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Mississippi Lime Co., a St. Louis-based supplier of high-calcium lime products and technical solutions, has rebranded and will begin operating as MLC.

Oberweis Dairy Inc., a nearly century-old business known for home delivery of milk and its retail ice cream and dairy stores, has filed for bankruptcy reorganization while it seeks a buyer.

Missouri’s attack on women’s health has a far-reaching impact, writes former Express Scripts president Amy Bricker. She's asking Missourians to help her remove the state's abortion ban.

Webster University's board chair sought to reassure the community that future disclosures will show improvement and that leadership bonuses reflected for that year were subsequently pared down.

While branding undoubtedly plays a role in shaping perceptions, it’s the underlying unity of purpose that defines a community. Nine PBS CEO Amy Shaw writes that St. Louis has a profound need for such a purpose.

Keeley Restoration Services, part of St. Louis-based Keeley Cos., acquired Chamberlin Contracting Inc. of Kansas City earlier this month.

The Boston buyer of the AT&T tower in downtown St. Louis purchased it for less than the building’s sale price two years ago.

Other deals in which the firm was the exclusive sell-side adviser include Waterhout Construction Co., acquired by Tarlton Corp. in 2019; and Genetic Veterinary Services Inc., doing business as Paw Print Genetics, in 2021.

A real estate firm said Tuesday it is handling the sale of the vacant Millennium Hotel in downtown St. Louis.

A recent Wall Street Journal article on downtown St. Louis challenges our reputation. But we can change this perception, as this region has proven it can get exciting things done, writes Steve Smith.

The private equity firm behind a growing St. Louis-based commercial cleaning and janitorial services business has filled a newly created finance role, as well as a corporate development post.

Chesterfield-based agribusiness Bunge Global SA (NYSE: BG) said Tuesday it will add new C-suite roles following its proposed merger with Netherlands-based agriculture firm Viterra Ltd.

Legendary St. Louis Cardinals manager Whitey Herzog has died, former KSDK Sports Director Jay Randolph confirmed Tuesday morning. Herzog was 92. Herzog managed the Cardinals to a World Series championship in 1982 with a dynamic, fast-paced playing style known as "Whiteyball." The team's success continued into the late 1980s, making two more World Series appearances in 1985 and 1987. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010 and has 1,281 career managerial wins with the Cardinals,…

Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher obstructed an investigation of his official acts through pressure on potential witnesses and refusing to issue subpoenas, bipartisan leaders of the House Ethics Committee alleged Monday. Some potential witnesses allegedly refused to speak out of fear Plocher would use his power as speaker to retaliate against them. Others were out of reach because the speaker decided who the committee could compel to testify. And Plocher refused to cooperate with the attorney…

New automated traffic cameras are returning to the streets of St. Louis. Depending on how quickly the city moves to hire a camera company, drivers could start to see tickets showing up in their mailbox within a matter of two to three months. The technology promises to rush reinforcements to a depleted police department, which is now 352 officers short of its budgeted strength, according to a public employee database of city officers. Mayor Tishaura Jones and a progressive-leaning Board of Aldermen…

Shareholders of United States Steel Corp. narrowly turned down a nonbinding proposal on top executive compensation in the wake of the $14.9 billion planned acquisition by Nippon Steel Corp.

St. Louis County leaders say $40 million allocated for the project isn't nearly enough to make it work, but its biggest proponent disagrees and is seeking further study.

A family-owned Metro East tent company has acquired assets from a longtime family tent business in Illinois that's shutting down.

The Missouri Coalition for the Environment's Known & Grown STL program recently issued 18 micro-grants totaling nearly $19,000, aimed to support local farmers and small businesses that positively affect the St. Louis region’s food systems.

The API Innovation Center, the St. Louis-based nonprofit focused on strengthening the U.S. supply chain for pharmaceutical ingredients, has selected a local firm to manufacture a treatment for brain cancer.