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Diversity, equity and inclusion work comes in many shapes and sizes — all of which are important in their own ways.

Rick Moeckel is involved in Clayco’s Construction Career Development Initiative, which connects disadvantaged young adults with job training, mentorship and financial support.

Trish Gomez is full of passion when it comes to diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at Washington University in St. Louis, which is among the region's largest universities with enrollment of more than 17,000 and an endowment of $12.3 billion.

Peter Aranda represents the most compelling kind of nonprofit success story there is — an individual who benefited from a program, then went on to lead it himself.

As president of Roanoke Construction, Kevin Buchek believes that everyone deserves a place to live that is both high quality and affordable. In particular, he’s sought out projects in areas with a large minority population where new investment has lagged.

For more than 25 years, Todd Alan has volunteered his time, working as a champion for people living with HIV and seeking to lift up members of marginalized communities.

As vice president of retail development and associate engagement at Enterprise Bank & Trust, Tayesha “Ty” Schuldt helps people from underrepresented groups gain education, experience and employment.

Jennifer Engeling serves as a principal in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Edward Jones and in 2022, she led the firm in launching a DEI Accountability Scorecard for senior executives.

Jessica Schoenfelder leads WWT ABLE, the disabilities-enabled employee resource group at World Wide Technology, which had revenue of nearly $17 billion in 2022.

When St. Louis welcomed Afghan refugees in 2021, the International Institute of St. Louis called the Little Angels Foundation to ask for help with providing hot meals — a testament to the foundation’s reach, reputation and impact.

Cannabis firms run into walls when it comes to interstate commerce, says Angus Rittenburg, as the transportation of cannabis or cannabis-infused products across state lines is illicit due to the drug’s federal illegality.

Next year, half of Missouri’s 34 state Senate districts will be up for election. Of these 17 races, there are only four which are reasonably in play to flip parties. And of those four, two are in the St. Louis area. Here’s an early look at those contests.

Latch Inc., a smart security firm that earlier this year announced plans to locate operations in St. Louis, said Monday it is opening a 48,000-square-foot headquarters in Olivette.

Blounts & Moore, a strategic investor in cannabis ventures across multiple states, has plans to open a manufacturing and processing facility and dispensary next year in Metro East.

United States Steel Corp. is temporarily idling furnace B at its Granite City steel plant, the company said Monday. According to a statement from a U.S. Steel spokeswoman, the move is "risk mitigation" in response to the United Auto Workers (UAW) strike that began last week. "As a result, we have decided to temporarily idle blast furnace ‘B’ at Granite City Works and are reallocating volumes as needed to other domestic facilities to efficiently meet customer demand," the statement said. United…

A Metro East shopping center that was recently revitalized with new stores is on the auction block.

Lambert currently has 37 shuttle buses that run on compressed natural gas. SP Plus Corp., which manages parking and operates shuttle buses under a contract with Lambert, will operate the new EVs.

A division of the St. Louis-based maker of commercial and residential refrigeration equipment has opened its first showroom, in New York.

The Thai restaurant's new space is more centrally located, and the move puts more distance between it and one of the restaurant group's other concepts, officials said.

United Auto Workers International President Shawn Fain was on "Face The Nation" on Sunday. He said members are "fed up with falling behind." In Wentzville, KSDK learned that this strategic strike plan could cause temporary layoffs to non-striking workers because the Missouri plant is a stamping plant, meaning it helps provide other plants with parts. And with no parts, employees at other plants could soon join their fellow UAW workers on the picket lines. The GM Fairfax assembly plant in Kansas…