The network of major St. Louis employers and institutions is ramping up initiatives to drive sustained investment in local neighborhoods impacted by systemic inequities....
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Weeden-Smith began her role as director of the alliance of higher education institutions, hospital systems, corporations and nonprofits in September....
Attendees took a walking tour of some of the neighborhood's historic sites and heard from community leaders in a panel discussion....
The network will leverage intentional hiring, career development and spending in parts of the St. Louis region that have faced disinvestment....