The Saint Louis Fashion Fund is planning a series of 10 events to promote the local fashion industry and its impact on the regional economy, including a presentation and trunk show by a well-known American designer.
Centene Corp. plans to lay off about 2,000 employees next week, about 3% of its workforce as it confronts "headwinds" from two federal government programs.
Officials responsible for upkeep of the Dome at America's Center say they're discussing possible upgrades to the facility's turf playing surface after fans took to social media to complain about its appearance during Saturday's Mizzou football game against Memphis.
Panera Brands Inc. — the St. Louis-based restaurant holding company that owns Panera Bread and several other chains — on Monday announced two leadership appointments, including its next chairman, as it prepares to go public.
The Creve Coeur-based retailer has notified 181 headquarters employees that some will definitely lose their jobs while others might still keep their employment under a new owner.
Bank of Belleville has completed a $7 million expansion by adding locations it owns in Madison, Monroe and Clinton counties, and also has named a new chief lending officer.
A Cole County judge rewrote the ballot titles for six initiative petitions seeking to enshrine the right to abortion in the Missouri Constitution, ruling that 13 phrases in the summaries written by Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft are “argumentative” or unfairly biased.
In a ruling issued Monday morning, Circuit Judge Jon Beetem wrote that the summaries crafted by Ashcroft completely ignored the initiative proposals’ protections for contraceptives and other reproductive health needs.
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At the center of Missouri’s massive marijuana recall is a THC concentrate, or distillate, made partially from hemp.
Robertsville-based marijuana manufacturer Delta Extraction has denied accusations that it illegally imported marijuana into the state by arguing it actually imported a non-psychoactive hemp product that was converted into THC once in Missouri.
The commissioner overseeing Delta’s appeal of the recall and license suspension said the company will likely lose that argument, because…
The St. Louis Board of Aldermen will hold a virtual meeting Monday night to review residents' ideas for how to spend use $250 million in Rams settlement money allocated to the city government.
Two local restaurants — Mission Taco Joint and The Fountain on Locust — have launched happy hours, as their owners say the pandemic changed people’s dining patterns.
Registered nurses at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital plan to hold a one-day strike "for patient safety and nurse retention," according to a press release Friday from National Nurses Organizing Committee, an affiliate of National Nurses United,
The 24-hour strike will begin at 7 a.m. Monday, Sept. 25, and end at 6:59 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, outside the hospital, located at 1201 S. Grand Blvd. Nurses, elected officials and community members are expected to attend.
The organization said…
The top Republican in the Missouri House is facing allegations he threatened to terminate the employment of a nonpartisan legislative staffer who resisted his monthslong push to hire a private company to manage constituent information.
House Speaker Dean Plocher vehemently denies the accusations, which were uncovered through public records obtained by The Independent under Missouri’s Sunshine Law.
But Dana Miller, chief clerk of the House since 2018 and a chamber staff member since 2001, wrote…
The former Jamestown Mall in Florissant finally has a demolition date after sitting empty for nearly 10 years.
The Florissant community and public officials will mark the start of demolition with a 10 a.m. ceremony Tuesday, Sept. 26.
The mall, a 1.2 million-square-foot structure, first opened in 1973 and shut down in 2014. The 145-acre mall property now sits vacant at the intersection of Old Jamestown Road and North Highway 67.
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