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A local company aspires to transform Alton's riverfront into “the front door” of the nation’s next national park.

A K-12 private school in St. Charles County has converted an office building into its temporary school campus, in a $500,000 project.

Surgical technology manufacturer Corza Medical has opened a multimillion-dollar facility in Fenton.

The University of Missouri said Monday it has already sold out of its allotment of tickets for the upcoming Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, less than a day after being selected for the college football bowl game.

The move represents a combination of two organizations with a common mission.

Brentwood-based Post Holdings Inc. on Monday said it completed its previously announced acquisition of Visalia, California-based Perfection Pet Foods LLC for $235 million, effective Dec. 1.

Illinois is investing another $13 million in its Job Training and Economic Development Program.

The first day was a breeze.  Sean Shannon and Danny Foster walked into several marijuana dispensaries around Missouri with their matching “Union For Cannabis Workers” shirts and talked to employees about the possibility of unionizing. “The first day, there were 57 stops amongst the teams,” said Shannon, lead organizer with UFCW Local 655, which actually stands for United Food and Commercial Workers International Union. “Reception was out-of-this-world positive. Workers were so excited.” Shannon…

The new restaurant will be the local company's ninth. And more are on the drawing board.

The challenges facing Illinois businesses in 2024 — especially in Chicago — will be tough but manageable, says Lou Sandoval, the newly ensconced president and CEO of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce.

Utilities in Kansas and Missouri would have to pull hundreds of thousands of lead pipes out of the ground within 10 years under a proposed rule the Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday. The EPA announced a proposed update to the lead and copper rule strengthening President Joe Biden’s earlier goal of eradicating lead pipes. The proposed rule also would lower the limit on lead in water by one-third. “Lead in drinking water is a generational public health issue, and EPA’s proposal…

No. 9 Mizzou will face No. 7 Ohio State University in the Cotton Bowl at 7 p.m. on Dec. 29 on ESPN. The last time Mizzou football was ranked ninth in the country, they also played in the Cotton Bowl Classic in 2014. That match off was against No. 13 Oklahoma State, who the Tigers defeated 41-31 to claim the school's second-ever Cotton Bowl championship. Time will tell if the Tigers secure a third. The Tigers finished the regular season with a 10-2 record and a No. 9 ranking in the Associated Press…

Panera Brands Inc. has filed confidential paperwork for an initial public offering, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Here's when they say the IPO could happen.

A new apartment complex, from a Chesterfield-based multifamily developer, is open on Interstate 44 in St. Louis County.

The university said Friday it will eliminate nine of its NCAA athletic teams, a move that comes as it seeks to right-size its athletics department and reduce expenses.

One of St. Louis' largest private companies has changed hands.

Foundation created by former owners of Nature's Bakery initially planned to invest only $150,000, but the volume of grant applicants was so strong that it tripled the amount.

The Ferguson-based industrial technology and software firm has found its next legal chief at a California-based tech company.

The Brentwood-based consumer packaged goods holding company is shuttering one of its cereal production plants.

Feds weighed the company's financial condition in agreeing to waive a penalty for securities law violations, but instead issued other oversight measures.