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The latest deal comes four years after exiting her first startup.

A St. Louis-based nonprofit that organizes conferences on genomic research has named a new president.

A new tea room and restaurant is coming to Tower Grove South. .

When the St. Louis County Council gaveled in for its Tuesday afternoon session, the panel was expected to be short by one member. But hours after St. Louis County Circuit Judge Julie Lasater ordered Councilman Dennis Hancock (3rd District0 to immediately forfeit his office over claims of nepotism, Circuit Court Judge John Borbonus granted a motion to set aside the portion of Lasater's order that would have barred Hancock from engaging in any activity as a councilman. "Respondent is restored to…

The new CEO called Pretium "uniquely positioned to capitalize on continued sector tailwinds, including emerging trends in health and wellness, food and beverage, and home and personal care."

Diamond Sports Group, the parent company of Bally Sports Midwest, just reached terms with the NBA and NHL to broadcast local games for 22 teams – including the St. Louis Blues – this coming season.

The superintendent for Fort Zumwalt School District is retiring at the end of the 2024-25 school year. Superintendent Paul Myers joined the district in 1999, eventually serving as the principal for South Middle School before moving into district level administration roles. “Although my time as superintendent will be relatively short, I have been fortunate to work at the district level for the past 16 years.” Myers said in an Aug. 23 letter to staff and the community. “During that time, I…

One of the biggest barbecue events in St. Louis has been canceled, despite the event being scheduled to start in less than two weeks. Q in the Lou was supposed to run from Sept. 6-8. The annual event would have been held at the Gateway Arch National Park. One of the event organizers, Sean Hadley, confirmed the news on Monday. Hadley cited a lack of support for the event, including low VIP ticket sales and trouble finding corporate sponsors, at least in part due to concerns sponsors had regarding…

The city of Arnold has decided to scrap plans for a controversial $75 million road project, called the Arnold Parkway.

A New York-based developer has plans to add apartments in the Cortex innovation district.

An executive writes that the region has taken key steps to solving homelessness, and shares the path forward.

Urban Fort Play, under new ownership, will be located inside a 4,600-square-foot space in City Foundry and is targeting an opening date in early spring 2025.

The city of Manchester accepted the resignation of Police Chief Scott Will on Monday, weeks after he was placed on paid leave due to an ongoing investigation. Will was placed on administrative leave in July as part of an "ongoing independent investigation," but the city has not provided any information on why he was being investigated. When announcing his placement on leave last month, Manchester communications specialist Darin Wernig only said that the investigation did not concern unauthorized…

A Missouri law declaring some federal gun regulations “invalid” is unconstitutional because it violates the U.S. Constitution’s supremacy clause, a federal appeals court in St. Louis unanimously ruled on Monday. A three-judge panel of the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with a district court ruling from last year that blocked Missouri from enforcing the Second Amendment Preservation Act, a law passed in 2021 that penalizes police for enforcing certain federal gun laws. Among the law’s…

The Sheldon Concert Hall in Covenant Blu-Grand Center would get a new lobby and bar as part of a planned $7.9 million renovation.

A St. Louis-based developer is targeting redevelopment of a vacant downtown building into “corporate housing.”

Edward Jones and U.S. Bank announced an expanded strategic partnership in which Edward Jones advisers will be able to offer their clients access to co-branded U.S. Bank deposit and credit card products.

The concept, first announced a year ago by Niche’s owner and executive chef, Gerard Craft, brings international flavors to American-style barbecue.

Marijuana companies face a hard deadline to meet Missouri’s new plain packaging requirements on Sept. 1 — more than a year after the rule was initially put in place. For decades, there’s been a global movement urging “plain packaging” on tobacco products — or packaging with limited colors and frills — after numerous studies found it makes cigarettes less appealing to young people. Missouri is now a testing ground to see if plain packaging has the same impact for recreational marijuana. When…

Among a suite of major operational changes announced earlier this year, Southwest said it would begin flying redeye flights in 2025. Now we know more details about those plans, as well as other adjustments to the airline's early 2025 schedule.