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MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in St. Clair County, Illinois, is getting a new nonstop flight.

The supporters group for St. Louis City SC said a local company has filed a trademark claim on its name, but that the company is actually working for another, undisclosed entity.

A woman who said her daughter got an E. coli infection after eating at a catered event for the Rockwood School District is suing the company that catered the event. In a lawsuit filed Monday, Jennifer Cumbus alleges that her daughter ate at an event catered by Andre's Banquets and Catering on Nov. 8, and started showing symptoms of an E. coli infection two days later. In the days since, Cumbus said her daughter has not been able to keep food down and has lost 7 pounds. On Monday, the St. Louis…

A 20-unit townhouse development is planned for the city’s Soulard neighborhood.

The St. Louis Preservation Board Monday rejected Washington University Medical Center’s request to demolish a vacant, former nursing home in the Central West End.

Cherokee Street venue The Fortune Teller Bar is closing at the end of the year.

A trust tied to the Hoffmann Family of Companies has again upped its stake in St. Louis Post-Dispatch parent Lee Enterprises.

Panera Brands Inc., the St. Louis-based parent company of Panera Bread and several other restaurant chains, said it has named a new chairman and a new board member "to bolster its restaurant industry experience as the company prepares for its next phase of growth."

Energizer Holdings has completed the move of its office to Clayton, cutting its space in half from its prior headquarters while moving to the premier office market in the St. Louis region.

Greater St. Louis Inc. CEO Jason Hall on Monday told the city's legislative leader it would be "reckless" to allow its economic engine – downtown – to "fall further into disrepair and neglect."

A late report adding nearly 10,000 votes to Christian County’s election results has narrowed the margin for Missouri’s sports betting amendment and put it in range for a possible recount. The official results from Christian County, certified last week, increased the county’s vote total on Amendment 2 by 9,653, with a margin of 3,995 votes against sports betting among the additional ballots. Added to the statewide tally maintained by the Secretary of State’s office, just that change would…

The Urban League's Save Our Sisters program provides services including employment, education rental, mortgage and utility assistance. Advantage Solutions’ funds will support initiatives focused on “mind and body wellness, healthy relationships, life skills, career development, entrepreneurship, financial literacy and mentorship,” the Urban League said.

A Columbia, Missouri, sandwich institution is closing shop.

One of the busiest carriers at St. Louis Lambert International Airport has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

St. Louis' tourism agency is seeking a new public relations firm, saying the region's reputation "both within and outside of the area is far below where it should be."

A Metro East-based manufacturer of beef and pork products has been acquired by a Los Angeles-based private equity firm.

Developer Jassen Johnson is behind a $2.6 million, 11-unit townhouse development in Midtown.

Enterprise Center will host a regular season PWHL game March 29 as part of the league’s Takeover Tour, a series of neutral site games it’s hosting in several North American cities.

A grocery store chain is looking to expand its St. Louis warehouse that serves several states, as part of a national expansion plan.

St. Louis attorney Will Scharf was appointed Saturday as White House staff secretary by President-elect Donald Trump. He also will serve as an assistant to the president.