Kavahn Mansouri
Economic Development ReporterKavahn Mansouri covers economic development, housing and business at St. Louis Public Radio.
He joined the station after working as an investigative reporter for NPR’s Midwest Newsroom for 3.5 years. There, he investigated housing, policing, immigration and more as a founding member of the NPR regional hub. Before that, he was a Government Accountability Reporter at the Belleville News-Democrat and a general assignment reporter at the Washington Missourian.
A native of St. Louis, Mansouri graduated from Webster University in 2016. He started reporting at 15 years old, working on the high school newspaper at Rockwood Summit. In his free time, he enjoys tabletop gaming and exploring St. Louis with his wife, Megan.
You can reach him via email at kmansouri@stlpr.org or on Bluesky.
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Missouri Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick announced his office will audit the St. Louis Development Commission after an investigation found possible improper governmental activity. -
Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley sent a letter to the federal agency about the reported delays of aid to victims of the May 16 tornado that ripped through St. Louis. -
The bill makes it easier to construct carriage houses in St. Louis neighborhoods as part of a push to ease housing restrictions in the city. -
Group behind the Foundry in Midtown says its $195 million redevelopment in downtown St. Louis will be completed in 2027. -
After almost six years of construction, a new campus for St. Louis’s National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s employees opened. The new campus marks a $1.75 billion investment in north St. Louis that officials hope will cause a ripple effect, bucking a downward economic trend in the area. -
Ron Kitchens takes the helm at GSL starting in November, succeeding Jason Hall, who left in late 2024. -
Newly revealed documents outline the developer’s pitch to St. Louis to turn the shuttered Armory into a $600 million data center. While its developer says he’ll engage the public, he offered few details on the project itself. -
More than four months later, north St. Louis streets, alleyways and sidewalks are starting to look clearer as city contractors remove debris from the May 16 tornado. But neighbors say the job isn’t as far along as they’d like, and in some cases the work is falling short. -
Board of Aldermen President Megan Green says a data center moratorium is not off the table as residents complain of transparency, energy and environmental issues. A hearing on a data center proposal at the now-shuttered Armory building was delayed this week. -
After initial discussion over a possible temporary ban on data center development in the city, officials say they plan to avoid a moratorium and instead use existing frameworks to answer questions and concerns over the developments. -
As the St. Louis Cardinals set records for their lowest attendance at Busch Stadium III, data shows business surrounding the stadium is slowing as well. One vendor said she’s cutting back on product and labor to make ends meet. -
The St. Louis Port Authority Commission approved a measure to create a taxing district that will put the Jefferson Arms redevelopment in Downtown West on track to have the highest sales tax rate in the city after previously expressing trepidation over the project.
