Corinne Ruff
Corinne Ruff joined St. Louis Public Radio as the economic development reporter in April, 2019. She grew up among the cornfields in Northern Illinois and later earned degrees in Journalism and French at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has since reported at the international, national and local level on business, education and social justice issues.
Her written work has appeared in a variety of publications including: Retail Dive, The Chronicle of Higher Education, U.S. News & World Report, C-U Citizen Access and The News-Gazette. Before moving to St. Louis to join the public radio family, she worked in Washington D.C. for more than three years. There, she founded the business podcast Conversational Commerce and co-hosted a weekly show on the public radio station WPFW about the intersection of higher education and social justice. When she’s not on the hunt for a good story, you can find her scoping out the local music scene and looking for good eats that don't involve whatever Provel "cheese" is.
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House members said the department agreed to stop sending letters threatening to garnish the money, but more than 30 people recently received letters saying the department filed a lien on their property.
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Otis Williams, St. Louis Development Corporation executive director, is retiring this spring after laying the groundwork for a new way of doing business in the city.
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Three of the four candidates who received the backing of an initiative called Flip The Board won their aldermanic races in St. Louis, giving progressive-minded aldermen a working if fragile majority at City Hall.
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St. Louis officials are asking voters to reauthorize the 1% earnings tax for people who live or work in the city. The revenue provides more than a third of the city's budget.
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They argue their clients should be refunded the city's 1% earnings tax because they worked from home outside of the city during the pandemic.
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Missouri voters approved a gradual increase in the minimum wage to $12 an hour by 2023. Some Republican representatives argue that's hurting businesses.
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St. Louis has a long way to go to make good on its promise to refocus its development strategy around equity and inclusion, but many are hopeful this is a turning point.
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Nearly 120 women are starting a program this month that helps them secure higher-paying jobs and achieve personal goals.
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Swade dispensary plans to open a location in The Grove neighborhood in St. Louis next month.
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The budget airline will begin offering nonstop flights out of St. Louis starting at the end of May.