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The deadline to submit your nomination for the 2024 Family Business Awards has been extended until Sunday, Aug. 4. Click here to submit your nomination before it's too late. These awards recognize family-owned companies that are navigating financial success, overcoming challenges and making an impact in the St. Louis region. The program will recognize companies in several different categories based on the number of generations of ownership. Winners will be selected by the St. Louis Business Journal's…

Porano, a fast-casual restaurant serving customizable pasta bowls, grain bowls, salads and Detroit-style pizza, is set to reopen Monday in a new space in Des Peres after a six-year hiatus. Meanwhile, the eatery's parent company also is looking to soon open a new barbecue concept.

A Scottish pub and restaurant in the Central West End has closed its doors after a planned ownership change fell through but is still seeking a buyer.

When John Payne was leading the campaign to legalize recreational cannabis in 2022, he faced a major hurdle. Black business owners were largely excluded from the medical marijuana program when licenses to grow and sell cannabis were doled out by the state in 2019, and many feared history was about to repeat itself. So to soothe the concerns and win over skeptics, Payne partnered with Black community leaders to come up with what they hoped was a solution — a social equity program, known as “microbusiness…

A new poll finds a tie between two of the three main Republican candidates for Missouri governor.

In the Republican gubernatorial race, it looks right now like a three-way jump ball. I’d never have expected that a year and a half ago when the race began.

A new kosher deli plans to open in the wake of the closure earlier this month of St. Louis’ only full-service kosher deli, an organization involved said.

Title Partners Agency LLC, a Des Peres-based title insurance company, has named a new leader.

A shopping center in suburban St. Louis County was one of the first acquisitions by a real estate investment trust looking to acquire successful open-air shopping centers nationwide.

Copeland, a climate technologies and HVAC business and one of St. Louis' largest private companies, has named its next chief financial officer.

Centene Corp.’s Medicaid membership declined 18% over the past year as state governments determined whether recipients remained eligible for benefits after the Covid-19 pandemic.

The St. Louis Board of Education said Friday that it named the district's deputy superintendent as acting leader, while Superintendent Keisha Scarlett "is on a temporary leave of absence."

A February poll of Republican primary voters showed Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft had the most recognizable name in the race for governor. That shouldn’t be surprising. Ashcroft has held statewide office for eight years, and his father, John, ran statewide seven times, winning five elections for state attorney general, governor and U.S. senator before becoming U.S. attorney general under President George W. Bush. Jay Ashcroft was born the year his father was appointed state auditor…

(The Center Square) – The city of St. Louis is ready to handle the property tax freeze for seniors while St. Louis County is making preparations for the process. Missouri Republican Gov. Mike Parson signed Senate Bill 756 into law earlier this month to change how seniors can be eligible for a property tax freeze. When the law was passed last year, it limited the definition of an eligible taxpayer to someone eligible for Social Security retirement benefits. The 2023 law, Senate Bill 190, prohibited…

Even without the merger deal, the credit union's CEO said organic growth vastly outpaced the industry average. The key? Increased insurance coverage.

I remember being struck by the reserve, earnestness and humility of each of the businessmen, and the long odds ahead they faced.

St. Louis has the makings of a world-class city, according to executives involved in the region’s resurgence. They recently shared their positive outlooks about how the city can thrive and what its leaders and residents can do to get there. Robert Bobroff, market president at the St. Louis Business Journal, moderated a panel discussion at Ballpark Village in downtown St. Louis on “The Future of St. Louis” with the five executives, who included: Brian Hall, chief marketing officer, Explore…

The building that long housed St. Louis’ only full-service kosher deli has been put up for sale following the restaurant’s sudden closure earlier this month.

Edison Agrosciences, an agtech startup that focuses on boosting natural rubber created by the sunflower, has closed a $600,000 seed financing round and added a new board member.

A Central West End condominium association has sued the developers behind the project, alleging condo owners have had to pay to repair damage caused by the project’s construction.