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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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. -
Data center developers eye Festus in Jefferson County as a site for future data center development as the city annexes properties for the projects. -
Demolition of the long-vacant Millennium Hotel began this week in downtown St. Louis as developer Cordish Cos. eyes a $670 million redevelopment of the site. -
A battery plant planned for north St. Louis has been canceled by the Israeli company behind it after the Trump administration pulled federal grants for the project. -
As St. Charles petitioners vie to add rules that would require a public vote for the sale of any city-owned parks, the very same rules in St. Louis face challenges as the city moves to sell a troubled park. -
The Board of Aldermen originally approved spending for the Impacted Tenants Fund through American Rescue Plan Act money in 2023. It sought to provide financial aid to tenants who have been displaced from their homes. -
Hamm-Niebruegge has served as director of the region’s largest airport since 2010, when then-Mayor Francis Slay appointed her to the position. -
The St. Louis Development Corporation is sending a second wave of surveys out to business owners. The first survey revealed that more than 216 businesses were severely damaged by the tornado. -
The St. Louis Board of Aldermen reconsidered a bill that extends a blighting determination from the 2000s on the Cortex district in the Central West End. -
Mayor Cara Spencer and other officials announced a “historic” investment of $14 million to bolster winter sheltering, with the expectation that people displaced by the May 16 tornado will increase the need. -
City officials say only $4 million of the $30 million of Rams settlement funds allocated toward tornado relief has been spent due to bureaucratic issues. Residents and city leaders urged staff to expedite the process.
