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The rain in the Corn Belt states of the Midwest has been mysteriously absent this spring, plunging the region into drought.

A city of St. Louis board voted Monday to advance projects in Forest Park and downtown's Citygarden.

Compass Group Equity Partners, the fast-growing Clayton-based private equity firm, has invested in a bridge-inspection equipment business as part of forming a new infrastructure company.

The program, including all three awards, celebrates individuals, companies and nonprofits who have shown exceptional commitment to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace or in the St. Louis community. The winners will be announced in August and profiled in a special section Sept. 22.

SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's hospital on Monday named a new president and system vice president for its pediatric service line.

Through its Startup Exit Awards, St. Louis Inno celebrates St. Louis' later-stage startup successes and the individuals who have made huge contributions to the startup industry. It includes awards for Exit of the Year, Top Equity Funding Transaction and Lifetime Achievement.

The sale/lease back arrangement would allow the nonprofit to free up capital to invest in its mission while keeping its current workspace.

The companies said their combination bring together "two highly complementary product portfolios across spine and interventional pain management, geographic footprints and customer bases” and allows them to jointly invest in strengthening product development and customer service.

The sole Boeing current commercial airplane with locally made parts stopped at St. Louis Lambert International Airport so workers could tour the finished product for the first time.

A Franklin County-based window cleaning and pressure washing services business has been acquired by an exterior building services company based in Texas.

The 2023 class of Most Influential Business Women represents women leaders who are making strides in their business or industry.

Workers at four St. Louis-area Starbucks coffee shops on Monday are on strike, and more than 3,000 workers across more than 150 stores will go on strike throughout the week, Starbucks Workers United said in a statement.

A clothing store, St. Louis-headquartered The Normal Brand, is opening soon at a mall called The Summit in Birmingham, Alabama.

GKN Aerospace, one of the St. Louis region's largest manufacturers, gave a timeline Friday of its Hazelwood plant shutdown and planned layoff of over 700 workers that puts the closure later than previously announced.

The 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 6.67% for the week ended June 22 — down from 6.69% the prior week.

Many of us have found ourselves in stressful situations: Your car breaks down and needs a full repair, you or a family member faces an injury that brings mounting medical bills, or a storm damages your small business’ office. We never expect emergencies to happen. But when they do, we’re left wondering how to pay the unexpected costs. Scenarios like these are where an emergency savings fund will come in handy. Even in the largest of emergencies, having money set aside can provide a sense of…

Since the start of the pandemic, three-time James Beard semi-finalist Poremba has re-engineered his menus to combat the high costs of goods, considered how “Instagram-able” his restaurants are and upped his back-of-house workers’ pay.

For Missouri business owners who employ minimum wage workers, it’s probably a pretty good bet that they should anticipate that rate going up in 2025.

St. Louis lawmakers on Friday voted to raise water rates 40% over two years, with subsequent increases tied to inflation after that.

The city of St. Louis plans to stabilize a developer's vacant buildings at Kingshighway Boulevard and Interstate 64 – then bill it for the work.