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Partnership General Counsel Dustin Allison, who previously was in former Gov. Jay Nixon’s administration, has moved to Arch to Park LLC as vice president. The recently formed entity is helping with the Chouteau Greenway pedestrian connection from the Mississippi River to Forest Park. Arch to Park , who also worked in Nixon’s administration.

Allison had worked as general counsel for the Partnership since February 2016, according to his LinkedIn profile. The Partnership posted advertisements seeking a new general counsel within the last week.

The Partnership staffs St. Louis County’s economic development agencies such as the Port Authority and Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority.

As the Partnership’s vice president for real estate, Joe Bannister oversaw many of those organization’s functions. Bannister left the Partnership in July.

Bannister did not respond to messages seeking comment and a spokeswoman for the Partnership said it would not comment on personnel matters.

Bannister’s LinkedIn profile says he is still principal of a real estate consulting firm he has run since 2006, according to his résumé.

Bannister was a member of the Missouri Technology Corporation board through much of Nixon’s tenure as governor. The MTC board is appointed by the governor and invests in technology startups.

The two were among about a dozen staffers holding leadership posts at the Partnership.

The Port Authority and LCRA have been involved in several deals related to campaign donors of St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger, who narrowly won the Democratic Party nomination for the post this month. With nominal Republican opposition in the general election, Stenger is expected to win reelection in November.

Much of the Partnership’s leadership, including CEO Sheila Sweeney, got their jobs in the first years of the Stenger administration. Stenger says he has no control over the Port Authority or other Partnership-staffed entities.

The St. Louis County Council, which has been at odds with Stenger on several fronts, is considering issuing subpoenas in an investigation it launched into the Partnership and the Port Authority.

The Port Authority last month hired Stinson Leonard Street attorneys to represent it in the County Council investigation.

The County Council has also passed an ordinance requiring Port Authority board members serving expired terms to be removed, which would subject new appointments to council approval. All board members are serving expired terms, but Stenger says the ordinance is unenforceable.