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The order – for Boeing and Airbus aircraft – is part of United's plan to use larger airplanes on routes currently served by smaller planes.

Froedtert Health, which co-owns Network Health with Ascension Wisconsin, plans to buy Ascension Wisconsin’s interest in the Menasha-based health insurance company.

The city of St. Charles will turn on three of its offline water wells at the Elm Point Wellfield next week, a city spokeswoman said. Leslie Knight, strategic communications manager for the city, said the wells CW-6, CW-7 and CW-8 will be turned back on next Wednesday, Oct. 10. Knight said the resumption comes after the city installed a new carbon filtration system to process the water before it is pumped to residents. The city will shut down the only well currently operating, CW-10, for maintenance,…

St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones said she wants to give area senior citizens a break by freezing their property taxes. "It's once in a lifetime for our seniors to freeze their taxes for many, many years to come," Jones said. The Missouri Legislature passed Senate Bill 190 earlier this year. It gives each county and St. Louis the choice to enact a property tax freeze for seniors. St. Charles County leaders have already said yes, but St. Louis County has said no. Jones hosted a roundtable with senior…

An appeals court will be asked to take another look at whether a trade association for Missouri casinos can sue a company that puts video games offering cash prizes in convenience stores and other retailers across the state. The Missouri Gaming Association said in a news release Wednesday that it will appeal the decision that dismissed its claims against Torch Electronics. That same decision, issued Monday by Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green, also dismissed the case raised by Torch and convenience…

Former St. Louis police union business manager Jeff Roorda on Tuesday sued the organization, claiming he was wrongfully terminated from his job.

The massive building, vacant for years, has been damaged by trespassers and has no active redevelopment plan.

A California-based tool retailer with a national footprint has a new store under construction that will fill a former restaurant space that’s been vacant for more than five years.

Focusing on big projects and building redevelopments has led to one failed project after another – projects that were all supposed to “save” downtown, writes Les Sterman. He says downtown really needs new leadership focused on safety, infrastructure and basic city services.

Brentwood-based Post Holdings Inc. has made its "first foray" into local sports sponsorship, saying Wednesday it has inked a corporate partnership deal with the the St. Louis Blues.

Narrow net interest margins remain the top external challenge for community bankers in 2023, but concerns about three related issues have risen dramatically over the past year, according to a survey released Wednesday by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors.

Students looking to get federal financial aid for the next school year will have to wait a little longer than usual to apply, the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development said. The department launched a website Wednesday guiding students on how they can prepare for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA) to open in December. The application has historically opened up to students on Oct. 1, but has been delayed this year due to efforts to make the application…

A seller and lessor of private jets says a firm with property at Spirit of St. Louis Airport in Chesterfield owes it at least $2.5 million.

Another developer has dropped plans to redevelop the Caleres office campus in Clayton.

St. Louis Lambert International Airport's airlines have agreed to help fund airport projects totaling an estimated $331.6 million, airport officials said Wednesday.

Missouri Technology Corp. plans to launch several new programs aimed at boosting statewide entrepreneurship, thanks to an increase in state and federal funding. The public-private organization's fiscal 2024 strategic plan involves creating new funding programs and additional initiatives designed to foster regional entrepreneurial hubs and increase investor education.

A local nonprofit, professional theater company is searching to fill a newly created top executive post to succeed both its managing director and artistic director.

A $295.2 million loan default by the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City earlier this year raised questions about the 100-year-old shopping center's future ownership. Now, it appears that an interested buyer from Texas has emerged in recent months.

The Monarch-Chesterfield Levee District on Sept. 29 sued Topgolf's landlord in the Chesterfield Valley, claiming it hasn't paid $52,487 in levee taxes.

Gruma Corp. on Monday sued Mission Taco Joint in federal court in St. Louis, claiming that it's infringing on trademarks for Gruma's Mission brand of tortillas, chips and other products.