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The standoff is among the latest in an accelerating, nationwide trend between health care organizations and insurance companies.

A Crunch Fitness franchisee is slated to open the gym and exercise-class chain's first St. Louis-area location.

Customer loyalty and satisfaction are crucial components of success for all business sectors. In the financial services and banking industries, where competition, regulation and commoditization of products and services level the playing field, customers are most often attracted to companies that value them and offer a superior experience. “Busey is focused on valued relationships and ensuring our customers receive best-in-class service,” said Jeff Burgess, executive vice president and president…

The Central West End building, at North Euclid and McPherson avenues, which was damaged in a three-alarm fire in June 2022, is reopening with a full slate of restaurants and retailers.

NorthSide Regeneration's small North City hospital can keep its name, a judge ruled Aug. 30, dismissing a lawsuit from a nurses alumni association that alleged the use of Homer G. Phillips constituted a trademark violation.

Non-St. Louis residents and businesses have received millions of dollars in refunds for remote work done outside the city for tax years 2020 through 2022.

Six members of Southwest Airlines' board of directors – including former U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, a Republican from Missouri – will retire in November, and its executive chairman and former CEO, Gary Kelly, will step down after the 2025 annual meeting. Read about the latest changes at the airline amid pressure from an activist investor.

The airline also saw an uptick in last-minute bookings for travel over the Labor Day holiday.

Year-end planning doesn’t need to wait until December. In fact, small business owners who start the process in the summer or fall give themselves an edge that can set them up for stronger performance in the new year, said Hank Koehly, small business banking sales manager for Commerce Bank. “Around this time of year,” Koehly said, “it’s good to sit down with both your CPA and your banker to say, ‘These are the goals we set early in the year. Where are we toward those goals? What can…

Passengers will start seeing more security upgrades at MetroLink platforms beginning Monday afternoon in the Metro East. It's part of the transit agency's bigger plan to increase safety across the board. The new security changes started at the Emerson Park MetroLink Station in East St. Louis on Monday. Riders will see manned security and new platform gates. MetroLink officials are asking passengers at Emerson Park to give themselves some more time for their commute as they navigate the new security…

Steakburgers, Tex-Mex and donuts are among the new food options for St. Louis Blues fans at Enterprise Center.

Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft decertified a ballot measure that would legalize abortion, a move aimed at blocking it from appearing on the November ballot, according to a brief filed Monday with the state Supreme Court. Last month, Ashcroft announced the reproductive-rights proposal would appear on the ballot as Amendment 3. But a Cole County judge on Friday ruled the amendment violated state law and shouldn’t have been certified.  That ruling is now before the Missouri Supreme…

Just days after LL Flooring announced plans to close all of its stores and go out of business, the company said it had secured an 11th-hour deal to sell more than 200 stores to the chain's founder.

A new "social darts" restaurant and entertainment concept, Flight Club, will fill a vacant restaurant space in Clayton.

"They basically want something that is technologically based and very innovative that can reach across the country," company co-founder Bettie Schwartz said of the NSF.

Webster University said it will sell the chancellor's residence that former leader Beth Stroble occupied, as the institution has been rocked by challenges of late.

The naming of Benjamin Edwards V to assistant director of branches and to the Executive Committee of the privately-held firm is a potential bridge to the future. It does not mean his father, Benjamin F. “Tad” Edwards IV – the firm’s founder, chairman, chief executive and president – is leaving the stage anytime soon.

The St. Louis digital consultancy has signed a multiyear sponsorship deal with the Atlanta Falcons, owned by the company that also owns the Atlanta United soccer team with which it has partnered since 2022.

The St. Louis Blues have acquired full ownership in the operations of Stifel Theatre, the NHL franchise said Monday.

A St. Louis-based management services provider to oral surgery practices recently appointed a new chief executive.