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The St. Louis-based Missouri Valley Conference (MVC), a NCAA Division I athletic league, is set to lose one of its most prominent members.

St. Louis Inno is accepting nominations for its annual Fire Awards, with several new categories included in this year's program to focus on celebrating the full life cycle of startups and innovation. Nominations are due June 1. The Fire Awards are St. Louis Inno’s premier recognition program, honoring the companies and organizations setting the local innovation economy ablaze. This will mark the third year in which St. Louis Inno has staged its Fire Awards. Previous honorees have included startups,…

The grocery chain's natural foods concept, which heavily focused on organic, local and specialty items, operated two locations, one of which will close.

Legal assistance includes forming a business, drafting operating agreements, reviewing commercial leases, handling employee agreements and applying for trademarks and copyrights.

A "cybersecurity incident" at St. Louis-based health system Ascension has taken down its electronic health records, MyChart patient portal and some systems used to order certain procedures and medications, the nonprofit said late Thursday.

A new $60 million mixed-use apartment development by Saint Louis University has started moving in residents, while the Target store on its ground floor has set an opening date.

The Chaifetz Center for Entrepreneurship, the entrepreneur programming arm of Saint Louis University’s Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business, has selected four companies for a new accelerator program it’s launched.

Patty Hagen, the longtime executive director of downtown St. Louis’ T-Rex entrepreneurship and innovation center, died suddenly Tuesday. Hired as the organization's first executive director in 2014, she became a key figure in St. Louis’ startup and innovation sectors during her decade in the role.

The foundation, which administered the event, said the funding will go to support nearly 1,000 participating nonprofits across the St. Louis region.

It’s been “really tough” to be a small-business owner this year, owner Abigail Niebling said.

A $45 million apartment complex in the works for years on a prominent corner in the city of St. Louis has increased its planned units ahead of starting construction.

As I was preparing to come visit in St. Louis recently, there were a number of comments I heard directed at the “terrible problems” of our fine city. Well, I was just “home” last week and had some different feelings.

Artificial intelligence is changing how many industries work, and the marketing and advertising space is no different. Local experts told the Business Journal how they're using AI at their firms.

Missouri’s Planned Parenthood clinics say they will continue serving patients on Medicaid, even after Gov. Mike Parson signed legislation Thursday blocking state and federal funds from going to the organization. The new law, which goes into effect Aug. 28, is the third — and Republicans hope final — attempt to end Medicaid reimbursements to any health centers affiliated with abortion providers. Despite this, Planned Parenthood announced Thursday its clinics will remain “open to all.” Planned…

The combination will create a company with nearly 1,200 employees, 90 locations and a CEO based in Clayton.

The organization said that on Wednesday, it detected "unusual activity on select technology network systems" that it believes is due to a cybersecurity event.

The local franchisee said it's "highly likely" to open additional locations across the St. Louis metro area.

The grants will create enrollment opportunities for students and will also go towards classroom technology, teacher development and educational materials and equipment.

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has proposed loosening the illegal status of marijuana at the federal level – but that doesn’t mean the federal government now condones recreational or medicinal use in the many states that have legalized the drug. Moving marijuana from the government’s list of the most dangerous and least useful substances to a less serious category was a clear signal that the federal government, at least under President Joe Biden’s administration, wants to ease restrictions…

Creve Coeur-based agriculture technology firm Benson Hill has named the former CEO of an Iowa-based ag financial software business as its chief administrative officer and general counsel.