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Sewer lines, a rich man dying and a Tom Cruise movie played central roles in reviving a small former railroad town in North Georgia. This now flourishing area has homes that fetch more than $1 million.

A new home for the NBA team could anchor a major downtown sports and entertainment district.

Employees at the Broomfield-based ski giant's biggest resort traded their planks for picketing during one of the busiest weeks of the ski season.

The rain drizzled down Xavier Messiah, as he and his younger brother waited outside Union Station in St. Louis. Donning their black “Deer Owl Family Farms” hoodies — their family’s cannabis brand — they stood ready with stacks of business cards outside the MJ Unpacked cannabis conference on Nov. 4. “Happy Tuesday!” Xavier exclaimed, as he handed everyone he encountered a business card. “I got that from my father,” he later said.

Airport and city officials have taken the biggest step so far in the proposed $3 billion redevelopment of St. Louis Lambert International Airport by approving a design team with ties to the airport’s origins.