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CLA, the St. Louis-based accounting firm also known as CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, has acquired Axiom CPAs & Business Advisors, an Albuquerque, New Mexico-based accounting business.

Creve Coeur-based DAS Acquisition Co. LLC has entered into a joint venture agreement with a Phoenix-based real estate franchisor to boost loan volume.

A federal judge on Friday denied motions from Clayton tax attorneys to throw out their convictions for operating a fraudulent tax shelter.

Attorney Garrett Reuter Jr. said it was a big decision whether to leave UBS Greensfelder LLP., where he was an officer – the equivalent of a partner.

A subsidiary of one of St. Louis’ largest companies has signed a 10-year lease to fully occupy a 128,107-square-foot office building at 9315 Olive Blvd., at the intersection of Olive and Interstate 170 in Olivette.

For a long time, we would just look at each other and conclude that we wanted things to be as simple as possible. But we, from time to time, continued to engage in such examinations as, “Are you sure we wouldn’t be OK with another dog?”

Local real estate executives said that training and education have been imperative. But some changes in the industry may not be seen for six to 12 months, they said.

The boom in remote work left some building owners unable to cover their loans, which would seem to be bad news for banks with high concentrations of commercial real estate loans. But two area institutions say that's not the case for them.

The firm plans to consolidate its corporate office footprint, including in St. Louis, one of its leaders said Wednesday.

Nippon Steel said Thursday that it received a second request for documents from the United States Department of Justice in its quest to receive federal approval for its $14.9 billion acquisition of United States Steel Corp.

A man identifying himself as Jonathan "JD" Davis on Thursday said he is the new editor of the Riverfront Times, and defended reviews of online pornography that now appear on the newspaper's website.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed an executive order Thursday banning the sale of unregulated foods that contain psychoactive cannabis compounds. Parson's office said in a press release that the state's health department will work to "embargo and condemn" the products, which would include Delta-8, an unregulated intoxicating hemp product. The order also prohibits psychoactive cannabis products from being sold at retail establishments holding a liquor license, the press release said. According to…

St. Peters-based CarShield has agreed to pay $10 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its ads and telemarketing are misleading.

A new coworking facility, launched by a 24-year-old entrepreneur, has opened in a downtown St. Louis office tower.

Robert “Bob” Affholder was not only an accomplished businessman, but also a generous soul, whose effort last year to support the Jewish community left an indelible mark, writes Rabbi Chaim A. Landa.

One of the St. Louis region's largest event centers, which hosted many weddings, is shuttering at year's end and has put up its space in a historic building up for sale.

Advantage Solutions Inc., a St. Louis-based company that provides outsourced sales and marketing solutions to consumer goods companies and retailers, has struck a deal to partner with and invest in a retail tech unicorn.

Before founding Doc Dash, Kimberly St. Clair worked for several years in the mental health field and the pharmaceutical industry. She spoke about her life and business from the incubator at the Heartland St. Louis Black Chamber of Commerce.

Post Consumer Brands, a unit of St. Louis-based consumer packaged goods holding company Post Holdings Inc., is shuttering a central Ohio plant in October.

The foundation is requesting proposals for $2 million in grants, encouraging applicants to present ideas that support economic mobility and wealth-building in the St. Louis metro area, the organization announced Thursday.