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The deal could pave the way to acquiring and redeveloping the long-vacant building, though a key hurdle remains.

At its core, it was a bill to expand MOScholars, a state tax credit program to help Missourians pay for private school tuition. But it became much more, and several St. Louisans played key roles.

World Wide Technology Raceway in Metro East is one of the St. Louis-area businesses cleaning up after Thursday night's storms, with the damage impacting weekend events. Video from the area Friday morning showed some of the bleachers at the raceway flipped onto the bleachers on the opposite side of the track. An initial statement Friday from the raceway said the storm's high winds caused "extensive and permanent damage" to the west grandstands of the dragstrip. The statement was later updated to…

St. Louis cannabis companies are looking to capitalize on Missouri’s successful adult-use market launch by both furthering the push for a cannabis-friendly business district and collaborating with high-profile restaurateurs.

A new program launched by the Cortex Innovation District and St. Louis-based startup investor aims to help Missouri startups be attractive to venture capitalists.

The equally-weighted index was up 6.23% year to date through March 31, compared with the Down Jones Industrial Average, up 5.6%; the NASDAQ, up 9.1%; and the S&P 500, up 10.5%, according to an analysis by Ward Brown, director of portfolio engagement at Clayton-based Argent Capital Management.

Meet The People, a New York City-based company, has acquired a full-service media agency group that includes a subsidiary with an office in Clayton.

R.P. Lumber Co. Inc., one of the St. Louis region's largest privately held businesses, has entered the South Dakota market with its latest acquisition.

With one seat in Congress up for grabs, an incumbent facing a serious challenge and a former publisher and media personality taking on a longtime officeholder, this year’s federal elections in Missouri promise an interesting summer and fall. Add to that the U.S. Senate race, where both likely fall contenders have more money already than almost every other candidate running statewide. In the 3rd Congressional District, where Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer is not seeking re-election,…

When companies borrow money, how their loans are structured depends on how much information potential lenders have about the borrowers’ current and future financial health. Previous studies have focused on characteristics of borrowing firms, such as financial reporting quality or uncertainty in firm fundamentals, as factors influencing loan terms. However, in a recent study, we explore how transparency in the financial markets — specifically, the secondary corporate bond market — affects…

The Missouri House gave initial approval this week to a bill that could protect pesticide manufacturers from some cancer lawsuits. The debate on the House floor wasn’t split along party lines, however, as several Republicans cautioned against the risk of cancers caused by pesticides. Legislation sponsored by state Rep. Dane Diehl, a Republican from Butler, would protect pesticide manufacturers from claims that they failed to warn consumers of possible cancer risks in their products as long as…

The Missouri History Museum, at 5700 Lindell Blvd. in Forest Park, will reopen its 1904 World’s Fair exhibit on April 27.

A St. Louis-based interior design firm has moved into a new, larger office in a building it owns.

A decade has now passed since those anxious and cherished summer days of July 2013. During that particular Independence Day holiday, there were two young men visiting, one from Egypt, one from Israel.

An ad firm is taking legal action against ex-employees who launched their own agency.

Krilogy Financial LLC, a Creve Coeur-based wealth management firm, has acquired a locally based advisory firm through a merger and set a growth goal for the next two to three years.

Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE: BTU), the St. Louis-based coal producer, has completed a planned acquisition of a large coal deposit near one of its existing mines.

The University of Missouri Board of Curators Thursday approved the hiring of an architecdture firm to design the improvements to the football team’s home, a $250 million project that would feature new enclosed and premium seating.

Three St. Louis entrepreneurs have teamed up to create a new business advisory firm focused on working with small-to-medium size businesses on growth strategy and exit planning.

Washington University's Office of Technology Management, which helps commercialize faculty research, has now helped created 100 startup companies.