The St. Louis Business Journal's 2024 Champions for Diversity & Inclusion Awards celebrate individuals and organizations that promote diversity around race, sexual orientation and disability. Here are this year's honorees.
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey insists his office is working to hold the federal government accountable for the decades-old radioactive waste contamination that plagues the St. Louis area.
“We are fighting to ensure that the federal government protects Missourians from the poison that the federal government injected into the streams and creeks there in eastern Missouri,” he told The Independent.
But the two candidates vying to oust him from the office say Bailey is just the latest…
St. Louis radio personality Tammie Holland died Saturday after a three-year battle with cancer.
Her sister shared the news online, calling her a loving sister and mother.
Holland was a co-host of the "Real Breakfast Crew" on Foxy 106.9, an R&B and urban music radio station.
Fans and colleagues from across the area shared tributes and remembered her.
Holland shared publicly that she was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2021. In June, she announced she was receiving hospice care.
She was 53 years…
Ronald Kruszewski, chairman and CEO of Stifel Financial Corp., said that if the St. Louis region is to succeed in retaining and attracting businesses, it's a "requirement" that the city use part of the Rams lawsuit settlement to invest in downtown projects.
A judge has ordered the city of St. Louis to halt its guaranteed basic income program for 15 days while a lawsuit over the program continues.
Judge Joseph Whyte of the St. Louis Circuit Court late Thursday granted a motion for a temporary restraining order on the program that provides 440 families about $500 per month from a pool of $5 million from the city's federal American Rescue Plan Act funding.
The temporary restraining order was granted after a motion by lawyers for the Holy Joe Society,…
The two largest privately owned water utilities in Illinois are seeking to raise rates for a combined 1.5 million customers around the state.
Illinois American Water, a Belleville-based subsidiary of American Water Works Co. Inc. (NYSE: AWK) that serves 1.3 million people, is seeking a $152.4 million rate increase. That corresponds to a $24 per month increase in water service bills and $5 per month increase in wastewater service for the average residential customer.
Aqua Illinois, serves 273,000…
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The deadline to submit your 40 Under 40 Awards nomination has been extended until Sunday, July 28.
This is the Business Journal's most popular awards section, which will introduce a new class of 40 young professionals who are making a difference in the St. Louis business community. To be eligible for the 2024 program, nominees must be under 40 years of age as of Nov. 7, 2024.
Submit your nomination here.
All honorees must be based in the St. Louis area, which includes the city of St. Louis…
RubinBrown LLP has acquired a Michigan company in a deal that the Clayton-based accounting and business consulting firm said will significantly enhance its health care services offerings.
Agriculture technology firm Benson Hill has completed a reverse stock split in an effort to increase its share price after falling below the minimum share price required by the New York Stock Exchange.
Soaring interest rates, shifting trade strategies and a dwindling labor pool are making it challenging for businesses to succeed today.
But understanding the moving targets is key to navigating the changes. Bank of America leaders recently shared knowledge with local companies about the market during a panel discussion titled “Economic Insights: Cautious Optimism at Mid-Year.”
“There’s no easy button in today’s business world,” said Marilyn Bush, president, Bank of America St. Louis.…
The amount of investment capital provided to St. Louis firms increased in the second quarter of 2024, thanks to one particularly large deal, according to a new report.
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