The St. Louis Development Corporation’s board of directors approved a 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 Corp. 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.

Halliday, who lives in New Zealand, called the tornado an opportunity for the north side.

“The interesting thing with recovery work for a city or a town is the opportunity portion of the recovery,” Halliday said. “Earthquakes, tornadoes and other disasters create a net benefit post recovery — that’s one of the keys I’d like to foc

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