WEPOWER

BJC’s investment, along with others, brings the WEPOWER Capital’s total to $1.5 million and will go to high-growth, St. Louis-area Black- and Latino-owned businesses.

The sector has become a pillar of business opportunity that leaders want to develop in the region.

Asian, Hispanic and multiracial populations are growing throughout the St. Louis area.

The Opportunity Trust says it wants to improve public education in St. Louis. But its doubters say it has bigger plans it’s not being transparent about.

St. Louis has a long way to go to make good on its promise to refocus its development strategy around equity and inclusion, but many are hopeful this is a turning point.

Prop R asks city voters to increase property taxes to raise money for early childhood education. A campaign supporter joined "St. Louis on the Air" to discuss the unique structure, which would have the St. Louis Mental Health Board distribute funds.

When St. Louis nonprofit WePower launched a few years ago, it aimed to set up a business accelerator to uplift entrepreneurs in underinvested areas such as north St. Louis. And beginning in March, its six-month accelerator, Elevate/Elevar, did just that.

There’s a swelling momentum to increase the number of children under the age of 5 receiving free early childhood education in the St. Louis region.State…

Poverty and racism should not be discussed separately in St. Louis, author Wes Moore said.“You can't look at a region like this, and you can’t look at…

A community organizing group wants St. Louis and St. Louis County to spend more money on early childhood education.In a report released Thursday, WEPOWER…