serves as Missouri’s chief securities regulator.

He’s accusing Morgan Keegan, a Memphis-based firm of helping defraud Missourians based on a list of falsehoods, including the claim the Mamtek held several production patents.  

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