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Your Insider's Guide to The St. Louis Business Network

The St Louis Networker
👋 Good afternoon, St. Louis! Welcome to The St. Louis Networker, the local newsletter serving 12,473 professionals in the Greater St. Louis business community.
In today’s issue:
👍 Is your business ready for unexpected challenges?
⭐ Why Netwinars Beat Webinars Every Time
💼 The Top Jobs Postings and Top Job Seekers in Greater St. Louis
📈 St. Louis organizations looking for Contract-cloud-based recreation management system, Redevelopment Project Management Services, and more
✅ Challenge Grant to support major regional projects
🔎 Who are the top networkers in St Louis?
📅 Register for Greater St. Louis networking events
👨💻 Plus more …
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COMMUNITY
🍇 The St. Louis Grapevine
The Business Buzz around St. Louis
Is your business ready for unexpected challenges? (Read)
Trump administration set to slash $197M grant for north St. Louis battery plant (Read)
City Foundry developers question Midtown data center plans (Read)
Officials say data centers can be the future of Missouri’s economy. But it’s complicated (Read)
St. Louis Post-Dispatch owner keeps cutting down its papers. That hurts communities (Read)
Local business booms with mahjong tile sets (Read)
Restaurant opens in former Vin de Set building after $1M renovation (Read)
STRATEGY
⭐ Deep Dive
Why Netwinars Beat Webinars Every Time
Professionals are ditching standard Zoom calls and virtual networking events for netwinars that spark collective learning, deeper engagement, and meaningful relationships.
Forget webinars, netwinars are the new virtual networking powerhouse.
Just think about it …
How many times have you attended a webinar that turned into one long sales pitch?
Or finished a session without connecting with a single person?
While no one can predict the future of networking, one thing is certain …
It won’t look anything like it does today…
CAREERS
💼 St. Louis at Work
Workplace Highlights in Greater St. Louis
St. Louis’s labor market remains tight, with the metro region’s unemployment rate dipping to around 3.5%, while St. Louis County’s rate is closer to 4.7%. Employers across sectors cite persistent skills gaps in healthcare, logistics, and advanced technical roles, even as job creation slows in manufacturing and core services.
🔥 Top Job Postings
Lead Business Development Mgr 2 ATC at AT&T
💵$109K/yr - $163K/yr | 📍St. Louis, MO (Apply)Outside Sales Representative at Graber Outdoors Fence and Deck
💵$115K – $300K a year | 📍St. Louis, MO (Apply)Inside Sales Team Lead - Randstad USA
💵$105K – $124K a year | 📍St. Louis, MO (Apply)
👀 Top Job Seekers
Joe Weisser, Currently seeking employment
👉 Currently seeking employment |📍St Louis, Missouri (Profile)Tamara (Tammy) Folkerts, Receptionist and Cashier
👉Distribution Analyst seeking new position |📍Bridgeton, Missouri (Profile)Bhargav Koyyada, Research And Development Intern
👉MSc in Information Technology Management | St Louis, Missouri (Profile)
SALES
📈 St. Louis Leads
Who's Buying in St. Louis Right Now?
Contract-cloud-based recreation management system needed at the City of St. Louis (Link)
The St. Louis Economic Development Partnership and the Land Clearance for Redevelop Authority of the County of St. Louis issue a Request for Qualifications for Redevelopment Project Management Services. (Link)
EMERGENCY CONTRACT SERVICES | HEALTH CARE HOMELESS VETERANS, ST. LOUIS (VA-25-00001620) (Link)
Disaster Debris Monitoring & Ancillary Services at the St. Louis Development Corporation (Link)
Cylinder Gas for General Use 2025-10-2154-ND (Link)
IFB 2025-09-2193-LP FREE FLOW TYPE PM AND MOISTURE RESISTANT TYPE PM GLASS BEADS (Link)
INMAN SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS (Link)
SUPPORT
✅ St. Louis Resources
Helpful Tools & Positive Developments in Greater St. Louis
Challenge Grant to support major regional projects (More)
Federal Reserve’s Gascon to Keynote Nov. 6 Economic Outlook Breakfast (More)
Downtown St. Louis Restaurant Week Returns Oct. 20-26 (More)
St. Louis awarded $25 million via the federal Build Back Better Regional (More)
GeoFutures Launches a New Strategic Roadmap (More)
KNOWLEDGE
👀 St. Louis Insights
AI-Powered Business Tips & Trends for St. Louis Professionals
Who are the top networkers in St Louis?
1. Morgan DeBaun
2. Susan Wilson Solovic
3. Alicia Underwood
4. Chris Moloney
5. People from “100 St. Louisans You Should Know” list
NETWORKING
📅 St. Louis Events
Top Business & Networking Events in Greater St. Louis
🤝 10/24 Bourbon Friday/Networking & Bourbon Tasting Washington Avenue, St. Louis (Register)
🤝 10/30 October Networking Mixer 2025 | St. Louis, MO (Register)
🤝 11/10 Dignity of Work and Rights of the Worker with Brother Ken Homan, SJ | St. Louis (Register)
🤝 11/13 St. Louis Business Networking Event | St. Louis, MO (Register)
🤝 11/19 Women In Business Meet Up | Virginia Avenue, St. Louis (Register)
🤝 11/23 Women in Travel Meetup Powered by Wanderful(Register)
🤝= In Person, 💻 = Virtual
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