Corinne Ruff
Corinne Ruff joined St. Louis Public Radio as the economic development reporter in April, 2019. She grew up among the cornfields in Northern Illinois and later earned degrees in Journalism and French at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has since reported at the international, national and local level on business, education and social justice issues.
Her written work has appeared in a variety of publications including: Retail Dive, The Chronicle of Higher Education, U.S. News & World Report, C-U Citizen Access and The News-Gazette. Before moving to St. Louis to join the public radio family, she worked in Washington D.C. for more than three years. There, she founded the business podcast Conversational Commerce and co-hosted a weekly show on the public radio station WPFW about the intersection of higher education and social justice. When she’s not on the hunt for a good story, you can find her scoping out the local music scene and looking for good eats that don't involve whatever Provel "cheese" is.
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Missouri's unemployment rate dropped to 4.9% last month, but that's in part because individuals exhausted their unemployment benefits and are leaving the workforce.
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Small businesses in St. Louis have faced shutdowns, restrictions and fewer customers during the coronavirus pandemic — and there’s still no end in sight.
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Early-stage companies are always a risky proposition, but these days they have to find new ways to deliver products and services and reach investors online.
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Missouri medical marijuana dispensaries were expected to be open by now, but the delay means business is booming for grow-your-own cannabis consultants.
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A group of Black farmers says the ag giant's nearly $11 billion settlement of Roundup-related lawsuits earlier this summer wasn’t enough — they want the corporation to stop selling it.
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The local Major League Soccer team will begin play in 2023, sporting red, blue, white and yellow colors.
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Updated at 8 p.m. March 10 with confirmation from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed...
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Updated at 9 p.m., March 8 with comments from St. Louis County officials The father and sister of a St. Louis County woman who recently tested positive...
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A bill introduced this week in the Missouri House of Representatives aims to prevent landlords from threatening to or actually disclosing their tenants’...
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A federal jury’s decision last week to side with Missouri’s largest peach producer could have implications for other dicamba-related lawsuits awaiting...