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06.04.2009 1:13 pm

Nixon touts jobs bill in St. Louis appearance

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Gov. Jay Nixon was in town today to promote the jobs bill the Legislature passed last month. Read jobs reporter Steve Geigerich’s post in his blog here.

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04.20.2009 12:42 pm

Anti-green and anti-jobs? New ad says Blunt is both

Post-Dispatch Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON — A new TV and Internet ad portrays opposition to a comprehensive energy bill as opposition to job growth and has Rep. Roy Blunt, R-Springfield, in its sights.

The League of Conservation Voters produced the ad,…

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01.22.2009 10:51 pm

St. Louis County economic stimulus list grows by 45 projects

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

St. Louis County has 45 more projects, costing $500 million, to add to its economic stimulus list, Garry Earls, the county’s chief operating officer, on Thursday told the January membership meeting of the St. Louis County Municipal League.

At the group’s…

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12.22.2008 11:58 am

Jay Nixon’s jobs plan: Expand Missouri tax credits, offer loans

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Gov.-elect Jay Nixon will be in St. Louis later today to announce his plan for adding jobs to Missouri’s moribund economy, but his plans were released at a stop in Kansas City this morning.

His plan? Much as Sen. Charlie Shields, R-St.…

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12.08.2008 2:31 pm

Slay on job cuts: A “painful” day on Pestalozzi Street

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Mayor Francis Slay is pointing to today’s massive job cuts at Anheuser-Busch InBev — 1,400 company wide, about three-fourths of which are in St. Louis — to call on president-elect Barack Obama to jump start the economy soon.

“This is a very painful day…

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12.05.2008 10:44 am

Want a government job in Missouri? Be nice to these people:

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Gov.-elect Jay Nixon has named a group of Citizen Transition Advisers to help him find applicants for state jobs. According to a news release from the Nixon transition team, the governor elect hopes this team will help recruit a diverse, qualified…

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09.18.2008 3:47 pm

UPDATE: Governor candidates talk about jobs, jobs, jobs

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

If there’s one thing the two candidates for Missouri governor agree on, it’s this: The most important issue to voters these days is jobs. Apparently, their polls are telling them the same thing. But Republican Kenny Hulshof and Democrat Jay…

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