Merchants appear satisfied that St. Peters’ decision to opt out of this weekend’s back-to-school sales tax holiday won’t adversely affect their businesses. Missouri shoppers of school supplies and school-related merchandise won’t pay state sales taxes Aug. 7-9. Shoppers in St. ...

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The effort to make St. Louis a hub for China’s Midwest trade may not pay dividends for St. Charles County for many years to come. But that hasn’t deterred the county from making the investment. Early this year a working ...

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The Athena Leadership Foundation of St. Charles County has announced the nominee finalists for the 2009 award. They are: Deborah Alessi, Cyndi Aufner, Sharon West, Denise Liebel, Sandra Meranda and Jill Skyles. The foundation will announce the winner during a ...

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Because the weakened economy translates into less tax revenue, Republican state Sen. Tom Dempsey of St. Charles believes Missouri residents won’t see new state programs this year. Indeed, some corporate tax loopholes could be closed and some tax hikes and ...

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