With billions of dollars of construction projects on the line, Ameren Illinois and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers have been vying to secure first rights on new electricity transmission line construction in downstate Illinois.
But after Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued an amendatory veto to a bill that would have granted downstate utilities the right of first refusal for such projects, those advocates are abandoning their efforts – for now.
At a news conference Wednesday, Rep. Larry…
James Harnden has been a longtime activist for cannabis legalization, ever since he got slapped with a low-level felony possession charge for having an ounce of weed.
The 56-year old Rockford, Ill., resident says that charge has cost him job opportunities for 30 years.
Earlier this year, he saw an advertisement in the Craigslist “gigs” section posted by a Michigan cannabis real estate group called Canna Zoned MLS. It was looking for “partners who qualify as a social equity applicant” to…
Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher said he would “absolutely not” consider resigning over allegations of wrongdoing that have engulfed him in recent weeks, joining one of his most vocal supporters on Thursday in painting the saga as a conspiracy whipped up by “leftist” media, Democrats and disgruntled staff.
Plocher, a Republican from Des Peres who is running for lieutenant governor next year, is facing increasing calls for his resignation over revelations that he filed false expense reports…
The leader of a St. Louis-area nonprofit organization faces a federal indictment that alleges she stole millions of dollars from a program aimed at feeding low-income children in Missouri, including during the pandemic.
MoCaFi has disbursed funds from guaranteed basic income programs in Los Angeles; Los Angeles County; Patterson, New Jersey; Philadelphia; and Columbia, South Carolina. Now it's looking to St. Louis. "We’ve developed a strength in that space."
The firm that owns the Riverfront Times newspaper has purchased St. Louis food publication Sauce Magazine, it said Thursday, and plans to restart its monthly print edition in December.
Enterprise Holdings, the Clayton-based car rental giant, launched its new corporate brand name – Enterprise Mobility – which the company said reflects its "evolution from a fleet of seven cars, more than six decades ago, to a global network of mobility solutions serving consumers, businesses and governments."
The restaurant, located in the former home of an upscale restaurant concept by owner Chris Kelling, will offer a “casual and fun” atmosphere suited to families, with burgers, sandwiches, salads, milkshakes and cocktails.
Springfield, Missouri, businessman Mike Hamra said Thursday he would run to become the state's governor as a Democrat, giving clarity to a monthslong process in which the fast-casual food executive said he was weighing the move.
Mark Mueller says he wasn’t pressured to work in his family’s business growing up.
While he started working at Mueller Furniture as a teenager making deliveries, he didn’t expect he’d find his career there. He had plans for law school and continuing his baseball career after playing collegiately. Mueller played a stint in the Frontier League, a professional independent baseball league.
Mueller’s plans changed in 2004 after a visit to High Point, North Carolina, known as the “furniture…
A St. Louis native, Daughaday made a name for himself in the city’s culinary scene through his work at restaurants including Reed’s American Table, Juniper and Taste. Now, Daughaday serves as executive chef at 21c Museum Hotel St. Louis in Downtown West.
Less than a year since Missouri launched its recreational cannabis market, there are a growing number of cannabis consumers looking for products and experiences that go beyond the typical toke or fruit-flavored gummy commonly associated with marijuana.
Boeing’s Defense, Space & Security unit lost $924 million in the third quarter, contributing heavily to the aerospace giant’s overall $1.6 billion loss, according to an earnings report Wednesday.
St. Louis startup Total Orbit, which has developed a patient information and education platform used by health care organizations, has turned to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to expand its technology. Total Orbit has licensed eScreening health care software used by the VA with veterans with plans to commercialize the technology for broader use in health care.
Stifel Financial Corp. reported a 55% decline in quarterly net income that the St. Louis-based investment bank and financial services company attributed to “challenging market conditions.”
Arcadian Infracom has hired Brock Killen as its first full-time chief financial officer. Killen joins Arcadian after having most recently been president and chief operating officer at Creve Coeur-based Knowink, which provides election technology.
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