/tags/jim-mckelvey Jim McKelvey en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Tue, 19 May 2020 18:12:15 GMT /economy-innovation/2020-05-19/square-adopts-permanent-work-from-home-policy-for-workers-in-st-louis-nationwide Square has announced that some employees can work from home permanently, even after their offices reopen across the country.The move will affect many of… Tue, 19 May 2020 18:12:15 GMT /economy-innovation/2020-05-19/square-adopts-permanent-work-from-home-policy-for-workers-in-st-louis-nationwide Kae M. Petrin /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-03-27/squares-jim-mckelvey-explains-how-to-build-a-business-one-crazy-idea-at-a-time The mobile payment company Square was a game-changer. It slashed the costs of taking credit card payments — allowing small businesses and artisans to get… Fri, 27 Mar 2020 20:51:05 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-03-27/squares-jim-mckelvey-explains-how-to-build-a-business-one-crazy-idea-at-a-time Sarah Fenske /economy-business/2020-01-02/new-year-new-innovation-district-for-downtown-st-louis The owners of the old St. Louis Post-Dispatch building are pushing big plans to bring more jobs downtown.Along with a pending move to 900 North Tucker… Thu, 02 Jan 2020 11:25:43 GMT /economy-business/2020-01-02/new-year-new-innovation-district-for-downtown-st-louis Wayne Pratt /economy-business/2019-07-29/square-to-move-into-st-louis-post-dispatch-building-grow-local-workforce Updated at 2:30 p.m., July 30 with comment from StarLake Holdings Managing Partner John Berglund — Mobile payment technology company Square will move its… Mon, 29 Jul 2019 21:32:41 GMT /economy-business/2019-07-29/square-to-move-into-st-louis-post-dispatch-building-grow-local-workforce Nicolas Telep /economy-business/2019-06-17/the-magic-house-teams-up-on-makerspace-for-kids-in-st-louis Through the doors of the Magic House at MADE, kids are testing rocket launchers, designing video game characters and learning how to use 3D printers.This… Mon, 17 Jun 2019 10:44:23 GMT /economy-business/2019-06-17/the-magic-house-teams-up-on-makerspace-for-kids-in-st-louis Corinne Ruff /education/2019-01-31/wash-u-receives-donation-from-square-co-founder-and-renames-school-of-engineering Jim McKelvey earned degrees in computer science and economics from Washington University in the late ‘80s, but he said the engineering skills he learned… Thu, 31 Jan 2019 17:00:00 GMT /education/2019-01-31/wash-u-receives-donation-from-square-co-founder-and-renames-school-of-engineering Andy Field /economy-business/2018-11-16/new-creative-space-for-makers-bridges-st-louis-delmar-divide-builds-community Jim McKelvey has come to the rescue of the St. Louis maker movement.Today, the serial entrepreneur officially opened MADE, a 32,000-square-foot building… Fri, 16 Nov 2018 23:43:02 GMT /economy-business/2018-11-16/new-creative-space-for-makers-bridges-st-louis-delmar-divide-builds-community /economy-business/2018-10-18/square-plans-to-hire-engineers-at-its-st-louis-office Square, the startup that revolutionized credit card payments for small businesses, plans to start adding engineers to its workforce in St. Louis. The… Thu, 18 Oct 2018 16:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2018-10-18/square-plans-to-hire-engineers-at-its-st-louis-office /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-10-10/launchcode-celebrates-5-year-anniversary-continues-to-chip-away-at-st-louis-huge-tech-shortage LaunchCode, an organization headquartered in St. Louis, celebrates its five-year anniversary this week. The nonprofit helps people enter the tech field by… Wed, 10 Oct 2018 19:20:07 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-10-10/launchcode-celebrates-5-year-anniversary-continues-to-chip-away-at-st-louis-huge-tech-shortage Alex Heuer /economy-business/2017-11-17/third-degree-glass-factory-will-take-over-techshop-in-st-louis The same day TechShop announced it was filing for bankruptcy and closing all locations, a St. Louis native decided to step in to save the local… Fri, 17 Nov 2017 23:06:00 GMT /economy-business/2017-11-17/third-degree-glass-factory-will-take-over-techshop-in-st-louis Maria Altman