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The bank is tight-lipped on what the layoffs mean for the company's recovery from a series of scandals.

The 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 7.18% for the week ended Aug. 31 — down from 7.23% the prior week.

A family-owned restaurant in south St. Louis that announced it was closing its doors has seen a swell of support. Owners of the Original Crusoe's, at 3152 Osceola St. in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood, broke the news on social media earlier this week. The original owner, Steve Limmer, purchased the building in 1979 and his daughter, Stephanie Limmer LaChance, has kept the business up and running. Stephanie, who is nicknamed Stevie after her dad, made the difficult decision. She took over the…

Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS), which operates several facilities in Metro East, continues to experience the effects of a weeklong systemwide failure of its computer systems that it now considers a "cybersecurity incident."

A local family-owned butcher shop that has been in operation for 51 years will be shutting down at month's end, according to a social media post.

ESPN went dark Thursday night for Spectrum cable customers — leaving area residents complaining that they couldn't watch Mizzou's opening football game or the U.S. Open tennis tournament.

An accounting firm with a major presence in the St. Louis area generated $1.7 billion in revenue one year after a merger created the eighth-largest U.S.-based company in the field.

United States Steel Corp., which has operations in St. Louis' Metro East, on Tuesday told its shareholders it was entering into confidentiality agreements "with numerous third parties" during its strategic review of the steelmaker but gave no indication how long it would take.

Kevin Golinghorst, who recently retired as St. Louis District commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is joining the T-Rex downtown entrepreneurship center.

The Clayton-based manufacturer and distributor of chemicals and ammunition said Friday that, through a mutual agreement, its top executive will step down from those roles in the first half of 2024.

Recently I was driving along with one of our grown children and having what I believed was a sort of meaningful conversation. I was wrong – I was basically speaking to myself.

Many of the strategies used in estate planning are integral components of proper business succession planning. These strategies and tools are designed to ensure the seamless transfer of assets, wealth and responsibilities from one generation to the next, preserving financial security and sustaining the legacy of both individuals and their businesses. A well-thought-out personal estate plan is crucial for safeguarding interests and maintaining stability. Every business owner should have clear plans…

St. Louis is home to 15 Fortune 1000 companies and eight of the Forbes’ largest private companies in America in a vibrant mix of industries across our region. These large companies each started with a first sale and their first employee, in some cases more than 100 years ago. That same spirit continues today and is needed as job creation must be a key driver of economic growth for the St. Louis region. New and young firms are the primary source of job creation in both urban and rural communities…

The state began the process of doling out small-scale cannabis business licenses on Monday, announcing the winners of a lottery determining who gets to participate in Missouri’s microbusiness program. Six winners were selected in each of Missouri’s eight congressional districts. Of the six in each district, two will be microbusiness dispensaries, and four will be microbusiness wholesale facilities – where the owners can grow up to 250 plants. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior…

Two months after the former church that held SK8 Liborius went up in flames, the building assessment started Thursday morning in north St. Louis. At the end of June, a massive fire destroyed the historic landmark. The church, at 1850 Hogan St., was built in the 1800s. A decade ago, the vacant church, known as St. Liborius Church, was transformed into a skate park and art studio known as SK8 Liborius. At the time of the fire, St. Louis Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson told KSDK the flames spread quickly…

Dubbed “Hello Eats,” the local juice and smoothie shop’s newest product line was made in collaboration with Allison Lesko, a registered dietitian and founder of Lesko Health, a St. Louis-based nutrition and wellness consultancy.

A WashU staffer and former city official writes that St. Louis could create $3.3 billion in investment over 20 years if it puts Rams settlement money into three tools.

A Minnesota-based swim-school operator, founded 30 years ago, has expanded its local footprint with the addition of a St. Louis County location.

A bank is expanding its office space to an additional floor in the building that a subsidiary owns in Clayton.

Aditude, an advertising technology startup that announced this week it has raised $15 million, has about a quarter of its team in St. Louis and plans to expand its local headcount in the next year.