Yesterday, the Land Reutilization Authority (LRA) of the City of St. Louis, Mo., Board of Commissioners — a development board staffed by St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC) that has the authority to manage, maintain, market and sell agency-owned vacant and abandoned buildings and property in the City of St. Louis — adopted new sales policies to enhance economic empowerment, equitable and inclusive development and neighborhood transformation in conjunction with the Economic Justice Action Plan.

In conjunction with the opening of the Northside Economic Empowerment Center (NEEC), the Minority & Small Business Empowerment team at St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC) launched its Back Office Support System (BOSS) Portal — a streamlined, tech-enabled system designed to build a community of small businesses throughout the City of St. Louis, especially North City.

This week, Advantes Group announced its progress on several redevelopment projects on Laclede’s Landing. Advantes acknowledged the redevelopment would have been possible without the assistance of St. Louis Development Corporation.

Mayor Tishaura O. Jones and St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC) — along with representatives from St. Louis Public Schools, the Sumner High School Advisory Board and other community partners — celebrated the grand opening of the Northside Economic Empowerment Center (NEEC) with a ribbon cutting ceremony and the signing of the Economic Justice Act (BB125).

Yesterday, the SLDC Board of Directors authorized Habitat for Humanity St. Louis and Tabernacle Community Development Corporation (TCDC) to participate in constructing affordable for-sale housing through the Housing Access and Neighborhood Stabilization Revolving Loan Fund.

Confluence Food Group, a holding company that owns three St. Louis food service businesses, has completed its expansion of a new facility in St. Louis, investing $6.3 million and creating 17 new jobs. To support its growth, the company relocated from its 24,000-square-foot location at North Broadway to its new 113,000-square-foot facility on Garfield Avenue in the JeffVanderLou neighborhood.

Latest Round of Allocations Will Further Economic Justice, Benefit Local Development Projects

SLDC and The St. Louis Vacancy Collaborative Kickoff Initiative to Assess and Reform LRA Purchase Programs, Processes and Public Communications; Launches Survey to Gather Community Input

M2 Development Partners, LLC (M2DP) Unveils Preliminary Plans for Lighthouse Point Mixed-Use & Entertainment Destination Development on the Mississippi River in North St. Louis, MO

Port Authority Commission Approves Resolution to Explore Viability of Gateway South Development Project