Growing up in a family that ran a retail-centered commercial real estate firm, Laura Jones always expected she would one day work for RL Jones Properties, which is owned by her parents, Ramona and Lloyd Jones. Graduating during the Great Recession accelerated the timeline.
The move ends a 14-year reign as CEO of the company, which has grown from around $20 million in revenue to nearly $1 billion thanks, in part, to an aggressive growth-by-acquisition strategy.
Technology that police say has helped reduce crime along Chicago area expressways is coming to the Metro East.
Illinois State Police began installing license plate reader cameras on Chicago area expressways following the enactment of the Tamara Clayton Expressway Camera Act on January 1, 2020. Clayton was on her way to work in February 2019 when she was shot and killed while driving on Interstate 57 near Cicero Avenue in Chicago.
Between 2021 and 2022, shootings dropped by 47% and homicides dropped…
Mallinckrodt, a specialty drugmaker whose U.S. unit is based in St. Louis, is reportedly in discussions with hedge funds about again filing for bankruptcy to cut off about $1 billion in payments meant to assist people with opioid addiction.
Missouri’s Department of Health and Senior Services is gearing up to grant almost 50 small business licenses to budding cannabis entrepreneurs, as part of a provision to give back to communities affected by the war on drugs.
St. Louis' largest health care system has downsized its space in a prominent office building off Interstate 64 — part of a continued trend influenced by remote work.
First Mid Bank & Trust has promoted Mandy Lewis as its new executive vice president and chief operations officer, saying her appointment shows the bank’s “commitment to nurturing talent and fostering growth from within.”
Missouri residents who bought alcohol at Schnucks in the last seven years could be owed money.
Schnuck Markets reached a settlement in a class-action lawsuit that alleged the company used misleading price comparisons on alcohol in print ads, circulars, in-store shelf signs and on its website. The company denied the claims but agreed to pay a $4 million settlement.
As part of the settlement, Schnucks customers who purchased alcohol any time between Dec. 3, 2015, and Feb. 15, 2023, are eligible for…
A developer plans to use tax incentives to convert a vacant historic warehouse in Midtown into apartments and offices, in an estimated $4.5 million redevelopment project.
Copeland, the climate technologies business recently spun out of Ferguson-based Emerson Electric Co., said Wednesday it has hired Sean Lannon as its chief financial officer.
The $300 million plan to redevelop the AT&T tower in downtown St. Louis into apartments and commercial uses could get another official nod from the city Wednesday, in addition to another incentive for construction.
A lawsuit filed Tuesday in Cole County is attempting to block the implementation of Missouri’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors.
Attorneys at the ACLU of Missouri and Lambda Legal argue the ban could have “extremely serious negative health consequences.”
“On its face, the law enshrines discriminatory practices in our health care system by specifically denying transgender Missourians under the age of eighteen access to evidence-based gender-affirming medical care while stripping…
A popular St. Louis region breakfast and lunch spot is anticipated to open a new location in early 2024.
According to a press release from First Watch, a decades-old staple in the community, the new location at 8001 Forsyth Blvd. in Clayton, Missouri will feature a covered patio and indoor-outdoor bar. This location is just one of 10 First Watch locations across the St. Louis region.
First Watch previously had a restaurant at the 8001 Forsyth location, but shuttered it in 2020, when officials…
Long before she became CEO of Centene Corp., Sarah London – then Sarah McGinty – headed for Hollywood, but found it's a "battle of attrition rather than a meritocracy." Her background also includes early trips to St. Louis, despite growing up on the East Coast.
Sarah London discusses her first year as CEO and why she didn't do media interviews until recently, why she has overseen the sale of several companies that were acquired in Michael Neidorff's final years, and how she's balancing her job with being a parent of two young children.
Centene CEO Sarah London said in a recent interview that a portion of the funds that would have been spent on the soccer stadium naming rights were shifted to health, athletics and education programs.
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