Arindam Kar

St. Louis was a brick 'epicenter.' Can it keep its bricks after the tornado? The glory and grit of St. Louis brick has made the material a target that can fetch premium prices.

Preserving the lives and livelihoods of those affected by the tornado obviously takes priority; this is important but comes afterward. #STL
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#teamcoco #rolandgarros

Social media sabbatical is over.

Celebrating my eldest's university graduation from @fordham.edu

From the Empire State Building to the Bronx, it's been a great few days being part of the #Ramily #fordham2025 #1down4togo

What a game

Spring.

St. Louis population grew in 2024 thanks to international migration, U.S. Census data shows
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KDHX files for bankruptcy KDHX filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in court Monday, after years of financial uncertainty and community pressure on its leaders.

BREAKING: St. Louis community radio station KDHX has filed for bankruptcy.

Drake has, in my mind, been the "forgotten" men's basketball school in Iowa sports. No more. Congrats on another great year.

Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Could Disrupt St. Louis’s Growth Strategy Shrinking cities have tried to stabilize their populations with foreign-born residents. The strategy was working, until the inauguration.

Brilliant piece that captures the incredible work of so many people & orgs to make #stlsky a welcoming, inclusive, & growing community.
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Our neighborhood came together for the second year in a row to celebrate #Holi! #ComptonHeights #stlsky

Taking a short reprieve from work and joining @sarahfenske.bsky.social, Nicole Gorovsky, and Bevis Schock today on @stlpublicradio.bsky.social "St. Louis n the Air" at noon for the monthly Legal Roundtable. Once again, we have some really interesting items to discuss! #stlsky

Why is this important? With the vast majority of our life-saving drugs, vaccines, and antibiotics being produced abroad, domestic API production is a health and national security issue for our country; it will continue to drive economic growth for our region.

In today's edition of clients doing cool things, congrats to API Innovation Center on opening its labs at the UMSL. The partnership further establishes #STL as the hub for the return of R&D of active pharmaceutical ingredients, which are the core of every life-saving medication.

#EarlyVoting #STLsky
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Experiments require a control, so here it is.

Yep. Canceled my walk to the gym for a home workout

Worth a listen! Not sure about all Nixon’s points but good to hear youths & juvenile courts come up. Often when it does it is politicized, lacks depth, and not solution-focused. As @sarahfenske.bsky.social says it is often neglected. We could use more of this in policy conversations

St. Louis Public Radio to go independent after parting ways with UMSL University of Missouri-St Louis, UMSL, announced Monday that it’s handing over ownership of St Louis Public Radio. The transition may take up to three years. Details still need to be worked out.

Interesting.
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As much as Iowa was on fire that first quarter, the USC comeback in the second quarter was equally impressive. #hawkeyes

Checked out Bad Bella Bakery, our new neighborhood bakery, coffee shop, & community space. 3149 Shenandoah. Soft opening most days. #stlsky

KDHX to stop broadcasting live, citing financial challenges KDHX board president Gary Pierson said in a Friday afternoon announcement that the station lacks the resources to continue in its current form.

Beloved community radio station KDHX will stop airing live broadcasts and switch to prerecorded material as of 7 p.m.

Support local journalism. Good debut podcast.

In light of the recent Oscar Best Picture announcement, it might be a good time to remind #stlsky folks (and others) that @slu-official.bsky.social will be hosting Colson Whitehead as the recipient of the 2025 St. Louis Literary Award. www.slu.edu/news/2024/ap...

Basically posted something along these for the next four years as we met for our strategic planning sessions. So many resettlement agencies closed during that period. We cannot allow that to happen here.

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Wrote this in January 2017.

I stand by this post once again.

Can the Only Grocery Store in a Rural Michigan Town Stay Independent? The owners of Honor Family Market are ready to retire. A buyer would face the tight margins of a small business and competition against the giant chains and discount stores.

I do quite a bit of #agriculture & #food #antitrust work. This piece on the #grocery industry and price discrimination is really good. The FTC recently brought 2 cases; will the new FTC continue?

Can the Only Grocery Store in a Rural Michigan Town Stay Independent? www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/b...

WEBSTER U. SEES A 'TURNAROUND' ENROLLMENT REBOUND

Happy to see Webster on the upswing.

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Was in Denver this weekend for some work and fun. Saw these things deployed yesterday all over downtown after 3-4 inches of snow fell. Sidewalks were in great shape afterward.

cc: #stlsky #stlwx

FTC could be more amenable to grocery M&A under Trump, experts say The regulatory agency will likely take a kinder approach to divestiture proposals by merger parties under its new leadership, one antitrust attorney said.

I've been engaged in discussions with clients across all sectors about what to expect on #antitrust #policy & #enforcement moving forward. Sam Silverstein & I connected again recently to discuss some of my thoughts. #mergersandacquisitions; #food #grocery

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Regulatory Freeze Pending Review – The White House By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order all executive departments and

While there may be uncertainty stemming from executive orders yesterday, there was certainty on #antitrust issues: Commissioner Ferguson is acting chair of the #FTC, & an EO was issued that will delay the effective date of the new #HSR rules until March 21st.
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