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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Executives blame slow vaccine rollout and international travel restrictions for slowing down demand. Plus, federal payroll support for airline workers expires in early April.
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Letters from the Department of Labor indicate it's trying to recoup money it accidently overpaid to out-of-work people.
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St. Louis County Executive Sam Page said Wednesday the county plans to open its first mass vaccination site in Ferguson. Vaccinations at the new clinic could begin as early as next week, if the county health department is able to obtain enough vaccine doses from the state.
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Small and mid-size manufacturing companies are leaving St. Louis, and they aren’t being replaced with other jobs.
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The Sierra Club released a report Monday that gave top utilities a letter grade based on climate actions. The environmental group gave Ameren a D, citing its lack of action on retiring coal.
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Small-business consultant Erica Henderson said the federal loan program previously left out many business owners from marginalized groups. She's trying to make sure that doesn't happen again.
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St. Louis Public Radio spoke with a dozen current and former employees who said lax enforcement of COVID-19 rules is putting their health at risk.
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After months of waiting for relief, people and small businesses will soon see direct payments, loans and more unemployment benefits.
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The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency will begin construction any day now on a technology lab in the building.
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Some companies see virtual events as a temporary solution during the pandemic, but this CEO hopes they'll be here to stay.