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The CEO's compensation increased to $25.1 million last year, including $24.8 million in income allocated to partners.

New U.S. Census Bureau estimates showing a shrinking St. Louis region that was bypassed by Charlotte and Orlando are "a concern, most certainly," Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday.

Stifel Financial Corp., the St. Louis-based financial services holding company, plans to expand its CD funding and risk management capabilities with an acquisition.

This is a tough time to be out fundraising. According to the recent KPMG Private Enterprise Venture Pulse report, VC investment in the U.S. fell in 2023. And it is expected to remain subdued in the first half of 2024 as venture capitalists continue to sharpen their due diligence and focus on sustaining their existing investments. Early-stage companies are finding it particularly tough to attract VC attention. Those private companies that are successfully raising from VC investors are doing so at…

The newly formed UFL, which includes the St. Louis Battlehawks, said Thursday its 2024 championship game will be played at The Dome at America’s Center in downtown St. Louis.

Struggling discount chain Family Dollar is set to close about 1,000 stores across the country. Dollar Tree, which owns Family Dollar, said it plans to close 600 Family Dollar locations in the first half of its fiscal 2024 and 370 Family Dollar stores over the next few years as store leases expire. Family Dollar has around 8,000 U.S. stores. The parent company also said it will close 30 Dollar Tree stores as leases expire. Dollar Tree CEO Rick Dreiling announced the plans Wednesday on a call…

United States Steel Corp. shares dropped more than 12% Wednesday in the hours after two British news outlets reported President Joe Biden would release a statement expressing concern about its $14.9 billion sale to Nippon Steel Corp.

The new population figures underscore the St. Louis area's economic challenges, a researcher said.

When Terrence Wise explains Missouri’s initiative petition process to his children, he brings up one particularly remarkable play by the Kansas City Chiefs. The famous 13 second overtime win against the Buffalo Bills secured the Chiefs a place in the 2023 Super Bowl. As a result of the win, the NFL changed its overtime rules. “That worked in our favor here in this Super Bowl this year, but that shouldn’t be the game we play when we talk about our democratic process,” Wise says he told…

The U.S. House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a bill that effectively bans TikTok unless the company splits from its Chinese owner ByteDance because of national security concerns. The 352-65 vote occurred just a week after lawmakers introduced the bipartisan proposal and days after the powerful House Committee on Energy and Commerce unanimously advanced the legislation, an unusual speed for the 118th Congress. Rep. Cori Bush, D-St. Louis, was the only member of Missouri's delegation to vote…

Marson Foods, a Carson City, Nevada-based maker of waffle products, on Wednesday officially opened its nearly 150,000-square-foot manufacturing and warehouse facility in Hazelwood.

Travis Ford, the head coach of the Saint Louis Billikens mens basketball team for eight seasons, was fired Wednesday night following the team's 83-73 loss to Duquesne in the Atlantic 10 tournament. "There's a lot going through (my mind). First and foremost, my players—and I'm proud of how we finished the year—and my coaches," Ford told KSDK. Ford was hired by SLU in March 2016. Before joining the Billikens, Ford had head-coaching stints at Oklahoma State, Massachusetts, Eastern Kentucky…

Roeslein & Associates Inc., one of St. Louis' largest engineering firms and one of the region's largest privately held companies, has made two changes in its C-suite.

Schnuck Markets Inc. is now piloting artificial intelligence-powered shopping carts in select St. Louis-area stores.

An ambitious developer has proposed an Oklahoma City skyscraper that would surpass One World Trade Center in New York.

The sales tax at CityPark, the stadium of the St. Louis City SC Major League Soccer team, will increase by another 1% if a city of St. Louis board approves a new sales tax district to pay for contaminated groundwater.

Chesterfield-based fiber internet firm HyperFiber has launched operations, backed with $180 million in private equity funding as it aims to build fiber networks nationwide.

U.S. Strategic Metals LLC (USSM), a Clayton-based mining company, has hired a new finance chief.

Clayton Mayor Michelle Harris said in an interview Tuesday she’s unaware of any future plans WashU has for Fontbonne’s campus, but that she hopes it keeps the current architecture at the site.

The Mark Cuban Foundation partners with local businesses to put on the boot camps.