According to St. Louis officials, 788 businesses had some level of damage from the May 16 storm. Many wards reported little to no damage; 10th Ward businesses suffered the most.
Of the business owners who reported damage to the city, 260 businesses in the 10th Ward were damaged. Sixty-nine of those had severe damage.
During the St. Louis License Collector’s Office’s business recovery resource forum last week, Alderwoman Shameem Clark Hubbard told people businesses in her ward experience the most devastation, but she plans to help every business that needs assistance…