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The Missouri Bankers Association is ready to take legal action against St. Louis City if the municipality enacts and enforces a measure that allows a homeowner to enter into mediation with a lender.

Because of advances in technology, in the next 10 years this region will need 75,000 more residents who possess a bachelor’s or higher degree, St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association CEO Joe Reagan recently told members of the St. Louis Association of Realtors.

Less than two years ago, Gov. Jay Nixon named Rex Burlison to fill a seat on St. Louis Circuit Court bench. Nixon now has tapped Burlison’s daughter, Erin S. Burlison-Huss, to serve as a St. Charles County Circuit Court associate judge.

The controversy over Notre Dame football player Manti Te’o and his fake online girlfriend hasn’t moved Missouri legislators to criminalize online impersonation, even though a tragic St. Charles case prompted other states to do just that.

Adolphus Busch IV acknowledges his environmental group lost its legal battle to prevent the city of St. Peters from using tax-increment financing (TIF) to subsidize development in a floodplain.

The St. Louis region’s housing market is “still soft” even though sales volume is on the rise, William R. Emmons told a crowd of more than 100 people who gathered Thursday morning at the Realtors association’s headquarters in St. Louis County. “I think we’re going to bounce along the bottom for a while,” he added.

When it comes to paying for projects that benefit the entire region, disagreements emerge. The latest example of that is the refusal of the St. Charles County Council to place a sales tax proposal on the April ballot.

Entrepreneurs don’t have a reputation as being procrastinators, especially when it comes to seeking investment dollars. But some are out there if the latest round of applications for Arch Grants is any indication.

The Missouri Supreme Court has reversed a St. Charles County Circuit Court judge’s summary judgment in favor of insurers who refused to pay $400,000 in underinsured-motorist claims. The plaintiff, who was injured in a motorcycle accident, now will collect $100,000 from each of four separate insurance policies.

The latest transaction involves the sale of Casino Queen Inc. to its employees through a newly created employee stock ownership plan, commonly referred to as an ESOP. The company operates the gaming boat and hotel located in East St. Louis. The company has about 700 employees.

Pinnacle Entertainment is set to become the dominant player in St. Louis’ gaming market with its acquisition of Ameristar Casinos.