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Incomes in Metro East have risen and some areas are growing, but many cities are hollowing out.

Regardless of the number of businesses, all Metro East county businesses were in similar industries, with retail leading the way in the largest counties.

He was a most likable fellow, and everyone wanted so much to see him since he had chosen to live a completely different life than any of them.

When it comes to the payroll cost of a win, the St. Louis Cardinals are in the middle of the pack.

The head of a major east development organization says if businesses and momentum continue to head west, away from downtown St. Louis, "it hurts Illinois."

The company plans additional entertainment venues through its partnership with MLS.

Good Ice, a premium ice company that supplies to local bars and restaurants, is opening a new production facility and Mexican restaurant in the Central West End.

A $23 billion global insurance brokerage and financial services firm has expanded its St. Louis-area holdings with the acquisition of a locally based insurance agency.

Panera has settled a lawsuit over a student who died after drinking the chain's highly caffeinated "Charged Lemonade" drink.

A measure that would guarantee paid sick leave for over 700,000 Missouri workers who currently lack it, as well as gradually raise the minimum wage to $15, will appear on voters’ ballots next month. The ballot initiative, called Proposition A, has been backed by various unions and workers’ advocacy groups, social justice and civil rights organizations, over 500 state business owners and others.  Some business groups, including the state Chamber of Commerce, have opposed it, especially…

A settlement has been reached between the Gateway Pundit and two Georgia poll workers who accused the St. Louis-based far-right website of defamation in a civil suit in St. Louis Circuit Court. Notice of the settlement was filed Monday afternoon. The parties to the dispute “provide notice to the court that the parties have reached agreement to settle all claims and counterclaims asserted in the … action, which settlement shall be satisfied on March 29, 2025,” the notice reads. “The parties…

Democrats hoping to chip away at the GOP supermajority in the Missouri Senate got a big boost last week when its candidates in two swing districts won the endorsement of the state’s largest business advocacy group.  In a third hotly contested district, the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry chose not to weigh in at all.  The Missouri Chamber, an historically Republican-leaning organization, formally endorsed Democrat Robert Sauls in Senate District 11 and Joe Pereles in Senate District…

The city now seems inclined to use the Rams settlement funds to establish an endowment. This comes after almost daily reminders of the massive needs of city neighborhoods, including downtown, writes Les Sterman.

The city of St. Louis has indicated it is moving toward eminent domain on 75 NorthSide Regeneration-held properties near the new National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency campus in North City.

The jet maker and the union that represents around half of its Washington workforce have been at an impasse over wage increases and retirement benefits.

Illinois surpassed $2 billion in tax revenue last year from all types of gambling and the state lottery – a record bolstered by continued growth in video gambling, sports betting and the opening of several new casinos. But that growth comes at the expense of Illinois’ traditional riverboat casinos and the horse racing industry, which has been on a downward trajectory for decades. An annual report published last week by the General Assembly’s fiscal forecasting arm laid out the state’s record…

A federal antitrust watchdog is already conducting an investigation into, and has filed a lawsuit against, huge pharmacy middlemen. Now two U.S. senators want the Federal Trade Commission to open a separate investigation into an emerging practice of their even bigger parent companies. The middlemen are called pharmacy benefit managers or PBMs, and they have long claimed that their size enables them to force drugmakers to lower their prices and create savings for patients. But two of the big-three…

Marine Technology Inc., a Wentzville-based manufacturer of high-performance boats, has been sold to its employees through a new Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).

TCARE, a St. Louis-based startup with a caregiver-support platform, has named a local health technology executive as its new CEO, continuing changes in its top leadership as it continues to grow.

Fast Eddie’s Bon Air, the popular landmark bar in Alton, Illinois, has new ownership and management.