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Economy
4:00 am
Mon June 10, 2013

Report: STEM Jobs Make Up Big Part Of St. Louis Region’s Economy

Credit (Flickr Creative Commons User Daniel Leininger)

Jobs that require at least some STEM, or science, technology, engineering and math, knowledge make up a big chunk of the St. Louis region's economy. 

That’s according to a new report from the Brookings Institution. 

Usually, researchers consider a plant scientist or electrical engineer as someone with a STEM job.

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Economy
1:08 pm
Fri March 22, 2013

Old North Grocery Co-Op In Need Of Volunteers For Store's Survival

Credit Erin Williams
The Old North Co-op carries a variety of food and dry goods from centrally located vendors. The grocery store is currently trying to figure out how to make their funds last.

After only two years of doing business in north St. Louis, the grocery store known as the Old North Grocery Co-Op may soon close down.

Store manager Jill Whitmann says re-vamping the co-op’s business model to rely primarily on volunteers will help shore up more funds before the end of May, when the budget will tighten.

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