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Young professionals want something more from a workplace than just a place to work, and they’re right to insist on it. A desirable company culture, one in which professionals are given the resources they need to improve and a community that supports them, has become increasingly important to the latest generation to join the workforce. This generation of workers also wants to do work that matters, that creates tangible, positive impacts in their community, giving their work purpose and meaning. Anders…

Educator and engineer Jenna Gorlewicz was studying medical robotics at Vanderbilt University when she met a sixth grader who would change the course of her career. Kira, a student in a school where Gorlewicz was volunteering, said, “You’re an engineer? That’s so cool!” Then Kira said, “I’ll never be one,” citing her blindness as a key barrier. Disheartened by Kira’s statement, Gorlewicz proceeded to learn more about the barriers that individuals with blindness and low vision face.…

The public-private partnership said the new program will help bridge a funding gap experienced by early-stage companies by providing them with equity investments ranging from $25,000 to $50,000.

A developer plans a new hotel tower at a Central West End site currently occupied by a historic building, which would be incorporated into the proposal.

For years, the St. Louis Business Journal has been tracking the growth of private companies, revealing what we've come to call our "Fast 50" list — the 50 fastest-growing private companies in the region. Here are this year's companies.

Damn Fine Hand Pies, which has sold hand pies and sourdough baked goods at Tower Grove Farmers Market, is opening its own storefront.

UMB Bank executive Aaron Randolph said the key was the bank's “flat organization,” enabling him and his colleagues to be close to UMB's credit decision-making process and to learn in detail what Larson’s business needed.

Advantes Group, the firm that has redeveloped numerous buildings on Laclede’s Landing, has been sued by a development partner who alleges he is owed $1.1 million.

A nonprofit providing housing and other services to people who are homeless has hired a new top executive from among its board members.

Nonpartisan staff in Missouri's legislative chamber work in “a culture of fear,” Clerk Dana Miller said at a news conference at a Jefferson City courthouse.

Centene Corp. said Friday that its medical costs were higher than anticipated in Medicaid in April and that’s expected to continue this month.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch said that effective Saturday, it will no longer produce a print edition on nine holidays, a first in the daily newspaper's 145-year history.

The Urban League hosted an event Friday to mark the recent release of $750,000 in federal funding secured by U.S. Rep. Cori Bush, D-St. Louis, in December 2022.

German conglomerate Bayer has made significant staff reductions in the St. Louis area, where it has its North American crop science unit.

SLU's new business school dean worked for NASA prior to entering academia.

A three-hour meeting between Boeing leaders and FAA officials included the planemaker accepting findings from the regulatory agency's panel on safety concerns.

The companies have already delayed the closing date until the end of 2024 due to challenges in the United States.

A vibrant arts and culture sector can positively impact St. Louis's brand by creating culturally relevant and unified community identities loved by residents and visitors alike, writes Vanessa Cooksey.

The elevator took off again, up then down and a sudden stop. All I could think of was, could this go into a free fall?

Women hoping to excel in traditionally male-dominated career fields, like commercial real estate (CRE) and construction, must start early and gain as much knowledge as they can to succeed. St. Louis Business Journal Publisher Robert Bobroff recently moderated a conversation with five of the region’s top female CRE and construction professionals about “Women in CRE/Construction.” Panelists included Lynn Goessling, partner, Armstrong Teasdale law firm, Financial and Real Estate Practice; Stephanie…