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The nonprofit leader trains 120 Little Tikes sales representatives a year on how to build inclusive playgrounds, alongside the organization's work with developers.

A 1,000 route-mile fiber communications network serving St. Louis-area businesses has changed hands.

St. Louis wants firms to bid on designing its single-terminal Lambert airport makeover.

(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker has announced the launch of a state marketing campaign for Illinois manufacturing. The “Make It In Illinois” campaign is funded by $5 million of taxpayer funds. Pritzker made the announcement Tuesday while visiting the Manufacturing and Technology and Engineering Center at Richard J. Daley College on Chicago’s Southwest Side. “October is National Manufacturing Month, which has special meaning for the leading manufacturing state in the industrial…

The NCAA Wednesday announced more than 240 host sites for its upcoming championships as part of a two-year site selection process. St. Louis landed one of the big events.

Around 300 Perficient employees will continue working in the St. Louis area.

A wealthy St. Louisan this year broke into the top 100 on Forbes' ranking of the 400 richest people in the U.S., as well as taking the top spot among Black billionaires.

Diamond Sports Group, the parent company of Bally Sports Midwest, said it might not televise Cardinals games in the 2025 season, saying its seeking to rework its media rights deal with the team.

Nearly 8,000 seniors and Missourians with disabilities could lose at-home care over the next year after a new eligibility algorithm went into effect this week, a spokesperson for the state health department told The Independent. Starting Oct. 1, Missouri’s Department of Health and Senior Services implemented a change in the scoring algorithm they use to determine eligibility during annual reviews and enrollment for those receiving help with everyday tasks like going to the bathroom, getting dressed…

Through 26 years as a legislator, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer traveled back and forth from work to be with his family in St. Elizabeth. Luetkemeyer has another agenda for this fall’s election season rather than campaigning: spending time on a small family farm in the Ozark foothills. His seven grandchildren, aged from 2 to 17, were never old enough to cast a vote while Luetkemeyer was in Congress, but they will learn about his official activities with time. “I want them to know that grandpa…

The 1% club is getting more exclusive. Here's how much you need to make to be in those ranks in Missouri and Illinois.

A University City restaurant that has been in operation since 1956 will close before the end of the year. Frank & Helen's Pizzeria announced Tuesday that its last night of service will be Dec. 8. St. Louis Magazine reported in April that last fall, the pizzeria's landlord sold the building, located at 8111 Olive Blvd., to a new owner who wanted to open a new restaurant concept in the space. Becca and Patrick Horvath, who have owned the business since 2008, negotiated a one-year lease while they…

A dairy company based in the St. Louis area has acquired another dairy firm, based in Ohio.

Uncle Bill's Pancake House will close its city location.

An alumnus has made a $10 million gift commitment to expand the STEM programming for an independent private high school in St. Louis.

Yusef Scoggin has been named executive director of the Delmar Divine Charitable Foundation, which operates the Delmar Divine mixed-use development.

St. Louis is bidding to get another nonstop flight to Europe, according to people familiar with the matter.

Panera Bread, the Fenton-based bakery-cafe chain, is making some cuts to its corporate support staff as part of an ongoing strategic plan.

The acquisition incorporates lab research PCR testing products into a clinical PCR testing company.

The startup's founder says his dream is for every major Medicaid provider to buy his software, which helps alleviate the paperwork burden for both patients and caregivers.