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To keep St. Louis’ existing tech talent, some regional leaders are pushing for more support for startups. But it’s not a quick or easy fix.

The agreement transfers the GKN St. Louis’ operations to Boeing with the aerospace giant hiring nearly all of GKN's roughly 550-person local workforce.

Foster youth are more likely to be unemployed, food insecure or homeless. They're the focus of an EPA grant program with a specific goal of training a workforce capable of cleaning up polluted brownfield sites — unused, polluted plots of land.

The health insurance company Elevance, known as Anthem in Missouri, is hiring 250 new employees to work at its downtown St. Louis office. City leaders celebrated the news, which comes as other high-profile tenants are leaving the city's core.

On Tuesday, U.S. Steel sent more than 1,000 notices to employees, warning of potential layoffs. However, Local 1899's president said Wednesday he expects the number to be closer to the 400 who have already lost their jobs.

The move comes after steelmaking was partially idled at the Granite City plant in October, leading to roughly 400 temporary layoffs. Company leaders now tell workers they can meet steel demand through their other plants.

A St. Louis Community College report found the region gained almost 80,000 workers over the past 10 years.

The answer is complicated and depends on how you look at the 2.6% unemployment rate for the overall St. Louis metropolitan area.

TechSTL and Rung for Women are launching a survey to try to understand the barriers women face in the technology sector and in the broader St. Louis workforce.

The Transformative Workforce Academy — a St. Louis University initiative that works to address recidivism — holds virtual job fairs online.