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One of the St. Louis region's biggest architecture firms has been acquired by a similar company based in Illinois.

Missouri’s second-longest serving member of Congress announced Thursday he will not seek a ninth term. U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, a Republican who turns 72 this year, said in a social media post that he made the decision to leave Congress “after a lot of thoughtful discussion with my family.” With the announcement, Luetkemeyer joins about two dozen Democrats and 14 Republicans in the U.S. House who have said they will not seek re-election this year. “As we look to the future, I believe…

Missouri in 2023 ranked 28th among U.S. states for growth, according to moving giant U-Haul, off from its 13th-place ranking in 2022.

St. Louis’ 1% earnings tax should be phased out and until then, it should be indexed to exempt low-income taxpayers and those who move into the city, a report released Wednesday by a special legislative committee recommended.

A national construction-focused firm with a huge presence in St. Louis has created the new role of president overseeing the St. Louis area.

The deal, expected to be completed this spring, follows similar sales over the past decade of nonprofit nursing homes to private operators.

The calculus for companies in the market for office space has become significantly more complicated in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

From what an evolving job market means for hiring to best practices for pay raises and embracing artificial intelligence, here's a game plan for success in the new year.

The United Football League (UFL), formed through a merger of the XFL and USFL, will try to do what has stymied other spring football leagues: Last long into the future. Its leader sees the success of one of its eight teams, the St. Louis Battlehawks, as a playbook for that goal.

A San Diego health care consultant says in new litigation that NorthSide Regeneration's hospital facility hasn't paid its bills.

Elsa Hart, a St. Louis-based mystery author, is drawn to stories of travelers throughout history — particularly 18th century China and London.

Simpara, a Webster Groves-based employee benefits consulting firm, has expanded by launching a new insurance plan for employers. It expects the insurance arm to eventually become its own stand-alone company.

The selection comes at a critical time for the Fed, which raised the benchmark federal funds rate at 11 of 12 policy meetings between March 2022 and July 2023. Since then, the Fed has held the rate at a range between 5.25% and 5.5%, a 22-year high as inflation has cooled. The question now is when the Federal Open Markets Committee will reduce rates.

Unable to fend off a toxic mix of sagging advertising revenue and nearly $2 billion in debt, broadcasting company Audacy, parent of KMOX and several other local radio stations, has reportedly reached a deal with its senior lenders to file a prepackaged bankruptcy plan.

General Motors Co. reported nearly 2.6 million U.S. vehicle sales in 2023.

One of St. Louis’ largest health systems has purchased a vacant warehouse in the Central West End as a new site for one of its health services.

Without admitting guilt, the Clayton-based managed care giant agreed to make the payment after the state charged that Centene had misrepresented the true cost of PBM services, failed to disclose discounts to the state and filed improper reporting to the state about services provided, according to South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson.

The Improv Shop is expanding, as the improv comedy venue and training center, which was founded in St. Louis in 2009, has experienced a boom in popularity post-Covid.

Find Your Farmer, a St. Louis-based, last-mile fresh produce delivery service founded by five Washington University graduates in 2020 when the pandemic disrupted local farmers' revenue streams, has been acquired.

Two congresswomen from the St. Louis area were among 53 House members who urged the Biden administration on Wednesday to conduct a comprehensive regulatory review of Nippon Steel’s pending acquisition of U.S. Steel.