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How Royal Banks of Missouri is investing in St. Louis’ future professionals

8 months 3 weeks ago
For 60 years, Royal Banks of Missouri has proudly invested in the St. Louis community with purpose. We are dedicated to investing in the growth and development of education and career opportunities for local youth. Royal Banks is involved in numerous initiatives across our footprint that help provide such opportunities for local students to reaffirm our commitment to delivering a brighter future for the communities we serve, particularly the next generation of professionals. Royal Banks of Missouri’s…
Royal Banks of Missouri

Argentina-based Seed Matriz helps farmers save and plant more seeds. Now the agtech startup is expanding in St. Louis.

8 months 3 weeks ago
It can be hard to get the timing and growth right when starting a new business, but a group of entrepreneurs from Argentina have found that the St. Louis region provides fertile soil for their expansion efforts. Seed Matriz, founded in 2018 in Río Cuarto, Argentina, is an agribusiness venture that aims to increase crop yields, reduce agricultural and environmental waste and deliver biostimulants and biopesticides at optimal levels to support responsible farming practices. The business, currently…
Betsy Taylor, Contributor, Greater St. Louis Inc.

Arch Grants directors discuss the startup landscape in St. Louis — and offer advice to entrepreneurs

8 months 3 weeks ago
Chris Reimer, director of Marketing and Communications at Arch Grants, sat down with Gabe Angieri, executive director of Arch Grants, to hear his thoughts on the state of entrepreneurship and the startup community in St. Louis. How does Arch Grants’ focus on non-dilutive funding differ from traditional venture capital, and what benefits does this approach offer to our founders? We’re a nonprofit grassroots economic development organization focused on growing St. Louis’ entrepreneurial ecosystem…
Arch Grants

Boeing names new CEO

8 months 3 weeks ago
Four months after Dave Calhoun said he would step down as CEO of The Boeing Co., the aerospace and defense giant, which has big defense operations in the St. Louis area, has tapped its next CEO.
Drew Hansen

University of Missouri bows to Republican pressure and eliminates campus DEI division

8 months 3 weeks ago
The University of Missouri will eliminate its division focused on diversity, social equity and inclusion on the Columbia campus, completing the dismantling of administrative structures put in place after protests in 2015 brought national attention to issues of racial equality. The move coincides with the departure of division Vice Chancellor Maurice Gipson. It is designed to appease Republicans who are showing hostility towards efforts designed to attract and retain students from historically…
Rudi Keller