Missouri lawmakers return to Jefferson City on Wednesday afternoon for the start of the 2024 legislative session, and expectations aren’t high.
GOP infighting has mired the Missouri Senate in gridlock the last three years, and the wounds at the center of the turmoil seem to have only gotten worse. Across the Capitol rotunda in the House, an ethics investigation into Speaker Dean Plocher could upend the agenda and cost Plocher his job.
Election year politics hang over both chambers, with a handful…
Ben Poremba, whose Bengelina Hospitality Group operates several local restaurant concepts, after a final day of service on Saturday has closed longtime Botanical Heights restaurants Elaia, Olio and Nixta. The three restaurants will reopen in 2024 in the Delmar Maker District where Poremba will additionally open two new concepts.
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In the realm of economic development, the influence of strategic funding initiatives can be likened to the ripple effect caused by casting stones into a pond. Each grant, regardless of its size, has the potential to create waves of change across the community. However, the art lies in identifying and leveraging grants that, akin to denser stones, yield disproportionately larger ripples of impact. This endeavor, central to the mission of organizations like Arch Grants in St. Louis, involves a meticulous…
The startup funding process can be a daunting, complex task for entrepreneurs. Every stage of startup funding requires different goals and strategies to ensure successful fundraising. Knowing when it's time to move to the next round of funding, what goals you should set for your business at each point in the process and how to best prepare is key to finding investors who believe in your vision. It can take a startup years to move through the funding stages, so it's wise to use that time to prepare…
When engaging in discussions over any merger or acquisition transaction, the parties will plan out and schedule most of the process around the anticipated timetables for due diligence. All too often, parties are exclusively planning out the due diligence of the target company. Obviously, the target company is the only entity changing hands, so its risk profile is paramount to the transaction. However, in today’s market, sellers have an increased interest in performing their own due diligence on…
David Woodburn, CEO of St. Louis-based agtech startup Edison Agrosciences, vividly remembers the first time he saw a commercial sunflower field. It was years ago, during a road trip through South Dakota, and he recalls being struck by the flowers set against a bright blue sky. Yet despite how memorable the experience was, it would be many years before he’d come to understand the plant’s full power — one that is poised to solve one of the most vexing problems in the U.S. supply chain.
“There…
The county said Thursday it’s purchasing the National Equestrian Center (NEC) at 6880 Lake St. Louis Blvd., a move that was approved unanimously in October by the St. Charles County Council. It is acquiring the 54-acre horse show venue for $5.9 million.
Judge Heather Cunningham of St. Louis County Circuit Court entered the judgment against Shada Seed & Ag Services LLC on Dec. 14. The ruling came nearly three months after Shada Seed -- a retailer of seed, chemical and fertilizer in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota -- did not respond to the lawsuit filed by Bayer.
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A St. Louis County-based distributor of self-serve beverage dispensing technology has sued one of its owners, alleging fraud and deceit, including allegations he abruptly shut down the business’ office without prior notice.
The warehouse at the site is 100% leased to three tenants, and the 7-acre site functions as the furniture showroom of one of St. Louis’ largest local office furniture dealers.
The Center for Emerging Technologies (CET), a longstanding innovation center within the Cortex innovation district, has dissolved as its own entity in a move that will cut costs and rebrand CET's programming with the Cortex moniker.
A Missouri-based retailer of beers, wines and spirits is quickly expanding and planning to open its first location in the St. Louis region in fall 2024.
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