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Maryville University, which recently named its next president, also has announced the official dean of its business school after it was led by an interim leader for more than a year.

The landlord for a federal office in Richmond Heights slated for closure by the Department of Government Efficiency said canceling the lease would be against the law. It's one of several buildings facing sudden lease cancellations across the nation that legal experts say aren't allowed under lease terms.

It was stunning to me to learn just how often the Metro East is treated as an afterthought, as if the Mississippi River were some impenetrable moat.

The economic output of the St. Louis region’s Illinois counties has grown steadily over the years. Metro East now ranks second-largest of all Illinois metro areas in terms of GDP, but population loss may change the story in coming years.

A nonprofit provider of housing, care and support services for older adults and one of the St. Louis region's largest nonprofit organizations is changing its name as part of a rebranding.

Last month, U.S. Attorney Rachelle Aud Crowe stepped down from the post, effective Feb. 18. A former Illinois state senator, she was appointed in 2022 by then-President Joe Biden, a Democrat.

Two founders of a St. Louis-based nonprofit were indicted by a federal grand jury, accused of stealing over $7 million from a federally funded program intended to feed low-income children in Missouri.

The case is one of two the local firm has initiated on behalf of more than 200,000 employees over management of their retirement plans.

The 20-story tower has 92 units, with the possibility to add more apartments in the building’s vacant office space. The owner said he could sell more of his downtown holdings.

Low-income Missourians who receive food assistance would be prohibited from buying soda and candy with their benefits under a bill debated Tuesday. The bill, sponsored by state Rep. Jamie Gragg, a Republican from Ozark, would restrict food purchases under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, previously called food stamps, if approved by the federal government. The bill would “get us back to where the original program was meant to go,” Gragg argued in Tuesday afternoon during a hearing…

Cara Spencer and Tishaura Jones on Tuesday advanced to an April 8 runoff election in the St. Louis mayor's race.

The federal government said Tuesday that the massive federal office building in downtown St. Louis is one of four local “non-core” federal properties that could be closed and sold, along with more than 440 federal buildings nationwide.

The Scottish Arms, the Central West End pub and restaurant that closed in July 2024, is reopening under new ownership.

Hi-Pointe Drive-In will take over the kitchen at 4 Hands Brewing Co.’s location just south of downtown, the brewer said Tuesday.

A Missouri Senate committee heard testimony once again on Monday about raising the bar on the process for passing initiative petitions. Initiatives petitions are measures proposed by citizens that appear on the ballot after an appropriate number of signatures are collected from voters. Republican senators led last year’s unsuccessful push to change the initiative petition process by adding additional barriers for an amendment to be added to Missouri’s Constitution. Monday’s hearing before…

A massive St. Louis food festival is making a big change. Taste of St. Louis announced Tuesday morning that its 2025 event will relocate from downtown St. Louis to Clayton. While some speculated the move was due to safety concerns downtown, festival organizers said Clayton offered a more suitable location. "We’re proud to say that Taste of St. Louis has never experienced any safety or security issues at any of our past four locations," the festival said in its Tuesday announcement. "The truth…

A Texas-based provider of lab testing and regulatory consulting has opened a new food testing lab in St. Louis County.

The parent company of a Creve Coeur-based distributor of home appliance parts, HVAC, plumbing and other equipment has changed its name.

The departure of nine lawyers from a Kansas City-based firm has led to creation of a new law firm in St. Louis.

Rated Test Kitchen, 313 N. 11th St., in a social media post Tuesday said its final day of service will be May 31.