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VetVerifi, a St. Louis startup using software to streamline pet vaccination records, has raised $1.5 million in a pre-seed funding round.

The underdogs continue to rack up wins in St. Louis Inno Madness. Of the eight companies advancing to the Inno Madness quarterfinal round, six have seeds of No. 25 or higher.

Magdalen Pike is founder and executive director of Passback, a nonprofit seeking to “upcycle” used sports equipment, starting with soccer gear. Here's what she plans for the future of the organization.

NASCAR is getting back into the brick-and-mortar restaurant business for the first time in well over a decade, with a “NASCAR Drafthouse” under construction in the St. Louis airport.

Anyone who procrastinated on filing for political office will get another chance to enter the Aug. 6 primary in a handful of contests. Late withdrawals from four congressional races, four state House races and the lieutenant governor contest mean filing for those offices will resume on April 2, Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s office announced. Filing will close for those offices on April 5. Under Missouri law, when candidates withdraw within two days of the close of filing, a special filing…

Missouri cannabis regulators have revoked nine of the 48 social-equity cannabis licenses issued in October, after finding the companies that obtained them didn’t meet eligibility requirements. Eight were dispensaries linked to out-of-state groups and one was a wholesale facility. Among them is Canna Zoned, a Michigan company that secured two of the 16 dispensary cannabis licenses – in Columbia and Arnold. Both licenses were revoked. State records show Canna Zoned was connected to 104 out…

Niche Food Group’s soon-to-relaunch restaurant concept will introduce a few of its core menu offerings through a series of pop-up events around St. Louis.

Schnuck Markets Inc. has partnered with an Indianapolis-based nonprofit to launch Schnucks Springboard, an accelerator program that seeks to help grow businesses owned by diverse founders.

New faces in the St. Louis Cardinals’ starting rotation won’t be the only changes fans see this year at Busch Stadium. There’s also a new all-inclusive club, a “slinger” hot dog and an arcade for kids.

Embattled St. Louis developer Green Street faces a string of new claims, including one by a former employee who says the firm gave investors misleading financial information.

The Federal Trade Commission slammed Kroger Co., Walmart and other large grocery companies in a new report for making the negative effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and supply chain issues worse for consumers than they needed to be. The FTC’s report, titled “Feeding America in a Time of Crisis: FTC Staff Report on The United States Grocery Supply Chain and the Covid-19 Pandemic,” found that large grocery companies increased prices more than they typically have relative to their costs and received…

The earnings tax, the city’s largest single source of revenue, accounting for 37% of the general fund, has long been a target of Republican state lawmakers.

PracticeLink, a Richmond Heights-based provider of physician recruitment resources and services, has added a strategy chief to its executive leadership.

Garden District STL, a boutique, garden-themed retail store that sells plants, pots, home decor and gifts, is open at City Foundry STL in Midtown, and business has so far exceeded its founder's expectations.

Two bills that would regulate battery disposal and storage are awaiting action from the full Illinois Senate after unanimous committee approval. Senate Bill 3481, sponsored by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz, D-Chicago, would require facilities that store electric vehicle batteries to register with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency by February 2026. The state’s Pollution Control Board would set the regulations for the proper storage of EV batteries. IEPA Deputy Director James Jennings said the…

Mike Carter, a Wentzville municipal judge, has entered the crowded Republican race for Missouri secretary of state.

Uninsured deposits are risky for both banks and their customers. That was never more apparent than last spring when Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) failed after depositors pulled $42 billion over a few hours. That day – March 10, 2023 – prompted many companies nationwide to question whether their bank deposits were safe. “Up to that point, we didn’t pay much attention” to deposit insurance, recalled John Clark, the president and CEO of Masterclock, a global manufacturer of accurate time and…

St. Louis officials are pursuing eminent domain for the long-vacant Millennium Hotel downtown because of “numerous developers” who have reached out to develop it as prime real estate, a city official said Tuesday.

The concept launched in 2022 as an online-only concept.

The leader of a St. Louis hotel operator indicated Tuesday that a $125 million Downtown West project could be dead after city legislators rejected a subsidy package for it.