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Major League Soccer club St. Louis City SC on Monday said it has fired coach Bradley Carnell.

KTVI Fox 2 reporter Elliott Davis, a St. Louis television staple for decades, is retiring Aug. 2.

Crews working to clean up the West Lake Landfill in St. Louis County detected contamination in nearby groundwater, forcing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to investigate whether radium might have left the site. In a periodic update to nearby communities last month, the EPA said it would add groundwater monitoring wells around the site, which sits in Bridgeton, about a mile from the banks of the Missouri River.  The expansion, which came after contamination was detected at the edge of…

Missouri American Water is investing $360 million this year to upgrade the water treatment and distribution systems that serve most of St. Louis County and parts of St. Charles County. Much of the treatment equipment and pipes date back to the early and mid-1900s and are being replaced to enhance water quality, reliability, resiliency and system efficiency. In 2024, the company plans to replace nearly 60 miles of water main in St. Louis County and St. Charles County. Many system pipes are 70 to…

Jonathan Silva, a professor of biomedical engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, has always been interested in science that improves cardiac health. In his research lab at WashU, Silva uses computer modeling and biophysics methods to improve therapies for irregular heart rhythms, or arrhythmia — one of the most prevalent cardiac conditions in the United States, affecting roughly 2% of Americans. As co-founder and chief technology officer of SentiAR, he supplements this focus on basic…

The St. Louis startup community is growing swiftly, as evidenced by the multiple districts and programs that aim to turn the Gateway City into the next big startup hub. While these districts and programs, such as the Cortex and Arch Grants, provide much needed resources for startups and their founders, an Anders Startup and Entrepreneurial Services survey discovered that more funding is required for the region’s growth to continue unabated. Anders surveyed both startup founders and funding sources…

With statewide victories appearing out of reach for Democrats these days, they may decide they can have the biggest impact by taking a Republican ballot.

Thousands of people gathered in downtown St. Louis Sunday for a Pride parade. The Grand Pride Parade stepped off at noon, heading westbound on Market Street. The parade was delayed after protesters entered the parade route with a message supporting Palestine and denouncing genocide. About a dozen protesters sat on Market Street. The protesters were asking Pride STL to not accept funding from Boeing. Boeing was the title sponsor of the parade. Reporting from the New York Times and others links…

More than 170 items were struck from the Missouri state budget Friday as Gov. Mike Parson cut $1 billion from the spending plan passed this year by lawmakers. In a statement explaining his cuts, Parson said he vetoed earmarked items that he believes were loaded into the budget for special projects and organizations without considering the future financial stability of the state. “The use of the veto pen is not something I do eagerly, but today these vetoes represent the elimination of unnecessary…

The owner of a St. Louis mall scheduled to close in August ahead of a $2 billion planned redevelopment has set the date for the mall's demolition to begin.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday gave final approval to a plan to bolster the state’s tech industry, including an incentives package – backed by $500 million in the state budget – aimed at making Illinois the nation’s leader in quantum computing. The package also expands tax credits for the film industry, extends a tax credit program for research and development by five years, and broadens the eligibility for companies seeking tax credits under programs initially launched to help…

Ross Dress for Less, which says it's the nation's largest off-price apparel and home decor chain, plans to open its most recent St. Louis-area location next month.

The St. Louis Sports Commission has a new tool it says will help make its bid for major events more competitive: a revenue “backstop” from city development agency St. Louis Development Corp.

The city has used $250,000 in taxpayers’ funds to pay lawyers in earnings tax litigation it's largely lost.

St. Louis Development Corp., the city’s development agency, said Thursday it is providing more than $30 million in grants to 295 businesses and nonprofits in north St. Louis.

The Business Journal's Executive Network program brings new corporate leaders together with their peers. Meet five of the latest participants.

Researchers across the St. Louis region have received more than $1.8 billion in funding for projects on topics ranging from accessibility to education to mental health.

All of that work, all of those long years of struggle and risk, and a most difficult conclusion. But perseverance and values can overcome enormous obstacles.

The project's developer said it has spoken to at least four different coffee chains about locating at the site. It's also pursuing anew-to-market steakhouse and burger concepts.

The aircraft giant's deal of one of its St. Louis-based suppliers has been smoother than expected, said a union leader, while a local leader of the company said the transition has been "awesome."