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The feds on Wednesday indicted a former Circus Flora board president, George Pace, accusing him of embezzling more than $120,000 from the nonprofit, which now says it needs help.

An upscale national hotel brand is opening its first Missouri location in the St. Louis region, targeting both business and leisure travelers.

Nearly 700 employees at The Boeing Co.’s St. Louis-area locations in Missouri are being laid off.

The St. Louis-based natural gas utility company has promoted from within to fill the role of a retiring C-suite executive.

Solis Agrosciences, a St. Louis-based provider of agtech research services, has acquired the DNA analysis platform of another locally based agtech firm.

A venue opening this week in Clayton will be the city’s only permanent rooftop bar and restaurant.

First Mid Bancshares Inc. has appointed the CEO of a Wisconsin-based public company to its board of directors.

The idea is a new concept from a James Beard-nominated St. Louis chef who, for a premium, will host the dining experience personally.

The St. Louis Blues will sport a look that’s both new and old at next month’s NHL Winter Classic.

The list of possible buyers for a minority stake in the Buffalo Bills includes a St. Louisan who owns Florida beer distributors, private equity veterans, Silicon Valley power players and retired pro athletes.

The Missouri Department of Transportation is sharing its latest plans for major changes to Interstate 64 in St. Louis, including replacing or rehabbing bridges and changing traffic flow to make for a smoother commute. The specific corridor of I-64 is between Kingshighway Boulevard and Jefferson Avenue. It’s a multimillion-dollar investment to also upgrade on- and off-ramps. "We’ve got hospitals, universities, art institutions, schools, and lots of neighborhoods," said Jen Wade, a MoDOT spokesperson. That…

A local entrepreneur is opening the St. Louis region's first franchised location of a spray tanning business.

The layoffs affected about half a dozen staffers, according to people familiar with the matter.

Proponents would still need to gather signatures from neighbors before opening. And they'd need to get a permit from the city after submitting an operations plan.

Once a story of American failure, Detroit is in the midst of a turnaround story orchestrated by a civic-minded billionaire and a mayor who vowed to change the city's politics. The Business Journal sought out St. Louis' billionaires to learn whether they'd be willing to fill a similar role, while some private sector leaders caution that this city can't wait for a savior.

Israel-based public company Israel Chemicals Ltd. has revised its plans for a battery materials plant in St. Louis, relocating the project to a location in North City.

The Transportation Security Administration is predicting the busiest Thanksgiving travel week on record. TSA said Tuesday it projects it'll screen 18.3 million people in U.S. airports between Tuesday, Nov. 26 to Monday, Dec. 2, which would be a 6% jump from this time last year. When will be the busiest travel days for Thanksgiving? The federal agency expects the three busiest Thanksgiving air travel days will be Tuesday and Wednesday before Thanksgiving and the Sunday after. TSA also projects…

St. Louis agriculture technology firm Elemental Enzymes, which develops products to aid crop growth, plans to expand its presence in St. Louis with a new manufacturing facility.

The venture capital arm of the St. Louis-based industrial technology and software company has invested in the seed funding round of a Canadian software business.

A sports bar located just north of Saint Louis University's Midtown campus has closed.