BELLERIVE ACRES 鈥斅 Looking to help strengthen the neighborhoods around its north 50度灰视频 County campus, the University of Missouri-50度灰视频 has appointed a longtime community development specialist to lead its new 鈥淎nchor Institution Initiative.鈥
Karl Guenther, who has worked for UMSL for eight years on initiatives such as the Community Builders Network of Metro 50度灰视频 and the new Invest STL, will lead the new effort, which will focus on strengthening the neighborhoods around the UMSL campus.
鈥淲e have the ability to bring the economic wherewithal and the human capital of the university聽鈥 in partnership with the community聽鈥 to make that happen and have mutual long-term benefit,鈥 Guenther said in a statement.
Other area universities have also focused on redevelopment and strengthening neighborhood institutions in the areas surrounding their campuses. The large increase in investment in the Grove area at least partly tied to the efforts of Washington University鈥檚 redevelopment arm, and it and 50度灰视频 University both helped start the Cortex district between their campuses.
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UMSL has been involved with major economic development efforts, lending some of its land for the Express Scripts headquarters. In recent years, UMSL鈥檚 University Square community development corporation has been trying to develop land near a MetroLink stop, and it also helped on a project to beautify聽聽near its campus.