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A boutique real estate brokerage firm has merged with an independent agency that is one of St. Louis' largest residential real estate firms.

Drive-thru coffee concept 7 Brew Coffee last month opened its fourth store in the St. Louis region. But the rapidly expanding company isn’t planning to stop there, as it plans to open at least four more St. Louis-area locations this year.

Several sites owned by developer Green Street are being offered for sale even as the developer continues to pursue its own developments there.

Two brothers are suing a father and son who lead prominent architecture firm KAI Enterprises, claiming fraud over $850,000 in investments made for a senior living project in Wildwood that didn't materialize.

Revenue increased from zero in 2020 to $526,826 in 2021 and $507,706 in 2022, according to Form 990s filed by the nonprofit group with the Internal Revenue Service.

Yamelsie Rodríguez, who has served as president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri since 2019, will step down from her post at the end of February, the organization said Friday.

Three St. Louis CEOs this week are teeing it up with some of the best golfers in the world, and football stars Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers, too.

Schnucks' move to limit how customers use self-checkout was heralded by a local union as a step against automation.

Town and Country-based Defender Pharmaceuticals Inc. said its initial effort to gain approval for its lead drug candidate, a treatment for motion sickness, has been denied by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Since the pandemic, an increased comfort with remote work and a labor shortage have made offshoring more prevalent in the accounting industry.

Former state Sen. Bob Onder announced Friday that he’s no longer running for lieutenant governor and will instead seek the GOP nomination in the 3rd Congressional District. Onder is the second high-profile candidate to enter the race to replace U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, who announced he was retiring when his term ends this year. Republican state Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman announced her bid for the seat last month. Luetkemeyer’s exit is expected to trigger a crowded Republican primary for…

Anheuser-Busch has one more opportunity to commit to union member job security, Teamsters said Thursday. If the company's next offer doesn't meet union member standards, around 5,000 will go on strike as soon as March 1. "The halting of beer production at Anheuser-Busch's U.S. breweries appears imminent and unavoidable," Teamsters General President Sean O'Brien said. "They have a harsh reality awaiting them when Anheuser-Busch breweries are empty, and Teamsters are on the streets." The negotiations…

Leaders of the merged law firms said the practice, industry group, and office leadership will be evenly divided between attorneys from each legacy firm with equal representation on the governing board and compensation committees.

Nearly a decade after Hanneke Hardware & Industrial Supply Co. shuttered its retail store on Southwest Avenue, a new hardware store is set to open near The Hill.

Accompanying business fashion changes was also the changing language of business… always with an attempt to be “in the forefront, with it or a vision leader.”

A national law firm based in St. Louis added a former federal prosecutor to its white collar defense and business litigation practice and another St. Louis-based firm promoted three associates to members of the firm, the equivalent of partner.

A St. Louis construction firm that specialized in food industry construction has folded into one of St. Louis’ largest construction companies.

Webster University is seeking to reclassify endowment funds to cover covenants on loan agreements, its board chair said Thursday, emphasizing that the move to solve a "financial challenge" came as it was making progress on turnaround goals.

Forty-five days after a police SUV crashed through the brick front wall of Bar:PM, two city officials showed up at the scene and made in-person attempts to de-escalate tensions with the bar owners and their landlords who own the building. Frank Oswald, the St. Louis building commissioner, showed up with one of his aides, offered an apology, and hand-delivered a letter stating that the damaged building would not be condemned nor would the owners be forced to pay fines while it awaits repair. He also…

A health care firm with a St. Louis-area presence claims it's out more than $40 million after a client failed to pay for masks it ordered.