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St. Patrick Center, a nonprofit providing housing and other services to people who are homeless, has named one of its current executives to its top leadership post.

A Town & County-based life sciences firm that has raised $70 million from investors hopes to soon be able to commercialize a drug candidate it has developed to prevent vomiting and nausea from motion sickness.

William Corrigan, a former St. Louis County Circuit Court judge who rose to become the No. 2 official in the Missouri Attorney General’s Office, will become managing partner of the Clayton office of a national law firm on Oct. 1.

The Clayton-based distributor of electrical, communications and data networking products is expanding its presence in the Baltimore-Washington, D.C., area with the purchase of an East Coast electrical supply business.

A personal injury law firm with offices in St. Louis and Metro East has been hired to represent some of the victims of the Greyhound bus crash that killed three people and injured more than a dozen others. Hipskind & McAninch LLC will file a lawsuit against Greyhound Lines Inc. on behalf of at least two victims in the crash, according to a statement from the law firm. "This is an incredibly traumatic event," said Brady McAninch, a partner in the firm. "We need to make sure that these people get…

St. Louis-based life sciences startup Un&Up has been awarded $3 million in federal funds to advance its efforts to develop technology to treat strokes.

Southwest Airlines is adding former U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, Republican of Missouri, to its board.

City development agency St. Louis Development Corp. said Monday that it plans to begin taking applications Aug. 1 for a modified business grant targeted for North City.

Collinsville horse track FanDuel Sportsbook & Horse Racing has completed a $700,000 renovation project to provide new amenities for those who work with the horses that race at the venue.

Christian Horizons, a Creve Coeur-based operator of senior living communities and support services, promoted from within to fill its top leadership post.

Over the objections of Evergy Missouri, staff with the Missouri Public Service Commission last year pushed for power prices to be based on the time of day when the electricity was consumed, with a small premium for use at peak times. The commission, known as the PSC, adopted the concept but not the particulars, opting instead for a big difference at peak times rather than the “training wheels” approach recommended by commission staff. And that’s why in June, Evergy customers in Missouri learned…

Grant’s Farm, the south St. Louis County estate of the Busch family that currently serves as an animal preserve and tourist attraction, on Monday appointed Steve Byrd as its general manager, effective immediately.

Gov. Mike Parson on Monday appointed Mike Leara as state supervisor for the Missouri Department of Public Safety’s Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control.

At the mid-point of this year, an index of St. Louis-area stocks lagged significantly behind national indices, according to an analysis by Ward Brown of Clayton-based Argent Capital Management.

Centene is changing the name of its Phoenix-based Bayless Integrated Healthcare subsidiary and planning to expand it.

Vaughn Vandegrift, who served as chancellor of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville from 2004 to 2012, died July 11. He was 76.

A paper and packaging manufacturer plans to shutter a St. Louis-area facility, laying off dozens of workers.

The 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 6.96% for the week ended July 13 – up from 6.81% the prior week.

With its strengths in agri-food tech, St. Louis is at the center of the efforts to help mitigate and adapt to climate change and ensure global food security for future generations. Radical collaboration across ecosystems worldwide is required to unlock agriculture’s potential meet these challenges. As the 39 North AgTech Innovation District enters a new phase of growth, the region has an opportunity to welcome and support innovators and ecosystem builders from around the world to advance sustainable…

The sale is expected to save more than 7,000 David's Bridal employees and up to 195 locations across the bankrupt retailer's portfolio.