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Owners of Central West End property are suing the Salt + Smoke restaurant over a large 2022 fire that caused that and another restaurant to close.

UMSL's entrepreneurship program this summer will begin a $3 million renovation to its facilities. Separately, the program announced the next cohort in its Anchor Accelerator program, awarding $250,000 in grants to local entrepreneurs.

Legislation to provide public subsidies for a downtown St. Louis hotel redevelopment advanced Wednesday after failing to move forward last month amid a dispute between the developer and a local union.

The 1% earnings tax is the city of St. Louis’ largest source of revenue, accounting for nearly 40% of its general fund. An ongoing legal dispute, and a push by lawmakers to eliminate the tax, threatens to push the city budget toward a “fiscal cliff.”

The deal announced by Bally Sports Midwest's parent company calls for broadcasting games on Amazon Prime, though, at the moment, that doesn't apply to all teams. Here's what has to happen for the Cardinals to have a direct-to-consumer TV option.

A global packaging business, one of the St. Louis region's fastest-growing private companies, has expanded its footprint in Australia with an acquisition.

The adviser will lead a quality review in response to the inflight malfunction of an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 that lost a piece of its fuselage.

The next Missouri House speaker could take the gavel as mainstream Republicans are forced to reckon with not just Democrats – but also their far-right colleagues.

St. Louis on Tuesday sued in state court to halt what it described as an illegal boarding scheme that preys on the "vulnerable and indigent" and nets its principal $40,000 a month.

It could be “disastrous” to the interests of the entire region if the Clayton school district entered the risky real estate business and purchased the Caleres office campus, developer and Clayco founder Bob Clark said.

More than 200 residents were evacuated Tuesday after a broken pipe flooded the first three floors of an apartment building in downtown St. Louis. An assistant manager at the Mark Twain Building complex on North 9th Street, owned by Anchor Point Hotel LLC, said all 213 residents of the building were evacuated onto five warming busses. Video from inside the building showed water flowing down one of the hallways. The residents, many of whom are elderly, may be out of their apartments for a day or…

The University of Missouri-St. Louis has hired an administrator and faculty member from a Dayton, Ohio, university as the next dean of its College of Business Administration.

Rockwell Beer Co., which earlier this year took over its food operations after Niche Food Group’s fast-casual burger concept Brasswell closed, on Monday relaunched its food program with an expanded menu and a newly appointed culinary director.

The merger would violate federal antitrust laws, a Massachusetts judge ruled Tuesday.

The ruling doesn't guarantee the business will close, but represents a significant milestone for downtown stakeholders who see it as a nuisance property that attracts crime.

Covered in white protective clothing, Wendy Bronfein stepped into a long, sterile hallway of closed doors. She calls it the “Willy Wonka-esque” corridor. “This is the Mike Teavee part of the tour,” said Bronfein, co-founder of the Maryland-based marijuana company Curio Wellness, referencing the character from “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” Everything down to the wheels on the carts at the new marijuana manufacturing facility in St. Louis County gets scrubbed regularly. And that’s…

Last year is in the rearview mirror and that’s good news for the index of St. Louis-area publicly traded stocks.

The new company will complement WashU's existing drug development efforts in working to advance the discovery, clinical development and commercialization of therapeutic and diagnostic drug candidates.

Missouri American Water is investing $360 million in 2024 to upgrade the water treatment and distribution systems that serve most of St. Louis County and parts of St. Charles County. Much of the infrastructure dates back to the early- and mid-1900s and is being replaced to enhance water quality, reliability, resiliency, and system efficiency. “We know how critical water is to the health and vitality of a community, and this investment is key to our commitment to provide clean, safe, and reliable…

A Midtown St. Louis restaurant that's received national recognition for its fried chicken sandwiches has closed permanently. Southern closed its doors for the last time at 4 p.m. Sunday, according to an announcement posted Monday morning on its website and social media. The restaurant did not share its reasoning behind the closure. "This was a very difficult decision," the announcement said. "We will miss our amazing staff. While small, they were dedicated and did their best every day." Southern…