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Arch Resources Inc., a St. Louis-based coal producer, has hired a new chief operating officer whose prior roles include a stint at another locally based coal company.

A downtown hotel that's been under receivership since last year will be put up for auction, a judge has ruled.

Illinois state regulators are once again considering massive electric utility spending plans that would affect the state’s climate goals – and 5.4 million electric customers’ monthly bills – after rejecting previous versions late last year. The Illinois Commerce Commission forced the state’s two major electric utilities, Commonwealth Edison and Ameren Illinois, back to the drawing board in December when it rejected the companies’ multiyear grid plans on a 4-1 vote. The rare split decision…

The U.S. Supreme Court seemed skeptical Monday of a lawsuit alleging the federal government colluded with social media companies to suppress the freedom of speech, with a majority of justices across the ideological spectrum raising issues with the case and its potential consequences. The Biden administration argued to the court there is no evidence that the government violated the First Amendment in its efforts to combat false, misleading or dangerous information online. Beyond that, the court…

A three-alarm fire engulfed a historic vacant church Monday night in St. Louis. The St. Louis Fire Department responded at around 8:45 to a fire at the former St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church, located at 3114 Lismore St., in the St. Louis Place neighborhood. The building is designated as a St. Louis city landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. St. Louis Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson said this is the third fire at the church since 2022. The church was constructed in…

The retailer didn’t announce a closing date for the store but said the its entire inventory is on sale and must go.

At Polsinelli PC’s new office in downtown Clayton, most of the offices are about the same size – an average of 140 square feet.

With a swipe at the intraparty foes who have disrupted the state Senate for several years, Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden on Monday dropped out of the Republican race for secretary of state. Rowden, who as of January was sitting on the largest campaign fund in the field, said in a statement released via social media that when he announced in November, it was the best choice for his family but that he “no longer believe(s) that to be true.” Rowden, a Columbia resident, entered politics…

The parent of hundreds of Jo-Ann fabric and craft stores nationwide filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday.

Dining RD, a growing St. Louis-based provider of registered dietitian consulting services, has acquired a hospitality training business.

A data center operator that entered the St. Louis market last year has relocated its local operations, moving to larger space downtown.

An apartment complex in St. Louis County is set to go on the auction block next month.

The Wedge Innovation Center, slated to open in November 2024, has named TechSTL’s Emily Hemingway as executive director.

Graybar, one of the St. Louis region's largest privately held companies, reported record net sales and net income for 2023.

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday morning in a potentially landmark case involving the federal government’s efforts to encourage social media companies to remove misinformation from their platforms. The lawsuit was filed in 2022 by attorneys general in Missouri and Louisiana. It alleges the federal government colluded with social media companies such as Twitter, now called X, and Facebook to suppress the freedom of speech. The government specifically targeted conservative speech,…

Nippon Steel Corp. pledged to invest $1.4 billion in United States Steel Corp. facilities and said there would be no layoffs or plant closures related to the transaction, according to a regulatory filing.

Caleres Inc. has named Liz Dunn to the new position of senior vice president of corporate development and strategic communications.

St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol is stepping up to the plate for a beverage brand.

A new apartment complex is being proposed in St. Charles County, at the site of a prior mixed-use development plan that was dropped during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The moves also are a “natural progression” of the bank's succession planning. The bank's 69-year-old CEO said he has no plans to retire, but added that the bank must be prepared for a transition.