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The new location, at 3201 Chouteau Ave., is Missouri's second Topgolf venue.

An index of St. Louis-area publicly-traded stocks continued to lag significantly behind national indices this year, according to an analysis by Clayton-based Argent Capital Management.

Advantage Solutions, the Dave Peacock-led California firm that's switching its headquarters to Clayton, is in line to receive more than $439,000 in Missouri subsidies.

The 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 7.57% for the week ended Oct. 12 — up from 7.49% the prior week.

The $21 million grant program in Illinois has launched to help clean energy contractors, especially those from underserved areas, grow their businesses.

Four weeks into the United Auto Workers strike against the Detroit Three automakers, union President Shawn Fain announced in a livestream that the union would no longer wait until Fridays to expand its strike to new plants. “We’re entering a new phase of this fight, and it demands a new approach,” Fain said Friday. While Fain did not call for additional strikes against General Motors, Ford or Stellantis during the livestream, he said the UAW was prepared to call more local unions to walk…

Rex Sinquefield, a retired businessman has been a philanthropic force in St. Louis, and a political force in Jefferson City. His approach to influencing public policy has evolved. After years of eye-popping political contributions and pitched battles that made him a polarizing figure, he's embraced more subtlety recently.

State regulators gave final approval Thursday to the owners of the Grain Belt Express transmission line to drop off thousands of megawatts of clean power in Missouri. The decision by the Missouri Public Service Commission was the final regulatory approval Chicago-based Invenergy needed to begin the first phase of the line, to be built in Kansas and Missouri. For years, Invenergy has been working through regulatory approvals and acquiring land easements to build the 800-mile high-voltage transmission…

A city of St. Louis board has completed the acquisition of a former electric company headquarters in north St. Louis to use as a workforce development hub.

Tom Hogan this month began his role as CEO of Town and Country-based digital consultancy Perficient Inc. A 15-year employee of the firm, Hogan said he plans to continue Perficient's growth trajectory, with plans to further its global footprint and maintain its acquisitive nature.

Illinois figures heavily in a proposal identified by the feds Friday as having the opportunity to share in $7 billion for seven hydrogen power hubs.

A St. Louis-based not-for-profit manufacturing organization that provides employment and support services for visually impaired people has acquired the assets of a mid-Atlantic manufacturer.

Courage is sometimes a stranger to me… sometimes it is not. It most often occurs when it is not seen. It isn’t bragged about, nor is it presented in announcements of good deeds, or in touchdowns or celebrity.

After a 10-month-long nationwide search, St. Louis' new public safety director has been announced — and Mayor Tishaura Jones says she didn't have to look far. Veteran Deputy Fire Chief and Fire Marshal Charles Coyle stepped in as interim public safety director in January, after former interim Director Dan Isom left for a position at Ameren. Jones had said she would begin a national search for a permanent hire for the position, which is a mayoral appointee. On Thursday, she announced Coyle was…

Walgreens Boots Alliance said it plans to close 60 health care clinics and an increased number of unprofitable retail stores in order to accelerate its profitability.

A new racket sports complex is coming to St. Louis.

Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick is launching an investigation into the troubled St. Louis City Justice Center following allegations of mismanagement, lack of medical care, inadequate nutrition due to nonpayment of food vendors and failure to respond to civilian oversight efforts. Fitzpatrick said state Sen. Steve Roberts, D-5th District, called his whistleblower hotline and expressed concerns about the fiscal and operational management of the facility. In a letter sent Thursday to Mayor…

Managed care giant Centene Corp. laid off about 2,000 employees last week, but a competitor that cut into Centene’s business in the nation’s largest county has the “now hiring” sign out.

The new executive director previously held roles focused on real estate and community development.

SingleWave Technologies, a St. Charles-based provider of IT managed services, has expanded operations by acquiring a local firm.