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The Austin, Texas-based company, known for its cowboy boots and Western-style apparel, has grown from an e-commerce operation to its current 30 brick-and-mortar stores.

The additional employees and increased production will help the company meet sales demands, as officials said sales have increased 20% year over year.

Bayer AG has won its ninth consecutive victory in Roundup trials as St. Louis County Circuit Court Judge Brian May on Thursday granted the company’s motion for a directed verdict in a lawsuit filed by a Kansas man.

In the first major announcement by ezCater since its CEO transition over the summer, the corporate catering marketplace struck a deal with St. Louis-based Panera Bread.

A law requiring cities to cover costs of damages when individual officers are found liable in police misconduct cases should be thrown out because it illegally imposes new duties and expenses on local governments, lawyers for St. Louis argued to the Missouri Supreme Court on Wednesday. In defense of the law, Assistant Attorney General Jason Lewis told the judges that the challenge denied by a Cole County judge was fatally flawed because one plaintiff is a city employee and St. Louis hadn’t identified…

Some $1.5 million in electric-vehicle charging station incentives remain available to businesses and public facilities, Ameren Missouri said this week.

As Steve Lindsey on Oct. 1 succeeds Suzanne Sitherwood as president and CEO of Spire, he said large-scale M&A of other utilities is not on the short-term horizon as the St. Louis-based corporation focuses on organic growth.

Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE: EMR) said Wednesday it has invested in a Los Angeles-based manufacturing technology startup through its venture capital arm.

SSM Health, the St. Louis-based multistate health system, said Thursday it would build a replacement facility for its pediatric hospital.

The Community Foundation's leader writes that over the next five years, it will be propelled into a new era of regional impact by leveraging resources, nurturing relationships and convening regional partners.

The deal would unify two spring football leagues that have sought to capitalize on the nation's continued thirst for professional football following the conclusion of the Super Bowl each year. But the future of the Battlehawks, arguably the most successful franchise in either league, remains unclear.

Lower rates would be welcome news to real estate investors and others feeling the sting of the Fed’s aggressive inflation-fighting rate hikes.

An old coal mine in Belleville is causing issues for a local grocery store and has shut down the street next to it for days. The Belleville Fire Department said it was notified of the problem on Sunday.

A Chesterfield-based nonprofit that provides free medical air transport services has named a new leader.

Its last day of operations will be Thursday.

Lindenwood University professor Dan Sweeney has lent his voice to big events, including the 2003 Fifa Women’s World Cup. Today, he is the PA announcer for MLS club St. Louis City SC. His stint with City SC comes after several years of being the PA announcer for matches of former United Soccer League team Saint Louis FC.

The Archdiocese of St. Louis said it will begin the consultation process next month with some Catholic elementary schools as part of the "All Things New" restructuring plan. In a press release Wednesday, the archdiocese said about one-third of its elementary schools will go through a consultation process to discuss the current and future status of the school. The archdiocese and its parishes operate over 80 elementary schools. The release said some schools will be recommended to close while others…

A pair of St. Louis apartment buildings have sold for a combined $9.5 million in separate transactions.

A Springfield, Missouri-based provider of early childhood education is adding a St. Louis-area location this week, with another open soon after.

In the 35 years since the Women’s Business Ownership Act of 1988 was signed into law, the face of entrepreneurship in the U.S. has changed dramatically. According to data from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy, women own 43.2% of the nation’s small businesses. In St. Louis, 45% of the region’s nearly 250,000 small businesses are owned by women. While the pace of women’s business ownership continues to progress, experts agree work remains to address the unique…