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Washington University in December bought a half-dozen Delmar Loop properties from Blueberry Hill owner Joe Edwards.

A growing St. Louis-based janitorial services company has expanded again with the addition of an Ohio commercial cleaning business.

Among the challenges identified by readers of the St. Louis Business Journal in its AdvanceSTL series, our region’s poor national reputation, largely fueled by our high violent crime rates, was voted No. 1. It’s been mentioned whether the problem of crime or the perception is worse. Regardless, our reputation as a crime-ridden region did not develop just recently. The St. Louis region has had a high crime rate for decades. We need to recognize that short-term remedies and long-term solutions…

Estate plans are frequently designed to create a legacy that extends beyond a single generation. For this reason, if you are creating an estate plan, you may wish to consider the characteristics of the younger generations – particularly Gen Z – to ensure your estate planning goals are met. Who is Gen Z? Gen Z comprises individuals born between 1997 and 2012. They are developing into a well-educated and racially diverse generation. This generation is pragmatic, financially sophisticated, debt…

As local businesses, government officials and social service agencies come together to help change the conditions leading to crime in the St. Louis region, a focus must remain on providing positive pathways and opportunities to area youth. With its downtown headquarters and Near Southside Coalition of nonprofit agencies, Nestlé Purina has been a champion for positive change in the city of St. Louis for nearly 130 years. The company demonstrates a strong commitment to fostering future generations…

Reality cooking show host and judge Nyesha Arrington will be the featured guest chef at the St. Louis Community College Foundation’s 15th annual Falling in Love in Five Courses. This unique event will be held Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis, which is located at 999 N. Second St. in downtown St. Louis. Arrington will collaborate with Executive Pastry Chef Casey Shiller, St. Louis Community College-Forest Park two-time winner of the Food Network’s “Cupcake Wars,” along…

Samantha Rudolph knew one day she wanted to be a mom. However, when she read an article in The New York Times in 2014 titled, “Shouldn’t the Breast Pump Be as Elegant as an iPhone and as Quiet as a Prius by Now?” she saw her future flash before her eyes — and she didn’t like what she saw. “I turned to my husband, Jared Miller, woke him up and climbed up on my soapbox,” says Rudolph. “Jared is a very good engineer, and he opened up one eye and said, ‘Oh, breast pumps…

The tanker was approved for combat operations in the fall after several development delays that have racked up around $5.6 billion in cost overruns for Boeing.

The acquisition comes as the local internet service provider seeks to expand its footprint beyond St. Louis.

To a small degree, Mayor Tishaura Jones' administration has reduced the subsidies it is giving out to companies, and for that she deserves credit. But they also figured out a way to somehow make a bad process even worse by imposing an “economic justice” imperative on it.

Danni Eickenhorst, the restaurateur behind local establishments like Steve’s Hot Dogs and The Fountain on Locust, has launched a hospitality group which she says will help to grow business and support staff members.

The Missouri Foundation for Health said it has added three roles to its leadership team to "support the vision" of CEO Dwayne Proctor to achieve health equity in Missouri by 2033.

A bank that earlier this month said it would shut down part of its mortgage lending operations amid dwindling origination activity is planning to lay off some St. Louis-area workers.

The hires include a New York City-based chief marketing officer and a former Peabody executive who will serve as chief operating officer.

The salad-focused restaurant will use hydroponics to grow the lettuce in vertical farms on site, which consumers will be able to watch through a viewing window. "I want people to know where their food comes from, I want them to have a relationship with it."

GM is looking to save where it can as it transitions to an all-electric future.

A St. Louis-area location is among 87 more namesake Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. stores the retailer said Friday that it will close, in addition to the 150 locations already on the chopping block. The company added a restructuring and turnarounds specialist to its board last week as it considers bankruptcy.

Delivery of the final 747, to cargo customer Atlas Air, is expected on Tuesday.

The city of St. Louis has agreed to pay a settlement of nearly $5 million to dozens of people who claim their civil rights were violated by police officers during protests after the 2017 acquittal of a former police officer. According to a proposed class-action settlement filed last week, the city agreed to pay $4,914,000 in a settlement with more than 80 people who were arrested in downtown St. Louis on Sept. 17, 2017. The settlement agreement lays out a breakdown of how that money will be dispersed. A…

The Chesterfield-based health system signed a letter of intent to merge with another nonprofit health system that would expand its reach into southeast Missouri.