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Former St. Louis Post-Dispatch building becomes hub for tech, cybersecurity workforce<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.firstalert4.com\/2026\/03\/18\/former-st-louis-post-dispatch-building-becomes-hub-tech-cybersecurity-workforce\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-03-17 21:10:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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Using an unordered list, summarize the following article with between 4 and 8 key points. ST. LOUIS (First Alert 4) – The former St. Louis Post-Dispatch building on North Tucker is drawing a growing list of technology companies and nonprofits, positioning downtown St. Louis as an emerging hub for geospatial, defense tech and cybersecurity industries.The eight-floor building has around 160,000 square feet of rentable space, along with large event and conference areas, including a hall that can accommodate 800 people. Claire Anderson, the building\u2019s business development manager and a former Post-Dispatch employee, said the space is designed to function as a connector for people and industries.\u201cWe want to be a conduit for people and information, just like the newspaper was,\u201d Anderson said.A new chapter for the buildingThe building originally belonged to the Globe Democrat newspaper until 1959, when Joseph Pulitzer III purchased it as the new headquarters for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. When the newspaper relocated in 2020, Jim McKelvey bought the building as offices for Block, Inc., preserving much of the paper\u2019s character and history.Current tenants include Block, Inc., local design firm Cartel, Congressman Wesley Bell\u2019s office, and several smaller geospatial and tech companies and nonprofits. Scale AI, which works with geospatial data and image recognition for the Department of Defense, expanded into the building last fall.AJ Segal, who runs Scale AI\u2019s St. Louis office \u2014 which employs more than 250 people \u2014 said the building\u2019s growing tenant base creates a collaborative ecosystem.\u201cI think what\u2019s really possible here is to have a defense tech or AI collaborative environment, something similar to what they have in Silicon Valley,\u201d Segal said. \u201cBy being in close proximity together you have to collaborate. When someone has a good idea you aren\u2019t going on a Zoom call. You\u2019re going two floors down to a company who\u2019s maybe in the same stage you are.\u201dCybersecurity training and workforce developmentAlso among the building\u2019s new tenants is Cyber-Up, a local nonprofit that helps bridge skills and training gaps for people entering IT and cybersecurity jobs. The organization recently moved into offices at the building.Tony Bryan, who runs Cyber-Up, said the nonprofit\u2019s mission is to connect nontraditional students with career pathways in technology.\u201cThe mission is to ignite curiosity in students, offer pathways for individuals and show companies how those pathways can be reimagined with nontraditional students,\u201d Bryan said.One recent graduate of the program is Cassandra Britt, a single mother in her 30s working a full-time job. She earned a cybersecurity certification through Cyber-Up that she said could lead to a promotion or a new career opportunity.\u201cIt\u2019s a good opportunity for me to grow my career and impact my life differently,\u201d Britt said.Downtown vacancy and the push to reboundDowntown St. Louis continues to face challenges. According to Cushman and Wakefield, the downtown office vacancy rate stands at 28 percent. Bryan said the mayor\u2019s public push for companies to return to the downtown corridor has generated momentum.\u201cSeeing the mayor challenge companies to get back into the downtown corridor and say, \u2018We have to spend money and be here in person,\u2019 created excitement for the environment and we want to be part of that,\u201d Bryan said.Bryan also cited public safety as a foundational concern for downtown\u2019s recovery.\u201cBeing safe downtown is a top priority for folks, whether it\u2019s for a Cardinals game or a Blues or a sporting game, like I can leave my car and not worry about it. We have to start with that fundamental thing,\u201d he said.Anderson said the region\u2019s affordability and quality of life are selling points for companies considering St. Louis over other Midwest cities.\u201cWhen companies look here and say, \u2018Why should I come here versus Kansas City or Omaha,\u2019 we want to show that it can pay off for you and for your personal life as well,\u201d Anderson said.Copyright 2026 KMOV. All rights reserved.
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