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Known for specialty sliders, salads and "comfort food" sides, the new operator for the restaurant space in the Citygarden sculpture park downtown has set an opening day.

International sales is booming for some St. Louis companies, as seen in this week's List of the region's largest international companies. The average growth rate in international sales from 2019 to 2023 was over 100% for some firms on the List.

We are always happy to see and be with our friends, and so often they feel compelled to bring a “hello” gift. It has turned out over the decades that the gift from most has been a beautiful bottle or so of one type of liquor or another.

Cousins Maine Lobster, a national fast-casual seafood chain, says it is pursuing franchisees to have a permanent presence in St. Louis.

A portfolio company of WILsquare Capital, a St. Louis-based private equity firm, has again expanded by acquiring another digital marketing agency.

A private equity firm with ties to St. Louis has closed on its planned purchase of Oberweis Dairy Inc. and launched what it calls a short-term plan for "rapid improvements" in the business.

The event will bring teams from across the country to the region, occupying an estimated 1,000 hotel rooms in the city.

One of the largest banks in the St. Louis area has named a new regional president.

If you’ve been to a sports event in St. Louis, there’s a good chance Bobby Sutherland helped shape your experience. Sutherland, for more than 15 years, has worked in roles managing audio and video production at St. Louis’ sports venues.

The burger joint opened in November 2023.

(The Center Square) – The city of St. Louis’ guaranteed basic income program violates its own charter, the Missouri Constitution and must cease, according to a lawsuit. Two taxpayers filed a lawsuit against the city of St. Louis, Comptroller Darlene Green, Treasurer Adam Layne and Mayor Tishaura Jones in St. Louis Circuit Court seeking a “writ of mandamus” to stop the program. The taxpayers, Greg Tumlin and Fred Hale, are represented by attorney Kimberly Mathis and assisted by the Holy…

Webster University's former IT director has admitted defrauding the university and an IT equipment supplier in a $2.1 million scheme, the U.S. attorney's office said.

An industrial project in the works for years has advanced to the construction stage due to demand, according to its developer.

The Kansas City Royals and Chiefs could receive hundreds of millions of dollars in sales tax revenue to move from Missouri and build new stadiums across the state line under legislation passed Tuesday by Kansas lawmakers. The Kansas House voted 84-38 and the Senate voted 27-8 to approve legislation that would expand a state incentive program in an attempt to lure one or both teams from Kansas City. The bill now heads to Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat, who said in a statement following the Senate…

More than 100 million people in the U.S. don’t have access to a consistent source of primary care. Yet only one in 10 of this population is uninsured. This data shows that it takes more than just insurance coverage to ensure access to primary care. That’s why many business owners, HR teams and benefits professionals are embracing holistic primary care strategies for their teams that go beyond benefit plan design. Aetna®, a CVS Health® Company, is partnering with employers in St. Louis, throughout…

Alberto Musalem, in his first public remarks on monetary policy and the U. S. economy since he began his new role in April as president and CEO of the St. Louis Fed, said Tuesday he doesn't see interest rate cuts on the short-term horizon.

Advantage Solutions Inc., a Fortune 1000 company led by CEO Dave Peacock, former Anheuser-Busch and Schnuck Markets executive, plans another divestment as it nears completion of its business reorganization.

Two development firms are partnering to renovate a vacant warehouse in the city’s Near North Riverfront neighborhood into 177 apartments.

The Taylor Geospatial Institute (TGI), a St. Louis research institute launched in 2022 to focus on geospatial technology, has added a former Amazon Web Services executive to its team.

The Biden administration's planned $18 billion weapons sale to Israel, including some 50 F-15 fighter jets produced by Boeing, is reportedly moving forward after gaining approval from two senior congressional Democrats.