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News of the agreement with Central States Funds came just hours before a planned strike that Yellow Corp. said would bankrupt the company.

The 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 6.78% for the week ended July 20 — down from 6.96% the prior week.

As startups and their founders navigate increasingly complex economic challenges, expanding their knowledge about the local startup community, including its challenges and successes, can better position startups to do better business. The same can apply to investors to allow them to potentially strengthen their return on investment. To benefit both startups and investors, the Anders Startup and Entrepreneurial Services team is launching an inaugural post-COVID-19 startup outlook survey for the…

EyeCare Partners, a St. Louis-based network of ophthalmology and optometry practices, has named a Cincinnati doctor from within its network to fill a newly created executive post.

Dubbed Project Voyager, and described as supporting “new aerospace programs,” plans call for construction of multiple buildings totaling one million square feet with a capital investment of $1.8 billion, according to documents released Friday. The investment would surpass that of the new NGA West headquarters, which is estimated to cost $1.7 billion.

The office lead for Cushman & Wakefield in St. Louis now also takes over as top executive with the firm's Kansas City office. She'll travel between both offices as her predecessor remains with Cushman as a full-time broker.

Takeaway orders typically account for more than half of the Webster Groves restaurant's business each day, which is a notable change considering it didn't offer any type of to-go or third-party ordering system three years ago, when the pandemic started.

The company will demolish the mall building and 2 million square feet of parking lots left from the shopping center, which closed in 2014.

SSM Health is reducing trauma services at DePaul Hospital in Bridgeton, citing a low number of trauma patients. The Level II Trauma Center will be discontinued as of Sept. 10. The decision will leave north St. Louis County without a designated trauma center for urgent and severe injuries. The Florissant Valley Fire Protection District said it has responded to around 12,220 EMS calls in the past 12 months. Of those, 4,417 were transported to SSM Health DePaul Hospital with 704 having a traumatic…

St. Louis-based BHC HealthCare, one of the nation's largest nonprofit health care systems, has named a new leader for two of its business units: BJC Home Care and BJC Behavioral Health.

The company's move won't be far, but it will take up less space as it continues to shrink the size of its workforce.

St. Louis-based developer Lux Living's largest Kansas City proposal to date, a 27-story tower called 14 Wyandotte, would cost close to $200 million to build and now seeks at least $34.1 million in incentives from different local government agencies.

There is still time to make nominations for St. Louis Inno’s Inno Under 25 awards program. The nomination deadline has been extended to Tuesday, August 1. The Inno Under 25 program highlights up-and-coming entrepreneurs and innovators in St. Louis. Nominees should be 25 years old or under the age of 25 at time of publication (Sept. 8, 2023). You can submit a nomination here. We are looking for individuals making a difference at local startups, budding founders working to get their own companies…

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s efforts to inflate the cost of an abortion-rights initiative petition were unanimously rejected by the state Supreme Court Thursday, just two days after judges heard arguments in the case. The quick verdict, which was written by Judge Paul Wilson, was scathing in its opinion of Bailey’s refusal to sign off on the work of Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick, concluding that nothing in state law “gives the attorney general authority to question the auditor’s…

When Gov. Mike Parson announced his appointment of Gabe Gore as St. Louis circuit attorney, he declared that “crime anywhere affects Missourians everywhere, and for too long, dysfunction has plagued the circuit attorney’s office.” Now six weeks into the job, Gore says the office has taken steps that will make St. Louis safer and that he wants the prosecutor’s office to be seen as among “the best in the country.” Gore, sworn in May 30, took over an office from Kim Gardner, who resigned…

The largest venture capital and private equity firms in St. Louis had nearly $9 billion in capital under management at year-end 2022. A managing director at one of the firms explains how the industry is changing.

To keep more of our talented graduates here in the area, Greater St. Louis Inc. worked with Missouri legislators to develop new incentives for companies to strengthen our workforce by increasing the number of internship and apprenticeship opportunities they provide.

For electrical contractor Kay-Bee Electric, the company’s milestone 75th anniversary this year is also a time of transition and change, as a third generation of the company takes over for the first time and the company looks to future trends in electrical infrastructure. Brian Kohnen, who has served as president of the Florissant-based company after succeeding his brother Steve Kohnen in 2015, is stepping down to a part-time role in the business, while remaining as chairman. Paul Kohnen, Brian’s…

I was sorting through a few books, which offered a variety of glimpses into the human equation. It proved worthwhile, so I thought I’d share some of those “short” thoughts.

The firm hopes to double the size of its team of agents and expand its service area through strategic mergers and acquisitions.