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Thousands gathered downtown hours before Thursday’s 3:15 p.m. first pitch, braving 40-degree temperatures as they awaited the Budweiser Clydesdales to make their annual loop around Busch Stadium, beginning baseball season in St. Louis.

Tax incentives for a $125 million Downtown West hotel project threatened by a union dispute were given the green light by St. Louis aldermen Thursday after further talks with the developer.

UMB Financial is the holding company of UMB Bank, one of the largest in the St. Louis region. Based in Kansas City, the new president of consumer banking oversees retail, private and mortgage banking in addition to her marketing, communication and sales support responsibilities.

Survey results indicate only 25% of people outside St. Louis believe we have a "good" or "excellent" startup friendly business community. One startup founder thinks they're wrong, and that we need to invest more.

After four rounds of voting, two companies remain in this year’s St. Louis Inno Madness contest: No. 14 Arcadian VertiGreens and No. 32 Connect will square off in the Inno Madness championship matchup.

Our state lawmakers took a big step last year, investing more than $70 million in early childhood care and education programs to keep the system from collapse. Still, Maxine Clark writes that childcare is out of reach for too many families.

Side Project Brewing began as just that — a side project.

Block Inc., the financial services business formerly known as Square, plans to lay off 14 employees in Missouri, according to a filing with the state.

Adam Wainwright, after 18 years playing with the Cardinals, is pouring more time into his budding country music career as his debut album, “Hey Y’all," is about to release.

The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday said it was adding St. Louis to an initiative meant to reduce violent crime.

Two more brokers have left a St. Louis commercial real estate office to go to a rival firm, marking the departure of all that office’s real estate brokers.

The acquisition will combine two firms both focused on providing technology services for companies.

The long-shuttered hotel would reopen under a Marriott brand.

The owner of a power plant that provides steam to dozens of buildings has filed a more than $89 million lawsuit.

The discount provider of eye examinations, eyeglasses and contact lenses will open a new Metro East store April 12.

The new managing partner in the Kansas City office who joined the firm in 2006 also focuses on business combinations, investment valuation, and inventory reporting and valuation across a variety of industries.

Blue Bell Creameries last month opened a 16,000-square-foot distribution center in St. Peters, allowing the ice cream manufacturer to begin selling its products in most major retailers across the St. Louis region.

A local chef has advanced to the next round of the 2024 James Beard Foundation Awards, the top prize of the culinary world.

The biggest project – the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District's continued bond issues to fund the $7.2 billion Project Clear program – was favorably met by voters.

A new downtown Kansas City ballpark and renovations at KC's Arrowhead Stadium went down to defeat as Jackson County, Missouri, voters, by a 58.1% to 41.9% margin, rejected a sales tax supporting the projects.