Ronald Kruszewski, chairman and CEO of St. Louis-based Stifel, noted that last year was a “less than ideal” operating environment, with “increased geopolitical risks, tightening of financial conditions primarily due to significant increases in short-term (interest rates)..."
A trio of restaurateurs, two restaurants, two chefs and a bakery are among the St. Louis-area honorees named Wednesday as semifinalists for the 2024 James Beard Foundation Awards, the top prize of the culinary world.
Staffing agencies – a fast-growing industry that employs nearly a million Illinoisans – are not exempt from the state’s antitrust law, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled late last week.
The decision comes three and a half years after state Attorney General Kwame Raoul sued a trio of staffing agencies, alleging they used their mutual client to coordinate no-poach agreements, which created a secondary agreement to pay temp staffers less than the market rate.
In a unanimous 20-page opinion published…
The Republican civil war in the Missouri Senate reached a new crescendo of strife Tuesday, when Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden stripped four members of their committee chairs and declared he was acting against “a small group of swamp creatures.”
The action toward members of the newly formed Freedom Caucus took away traditional prerogatives of senior legislators and even relegated the targeted four to parking spots as far from the Missouri Capitol building as possible.
Rowden said he…
Republican lawmakers’ latest attempt to change Missouri’s century-old initiative petition process was met with widespread opposition Tuesday.
Hanging over the proceedings, though hardly discussed on Tuesday, were a pair of initiative petition campaigns seeking to put an amendment on the statewide ballot rolling back Missouri near-total ban on abortion.
One of the campaigns has already reported raising $2 million to bankroll its efforts, amplifying the sense of GOP urgency to get changes to…
The company, which operates a food stall at the City Foundry STL Food Hall in Midtown and sells its cheesecakes in Dierbergs Markets and Fresh Thyme Market grocery stores, has grown substantially since its founding and has its sights set on further expansion in 2024.
St. Louis' development chief said Tuesday that Clayco's pitch to consolidate a concrete operation and headquarters at a North City site not only didn't fulfill the requirements of a request for proposals, but didn't show evidence of community engagement.
Stofan Agazzi Investments was previously affiliated with LPL Financial and has moved to St. Louis-based Stifel Independent Advisors LLC with its seven advisers and $650 million in client assets.
While the president of Missouri Botanical Garden, among the St. Louis region's biggest tourist attractions, is stepping down, he'll continue to support its "international commitments and priorities in the St. Louis community," officials said.
BioSTL plans to hire a new leader for its startup creation and investment arm BioGenerator after the departure of President Charlie Bolten in November 2023.
St. Louis needs to subject the area around the new National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency headquarters to eminent domain in order to provide the tools needed to realize the neighborhood's vision, the leader of the city's development agency said Tuesday.
Fleet electrification has become a smart choice for businesses looking to maximize their efficiency, reduce operating costs and demonstrate their commitment to sustainability. Traditional transportation fuels are leading culprits in generating carbon emissions and impairing local air quality. However, with zero tailpipe emissions and efficient electric motors, electric vehicles (EVs) are helping companies reduce their carbon footprint while introducing a new, reliable mobility option. EVs are transforming…
St. Louis is hatching a plan to subject all of NorthSide Regeneration's "combined holdings" in a large area to eminent domain, the developer acknowledged Monday, in what would be a stark escalation in the conflict between the government and Paul McKee's firm.
Officials with the company, one of the St. Louis region's largest architecture firms, said that with her extensive financial management and strategic planning background, the new CFO will play a crucial role as the company continues to grow.
A Massachusetts judge ruled that the merger would harm consumers by decreasing competition. The airlines disagreed, saying the combination would boost competitiveness and lower fares. Now, Spirit and JetBlue are appealing the decision.
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