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A quickly growing, New Jersey-based Mexican fusion chain recently opened its first location in the St. Louis region and is already looking to add a second.

The University of Missouri-St. Louis has hired a new dean for its College of Nursing, following a nationwide search.

Construction is underway on a new $11.5 million government center in Eureka.

A campaign to enshrine abortion rights in Missouri’s constitution said Friday that it collected more than 380,000 signatures in just three months, more than twice the likely total needed to qualify for this year’s statewide ballot.  The coalition, called Missourians for Constitutional Freedom, is hoping to put on the November ballot a measure that would legalize abortion up to the point of fetal viability. Since June 2022, nearly every abortion has been illegal in the state with the exception…

United States Steel Corp. said it and Nippon Steel are working to comply with a request for more information from the U.S. Department of Justice in an antitrust review of the $14.9 billion merger.

Families in the Saint Louis Public Schools could get some cash back into their pockets for driving their kids to and from school. On Monday, parents were sent a letter from the district saying they could earn a $75 gas card this week if they take their kids to school instead of letting them ride the bus. It all comes after multiple drivers were absent Monday, leading the district to tell families whose students planned on participating in afterschool activities to arrange alternative transportation. The…

The months that we have just spent in the fifth wheel trailer were interesting and funny and terrific. For us at our ages, it was really an adventure.

The teen clothing retailer plans to close all its stores and sell its intellectual property after having filed for bankruptcy a third time.

Washington University is seeking contractors for its $26 million expansion of a prominent historic building near the Cortex Innovation District that will create a new business incubator.

A Texas company’s Illinois expansion with a new $54 million, 100% solar-powered manufacturing site near the St. Louis region is under construction by a Metro East contractor.

A new donut shop is to open before the end of this month in Brentwood.

The new Greater St. Louis Marathon got off to a strong start Saturday, but there’s still a lot of miles to run. Let’s hope it can pick up the pace.

The first apartment complex built from the ground up in downtown St. Louis in years is leasing quicker than its developer expected.

Advantage Solutions, led by former Anheuser-Busch and Schnuck Markets executive Dave Peacock, has sold one of its holdings to a Kansas City-based company.

Berkeley, California-based Pivot Bio Inc. has named Chris Turner as chief commercial officer. Turner is based in St. Louis and will spend a majority of his role at Pivot’s Product Success Center in Hazelwood

The story that St. Louis has to tell the rest of the nation should embrace its challenges and mixed historical legacy, using them as an opportunity to improve the region’s brand so it can attract more businesses and people, panelists said.

The Clayton-based supplier of network infrastructure products and services has agreed to a $290 million deal to purchase a provider of networking equipment.

After the special events business screeched nearly to a halt during the Covid-19 pandemic, business has boomed the past few years for Personal Touches by Jeanetta, the special events design, production and event rental company owned by Jeanetta Hawkins, the company’s founder, president and CEO.

A St. Charles produce wholesaler says its pivot during the Covid-19 pandemic has paid off, with top line revenue up 12% last year, to more than $50 million.

Preparing today’s young students to meet our region’s future economic needs has never been more important. New models of education are needed, writes Tom Purcell.