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One of Nashville’s largest property management firms ditched its last Midwest asset – in St. Louis County – to focus on its hometown.

A St. Louis-based provider of outsourced human resources services has been been acquired by a Florida company.

The St. Charles County executive writes that he and others envision the Femme Osage watershed as the community's future Wildwood and the upper Dardenne watershed as its future Chesterfield.

Kevin Riggs, also a majority stakeholder of local engineering firm Cole & Associates, said his background in science informed his work in the cannabis industry, calling commercial cannabis "one of the most underestimated technical and scientific projects that you can possibly do."

The number of new firms hiring their first employees declined 27% last year in the St. Louis metro area, dropping to a level slightly above the startups created in 2016 as the nation emerged from a recession.

A resort and casino plans to triple the square footage of its meeting and convention center, making it one of the largest in the St. Louis metro area.

Southside Wine & Spirits, a wine shop and bar in the city’s St. Louis Hills neighborhood, is changing hands.

A partner at St. Louis-based law firm Thompson Coburn is the new president of the American Bar Association, which refers to itself as the largest voluntary association of lawyers in the world.

Dave Wasinger secured the Republican nomination for Missouri’s lieutenant governor on Tuesday, emerging out of a crowded primary where candidates spent millions seeking the office. With all precincts reporting, Wasinger led state Sen. Lincoln Hough of Springfield by just under 7,500 votes. Wasinger is an attorney from St. Louis who has not previously held elected office. The lieutenant governor is next in line for governor, sits on various boards and breaks ties in the state Senate. In Missouri,…

The Missouri Division of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) has recalled 2,649 cannabis products sold under the Twenty Twenty brand name. The recalled products included flower, ground flower and pre-rolled joints in various packaging and strains. The DCR said no adverse reactions for the products have been reported to the agency at this time. It said the recalled marijuana products were not in compliance because they were tested at the unprocessed bud/flower stage, rather than being tested at the final…

The home goods retailer has boosted the number of stores it plans to close nationwide to more than 300, including four in the St. Louis area.

Candidates seen as friendly to St. Louis County Executive Sam Page lost their County Council primary races on Tuesday.

Missouri voters on Tuesday rejected an attempt by lawmakers to exempt child care facilities from paying property taxes, an incentive supporters hoped would help with the state’s day care shortage. When the Associated Press called the race at 10:30 p.m., more than 54% of Missourians had voted against amending the Missouri Constitution to offer the property tax exemption. It’s one of several attempts by lawmakers in recent years to take action on the state’s shortage of child care facilities. “This…

State Sen. Denny Hoskins emerged from an eight-way primary Tuesday to capture the Republican nomination for Missouri secretary of state.  He was declared the winner by the Associated Press at 10:15 p.m., holding 24% of the vote. Hoskins served in the Army National Guard before becoming a certified public accountant. He has represented Warrensburg in the state House and Senate, leaving the legislature after this year because of term limits. His statehouse career is defined in recent years by…

Former state Sen. Bob Onder is the Republican nominee in Missouri’s 3rd Congressional District, defeating another former state lawmaker to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer. The Associated Press called the race at 10:15 p.m., with Onder leading former state Sen. Kurt Schaefer 45% to 39%.  Onder is a physician who ran for Congress and lost to Luetkemeyer in 2008. During his two terms as a member of the Missouri Senate, he earned a reputation as one of the most vocal members of the…

St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell defeated U.S. Rep. Cori Bush in the Democratic primary for the 1st District Congressional seat on Tuesday, capping a showdown between the highest profile political figures to emerge from the Ferguson uprising 10 years ago.  The Associated Press called the at 10 p.m. with Bell holding 51% of the vote, Bush at 46% and former state Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal at 3%.  DOWNLOAD the free SLBJ app for breaking news alerts on your phone  “I am deeply honored…

Missouri Republicans ratified Gov. Mike Parson’s choice of successor Tuesday by nominating Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe, rejecting the scion of a veteran political family and the disruptive tactics of the GOP’s most vocal faction. Kehoe trailed Ashcroft in most polls until this summer, when the $16 million campaign warchest he amassed in his campaign fund and joint fundraising PAC enabled Kehoe to fill the airwaves, overwhelming opponents and surviving a late onslaught of outside spending. “Fifteen…

Crystal Quade won the Democratic primary for governor Tuesday, defeating Mike Hamra by 19 percentage points when the race was called by the Associated Press shortly before 9:45 p.m. Quade has represented her Springfield legislative district for the last 8 years, becoming House minority leader in 2019.  Though Missouri voters haven’t elected a Democrat for statewide office since 2018, Quade believes she has a strong chance at winning because of the ballot measure to enshrine abortion rights…

State Treasurer Vivek Malek defeated multiple challengers Tuesday to hold on to his party’s nomination to keep his job this fall.  The Associated Press called the race for Malek at 9 p.m. He will face Democrat Mark Osmack and Libertarian John A. Hartwig Jr. in November.   “I want to thank my family and everyone who gave their time and energy to this campaign,” Malek said in a statement posted on social media. “I am humbled to receive the Republican nomination for State Treasurer. It…

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey survived a tough primary challenge from a member of former president Donald Trump’s legal team on Tuesday to win the GOP nomination for a full term in office.  His opponent, Will Scharf, conceded the race shortly before 8:30 p.m. with Bailey leading 62% to 37%. Bailey was appointed attorney general by Gov. Mike Parson in November 2022. At the time Bailey was Parson’s general counsel and had no experience in elected office.  An Army veteran and former…