Ameren Corp., a publicly held energy utility serving Missouri and Illinois, said Monday that Executive Chairman Warner Baxter will retire from the company and its board of directors, effective Nov. 2.
Cleveland-Cliffs, an Ohio-based steel producer, disclosed Sunday afternoon that it had made an offer for United States Steel Corp. that was rejected by the Pittsburgh-based company's board. Cleveland-Cliffs said it was still willing to engage in talks to reach a merger agreement.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday vetoed a bill that would have lifted a 1980s moratorium on the construction of new nuclear reactors.
The bill passed in May with three-fifths majorities in both legislative chambers, meaning that if all of the members that voted for it also support an override of the governor’s veto, it still could become law. Its Senate sponsor, state Sen. Sue Rezin, R-Morris, said she has already filed paperwork to bring the bill up in the legislature’s fall veto session scheduled…
The state of Illinois' ban on high-powered weapons and high-capacity magazines passed a state constitutional test Friday as it awaits a potentially more daunting challenge on the federal stage.
In a split decision, the Democratically controlled Illinois Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that the law characterizing dozens of firearms as “assault weapons” and preventing their manufacture and sale in Illinois does not constitute “special legislation.” Devices used to make guns fire more rapidly are also…
An elementary school-turned-senior living center in Florissant has been repurposed into a more modern apartment complex catering to people 55 years of age and older.
Paul Hamilton — who alongside his wife, Wendy, helms Hamilton Hospitality, the St. Louis-based restaurant group behind Eleven Eleven Mississippi, Hamilton’s Urban Steakhouse & Bourbon Bar and Winnie’s Wine Bar — said the change is a double-edged sword.
Sports teams employ a wide range of marketing tactics to sell tickets for their least attractive games, and to make their most popular matchups more lucrative.
A United Kingdom-based investment firm and seven entities of GKN Aerospace have asked the Missouri Supreme Court to dismiss them from a lawsuit that The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) filed, arguing they are not subject to state law because they aren’t incorporated nor have their principal place of business in Missouri.
Imo's Pizza announced Friday that it has signed a name, image and likeness (NIL) sponsorship deal with Mizzou Tigers quarterback Brady Cook.
Cook, a St. Louis native, will appear in Imo's print, electronic and billboard advertising as a sponsored spokesperson, plus engage in social-media outreach for the pizza chain, according to a release. During the 2023 football season, Cook will appear on Imo's billboard advertising in Columbia, Missouri.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The…
Native Pet, a St. Louis-based pet nutrition startup that makes and sells all-natural supplements for dogs, plans to expand its operations after raising $11 million from investors.
Rootberry has launched nationwide direct-to-consumer delivery of its plant-based products, a move the startup expects to boost sales and expand its geographic reach.
Carr Lane Manufacturing Co., a St. Louis-based specialty parts manufacturer, relocated to a new production facility in suburban Austin, where its had operations for decades. The company said the move will support future growth.
A St. Louis judge issued an administrative order for 16 sheriff's deputies to immediately stand down from their jobs, stating that they were not hired following standard procedures.
Presiding Judge Elizabeth Hogan issued an order Wednesday naming 16 deputies who she said were hired without following requirements of state law, including completing applications and background checks and submitting references to the 22nd Circuit Court's Personnel Committee for review and interviews.
The order said…
Missouri’s public universities told state lawmakers Thursday that a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling ending affirmative action won’t affect their undergraduate admissions.
The June 29 ruling decreed that colleges can’t consider race when deciding if to admit a student.
Missouri’s Joint Committee on Education, led by last year’s chair Rep. Doug Richey, R-Excelsior Springs, held a discussion of this change and invited the state’s public universities to comment.
Richey, who is running…
President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he’s interested in expanding a federal program to compensate people who have gotten sick because of the country’s nuclear weapons development and testing programs.
The Associated Press reported Biden told a crowd in New Mexico he was ”prepared to help in terms of making sure that those folks are taken care of.” The comment came a day after the president’s energy secretary stopped short of voicing support for the measure during a trip to St. Louis.
An…
Kansas City-based Lathrop GPM LLP won a $27.4 million verdict for Maxus Metropolitan LLC after a jury determined that Travelers Property and Casualty Co. of America improperly denied its claims.
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