Kavahn Mansouri
Economic Development ReporterKavahn Mansouri covers economic development, housing and business at St. Louis Public Radio.
He joined the station after working as an investigative reporter for NPR’s Midwest Newsroom for 3.5 years. There, he investigated housing, policing, immigration and more as a founding member of the NPR regional hub. Before that, he was a Government Accountability Reporter at the Belleville News-Democrat and a general assignment reporter at the Washington Missourian.
A native of St. Louis, Mansouri graduated from Webster University in 2016. He started reporting at 15 years old, working on the high school newspaper at Rockwood Summit. In his free time, he enjoys tabletop gaming and exploring St. Louis with his wife, Megan.
You can reach him via email at kmansouri@stlpr.org or on Bluesky.
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St. Louis’ LCRA voted to scrap a plan to redevelop Cleveland High School in Dutchtown as it eyes purchasing two vacant buildings from the St. Louis Public School system. -
Good Jobs First released its annual report, which found that St. Louis Public Schools is losing about $2,360 per student from tax incentives offered to developers. The St. Louis Development Corporation rebuffed the report’s findings. -
St. Louis Police Chief Robert Tracy extended his contract with the police department on Monday, signing a new three-year deal. -
Sen. Josh Hawley says his bill will track layoffs attributed to replacing workers with artificial intelligence. A St. Louis expert says mass layoffs may be ahead. -
Officials in charge of the Dome at American’s Center in Downtown St. Louis approved a plan to merge with Explore St. Louis in hopes of shaking up the management of the two complexes. -
Six months after the May 16 tornado ripped through north St. Louis, people who had insurance policies are struggling to repair their homes. Some say their insurance companies aren’t making it easier. -
The Impacted Tenants Fund offers one-time financial assistance to people displaced from their homes. -
Members of the Board of Aldermen heard from attorneys and advocates about problems facing the Right to Counsel program at a Wednesday night oversight hearing. -
St. Louis wanted to help people facing evictions. Advocates say the city underfunded its own programA report shows that out of 1,352 people served by the program, only 343 received legal defense for eviction cases through the program. The others received some legal assistance or a referral. -
Carmaker Toyota announced it will add 57 jobs and invest $57 million in its Missouri plant in Troy. -
The Board of Aldermen took early steps toward approving an April ballot measure that would ask voters to renew the city’s earnings tax. -
The Board of Aldermen sent the three bills to the mayor’s desk after fast-tracking the legislation that will inject nearly $14 million in interest from the Rams settlement and funds from the city’s general reserve.
