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A 30-person tax and accounting firm located in Sunset Hills has been acquired by an Iowa business.

A local nonprofit, professional theater for families and young audiences has named a new managing director and canceled a spring production after changing direction in its search for a new top executive.

Centene Corp. on Tuesday increased its guidance for 2024, while also warning of two "large" headwinds in the new year.

Dennis Fanger told his children they couldn’t join the family business, Fenton-based Vivian Co., until after they went to college and got a job working for somebody else. “What I didn’t want them to do was think, ‘Okay, I’m just going to schlock an education, get that done and then go see Pop,’” he said. “I wanted them to have the experience of finding and earning a job and figuring out what they liked and didn’t.” So, before joining Vivian — which began in 1923 by selling…

St. Louis' chief information officers and technology leaders joined at The Chase Park Plaza Royal Sonesta Hotel on Dec. 8 for the 2023 St. Louis ORBIE Awards, hosted by St.LouisCIO. The keynote speaker and Leadership Award recipient was Scott Richert, CIO, Mercy. The Global winner is Kevin Dana, VP, information security and technology, WWT. The Large Enterprise winner is Todd Finders, CIO, Clayco Inc. The Enterprise winner is Erin Williams, VP, IT and CIO, Hussmann. The Large Corporate…

If the St. Louis County Council passes its proposed $15 million in budget cuts, you might not get your property tax bill in the mail next year, dilapidated properties might see long delays before their demolition can be completed, and projects relying on federal pandemic funds could get bogged down in bureaucratic red tape. Those are just a few of the consequences of the county council's proposed cuts, at least as St. Louis County Executive Sam Page translates them. Page penned a three-page letter…

House Minority Leader Crystal Quade believes abortion can win on the ballot in Missouri. And Planned Parenthood, which announced its endorsement of the Springfield Democrat’s campaign for governor on Monday, believes Quade can win, too. Planned Parenthood Great Plains Votes is endorsing Quade, who announced a campaign for governor in July. In a state where nearly all abortions have been illegal since Roe v. Wade was overturned, two rival coalitions are working to put the issue on the statewide…

While he was in the Missouri Senate, Bob Onder earned a reputation as one of the most vocal members of the self-styled conservative caucus, upending the chamber by filibustering a litany of bills, including congressional redistricting, needle exchanges for addicts and Medicaid financing. As he left the Senate in 2022 due to term limits, Onder, a Republican, considered but ultimately decided against a bid for St. Charles County executive. On Monday, as anticipated, he formally entered the race for…

A St. Louis real estate firm appointed to act as receiver for a troubled downtown loft building said Monday it can't do so.

The carpenters' union that covers St. Louis is suing the local branch's former leader in state court, after similar litigation was thrown out of federal court.

A law firm has chosen to renew its lease for downtown St. Louis office space, a deal that keeps it in its current building until at least 2027.

Major League Soccer franchise St. Louis City SC ranked near the top of MLS for digital engagement during the 2023 season, according to a third-party report that also details the league’s sponsorship revenue.

The role oversees responsibility for controlling Boeing's supply chain, quality, manufacturing and engineering.

A large bank has moved about 50 employees from downtown St. Louis to its office in Earth City in St. Louis County.

A first-of-its-kind salad concept is partnering with several local businesses and restaurants to sell its home-grown lettuce ahead of its opening.

A California-based logistics company is shutting down a St. Louis-area office and laying off all the workers there.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday signed into law a measure that will allow for the limited development of new nuclear power generation technology in the state. The measure, House Bill 2473, does not allow new large-scale power generation facilities like the six plants that are already operational in the state, but rather allows for new smaller-scale emergent technology. Since 1987, the state has had a moratorium on any new nuclear power construction until the federal government designates a long-term…

Brad Loyet likes to go fast. And he’s made a career out of that love for speed — twice.

Bob Onder, the former Conservative Caucus Republican state senator, might be a very different lieutenant governor for Missouri in two ways.

Bidding for the skyscraper, the state's largest office building by square footage, starts at $1.5 million less than its owner paid for it in May 2022.