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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The Missouri House of Representatives approved a bill Thursday that aims to waive repayment of about 80% of the unemployment money the state said it overpaid people last year.
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Under the terms of the deal, the aquarium does not take any responsibility for wrongdoing, and the termination has been removed from the employees’ records.
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The Regional Business Council will hire consulting firm Teneo Risk for the next year to assist in implementing recommendations it made to the department in December.
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The nearly 50,000-square-foot agriculture research facility will be located near the company’s new headquarters in Creve Coeur.
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The state is demanding that more than 46,000 people pay back money the state said it mistakenly overpaid them last year. Some lawmakers worry that fighting appeals will be costly to Missouri and are trying to block collection of the money.
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Chuck Gascon, a regional economist, said a slower, more targeted recovery could help the area's economy more in the long run.
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Ameren and Spire don't expect any disruptions for customers in the St. Louis region, who could face higher gas bills.
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The National Weather Service expects between five and seven inches of light, fluffy snow to accumulate throughout the day. The wind chill factor could drop as low as 20 degrees below zero.
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More than 46,000 Missourians have received letters demanding repayment. The state says it paid out more than $150 million last year to people who it later determined weren't eligible for the benefits.
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Six Missouri state representatives are working to pass legislation to forgive some or all of the unemployment overpayments that the Missouri Department of Labor is asking 46,000 residents to pay back.