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The St. Louis region in the first quarter saw one of the largest annual rent increases in the country, according to new data.

Justine Petersen Housing and Reinvestment Corp. and St. Louis Community Credit Union will receive $8.7 million in grants from the federal government to help low- and moderate-income communities recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Core & Main Inc., the growing Maryland Heights-based distributor of water, wastewater, storm drainage and fire protection products, is expanding with the acquisition of a New York-based manufacturer of utility infrastructure products.

David Mueller went to an event advertised as a criminal justice forum with St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner in late March hoping to hear more about how her office could be more progressive and prevent dismissals like the one his client experienced from happening again. Instead, he left with a new plan of his own. The criminal defense attorney has become the first to announce he will challenge Gardner in the 2024 election. “My client, Levi Henning, was locked up on murder charges for two…

The auction of downtown St. Louis hotel OYO has been postponed, after it was originally scheduled to take place last month.

Missouri cannabis firms have added jobs since the state's recreational market launched this year, data and company officials said, positions that reportedly pay better than in other markets.

Ladbrokes, the London gambling house where bets can be placed on anything from badminton matches to whether Ron DeSantis will be elected vice president in 2024, isn’t offering odds on Missouri adopting sports betting. But the top Republican and Democrat in the state Senate agreed last week that the chances are slim with only five weeks remaining in this year’s session. That pessimistic assessment was made the morning after the chamber spent eight hours arguing about how and whether to expand…

Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies Inc., a sustainable fertilizer maker that has operations in St. Louis, has hired a new chief technology officer.

The Confederation of North, Central America, and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) said Monday that City SC’s 22,500-seat Downtown West CityPark stadium has been chosen as one of 15 host venues for the Concacaf Gold Cup tournament.

Chesterfield-based agriculture giant Bunge Ltd. (NYSE: BG) said Monday it is acquiring a Louisiana refinery through its Bunge Loders Croklaan joint venture, with plans to use the facility to expand its oils business.

St. Louis-based heath care startup Rezilient, which provides concierge primary care through its technology-focused health care clinics, has brought on new investor Govo Venture Partners as it pursues expansion.

BJC HealthCare said Monday it will distribute gun locks at 20 more of its facilities, a move that comes in response to what it described as record shootings of children.

Beast Butcher & Block, located at 4156 Manchester Ave. in The Grove, has closed.

An index of St. Louis-area stocks was up 3% over the first three months of this year, but lagged behind two national indices.

Molly Studer has been promoted to chief operating officer of Gershman Commercial Real Estate, the Clayton-based firm said.

The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra has filled the newly created title of chief operating officer, hiring an executive from the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

Grant’s Farm, the south St. Louis County estate of the Busch family that currently serves as an animal preserve and tourist attraction, is adding a new high-tech drone show to its attractions this summer.

The latest apartment complex in The Streets of St. Charles mixed-use development started leasing last week and will finish construction in the next few months.

The numbers reaffirm that Missouri is on pace to achieve $1 billion in annual sales, which could make it the fastest state to reach the milestone.

Bonnie Laiderman, the founder and former CEO of Veterans Home Care, a St. Louis-based agency that helps veterans receive personal care services, died Thursday at her home in Chesterfield.