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The city of St. Louis is once again hiring all "non-essential" city positions after Mayor Tishaura Jones announced the end of the hiring freeze she enacted at the end of March. The end of the freeze comes after the adjournment of the Missouri General Assembly on Friday, which Jones worried would enact legislation that would affect the city’s ability to collect an earnings tax. “The City of St. Louis is safer and healthier without the harmful interference of members of our state legislature…

The concept, dubbed 9 Mile Garden Café, will be a permanently parked coffee truck featuring both a drive-thru lane and a window for walk-up orders.

The St. Louis Cardinals Monday unveiled a new jersey designed to spotlight the team’s hometown. The new jersey is part of the Nike MLB City Connect Series, a collection of MLB team jerseys that began in 2021 and includes design elements meant to represent their respective home cities.

For some business interests, Missouri’s gridlock is hampering their growth. And while some believe things will improve next year, the Missouri legislature seems to be stuck in a rut.

The company recently closed several stores across the U.S.

A letter seeks to clarify its promises to the union.

Missouri ranks among the top 10 states with the highest prevalence of mental health issues and lowest access to care. This affects everyone in the community, including businesses in St. Louis and throughout the state. Today, companies assume more responsibility than ever before to support the mental health care needs of their workforce. Aetna, a CVS Health Company, has teamed up with employers in Missouri to deliver high-quality health care to their employees. Our approach connects people to the…

The new store marks the franchise owners' first in the St. Louis region, but they have “big plans” to open more locations, they said.

The café's lunch business is so far performing better than its morning coffee business, "a pleasant surprise."

The legislative session had some notable achievements, including a major education bill, but other bills with broad support, such as a ban on child marriage, fell as the factional fighting intensified.

The state of Missouri again failed to put control of St. Louis' police department under a board appointed by the governor.

Missouri lawmakers on Thursday passed legislation that a preservation official and developer described as key to aiding redevelopment of two of downtown St. Louis' giant vacant buildings, while other priorities for the area failed to advance.

From ChatGPT to AI image generators, companies and individuals are getting more comfortable with using AI for both work and personal purposes.

The U.S. job market and life itself have proved challenging for young adults in recent years, a tale of two economies according to a study by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

A St. Louis-based network of ophthalmology and optometry practices recently closed on refinancing deals and named two new executives, including a new CFO.

The Missouri Senate put its dysfunction on display one last time Friday when it adjourned minutes after reconvening, effectively killing efforts to send voters a ballot measure changing the majority needed to pass constitutional amendments. The decision to quit almost eight hours before the constitutional deadline shows how little tolerance Republican leadership had for remaining in the same room with their factional foes in the Missouri Freedom Caucus. The motion to adjourn was made by Senate…

A university with multiple campuses has purchased a former grocery store site near Lafayette Square for $4 million.

St. Louis Public Radio reported that gifts declined and expenses rose, as its operating loss grew.

Higher inventories and lower production levels for Spirit's Boeing 737 Max work have caused financial strain on Wichita's largest employer.

The St. Louis Business Journal — along with about 520 guests — honored the 2024 Best Places to Work and HR Awards winners during a luncheon at the Marriott St. Louis Grand Hotel downtown.