A consulting firm created in response to the May 16 EF3 tornado that ripped through the city won a $1 million contract Wednesday aimed at aiding tornado recovery in north St. Louis.
The St. Louis Development Corporation’s board of directors approved the contract with Kea Point Solutions, a firm that on its website says it was established “to help the city recover quickly, effectively, and transparently.”
Founder Russell Halliday is well known to the St. Louis Development Corporation and St. Louis officials. He previously worked as a program manager for Stantec, a firm that managed the redevelopment of the NorthSide regeneration area of St. Louis…