St. Louis adds $150,000 to contract to measure economic justice progress

ST. LOUIS — The board overseeing the city’s economic development arm on Thursday approved an additional $150,000 for a software provider to create a framework to measure the progress of St. Louis' new economic development policies. St. Louis Development Corp. CEO Neal Richardson said the software will hold his agency accountable in achieving what the economic justice plan set out to accomplish: invest and grow disinvested areas of north and south St. Louis with the most potential for growth. "It was important for the public and public officials to understand...