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The communications director for Mayor Tishaura Jones' office is leaving city government, according to a social media post Monday night.

When it comes to internet speed, what works today will not be enough for tomorrow. Homes and businesses increasingly need more bandwidth to keep up with the continuous surge in online devices and applications. “The more needs you have, the more speed you need,” said John Singleton, chief technology officer of i3 Broadband. “All devices today are coming with an internet connection and that will lead to a need for faster speeds.” From smart washers and dryers in homes to high-definition video…

Florissant City Council members on Monday approved an ordinance authorizing a land swap that would turn nearly 30 acres of Koch Park into a new subdivision. The council unanimously approved Bill 9918 after more than an hour of public comment during Monday night's city council meeting. The ordinance authorizes Mayor Timothy Lowery to transfer ownership of nearly 32 acres of park property to Koch Park Development LLC, in exchange for 43 acres adjacent to Sunset Park to be used as parkland. The issue…

The move by the $4 billion publicly-traded company is led by a CEO who is well-known to St. Louis and who touts the region's central location as a motivating factor.

SLU on Monday held a ribbon-cutting for its new O’Loughlin Family Champions Center, a 25,000-square-foot facility designed to provide a number of services for the university’s 400-plus student athletes. The $20 million facility is slated to open formally later in October for student-athletes at the private Jesuit university.

Located about 70 miles south of St. Louis, the vineyard and winery is listed for sale at $7.3 million.

A new St. Louis-based company formed to develop electric propulsion systems for the aerospace industry – specifically, electric systems for emerging aircraft that have been described as “flying cars" – has received all required regulatory approvals and has named a local exec to lead the company.

A St. Louis-based health system is subleasing an entire West County building.

The St. Louis Cardinals and development partner Cordish Cos. still have their eye on adding another residential tower in Ballpark Village, but financial conditions mean that there's no timeline for starting the project.

A national sporting goods retailer has chosen a site for its second Metro East location.

It's not a question of if, but when, two U.S. metros will surpass St. Louis for population size, an analysis by a Saint Louis University researcher says.

The St. Louis-based multistate health system has announced changes to its senior leadership that it says will further its work to advance health equity and drive value through its integrated health care delivery model.

Companies around Missouri have been required to store nearly 63,000 recalled cannabis products since early August. But if they want to destroy that product, they can now consult with state cannabis regulators about how to do it, after a Sept. 29 hearing on the recall was postponed until at least December. Licensed cannabis businesses may not take action on the recalled product without permission for the state, said Lisa Cox, spokeswoman for the agency that oversees the state’s cannabis program,…

The St. Louis Cardinals plan to be “aggressive” in returning to the club’s winning ways in 2024, with plans to increase payroll even as the club budgets for a decrease in revenue next season, President Bill DeWitt said.

Gilberto Pinela has been appointed director of the city of St. Louis' Office of New Americans, formed to streamline resources to welcome immigrants and refugees to the city.

The Florissant City Council on Monday night will vote on a measure that would turn park acreage into a new subdivision. It’s a trade-off that would actually result in more green space for Florissant. Mayor Timothy Lowery said Florissant is a growing community, attracting young families, and their research shows this is the type of housing they are looking for. It would also allow the city to add to the tax base. “It definitely has a positive impact on the city, the fire district and the school…

The 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 7.49% for the week ended Oct. 5 — up from 7.31% the prior week.

Short-term rentals have created a housing mess in the city of St. Louis, and the Board of Aldermen is rushing to clean it up. That’s why we should be worried.

People have been found to be living unauthorized in the massive vacant structure. A city spokesman said "early evidence suggests this fire started outside the building."

Beignet All Day — which began as a stand at local farmers markers and now is also a storefront in the marketplace at Urban Eats, a shared kitchen and market in Dutchtown — is moving to Crestwood.