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As global vice president of corporate law at Anheuser-Busch InBev, Thomas Larson leads a team in antitrust and securities compliance and transactions.

While Alexandra “Allie” Faver’s title at CBD Kratom is corporate counsel, her role extends beyond it. In addition to leading the St. Louis-based cannabinoid manufacturing company’s legal matters, Faver additionally helms its government relations efforts, helping to push cannabis- and kratom-related legislation at the federal, state and local levels.

As senior vice president, general counsel and secretary of ESCO Technologies, David Schatz has been involved with multiple acquisitions and helps support organic growth of company products and systems.

Aegion Corp., a Chesterfield-based infrastructure repair company, has acquired a Delaware company that provides trenchless pipe repair services, expanding its Mid-Atlantic operations.

The process of rebuilding the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office is continuing with the new administration’s first murder conviction, its first dismissal of a murder case and the hiring of more key staff members, as well as an effort to increase salaries. In all, newly-appointed Circuit Attorney Gabe Gore has hired 10 new prosecutors. Four of them are on loan from neighboring prosecuting attorney’s offices, according to Gore’s spokeswoman Kathyrn Jamboretz. The recruitment momentum may…

Dedric Carter, who has been Washington University’s vice chancellor for innovation and chief commercialization officer since 2021, is leaving his role for a similar position at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The loan secured by the Railway Exchange building, one of St. Louis’ largest, will be put up for sale next month on an online auction website.

Bed Bath & Beyond says it will continue to solicit other offers until Friday.

While it remains the No. 1-selling beer in the United States year-to-date, Bud Light for the four week period ended June 3 was surpassed by Modelo Especial, according to Nielsen IQ data reporting in-store sales.

For the second time in roughly a year, St. Louis-based video game developer Graphite Lab has reached a publishing deal with gaming giant Atari for a game it has developed.

The ripple effects of a large water main break in south St. Louis last week are still being felt, even after a boil water advisory was lifted in the area. It all started with a water main break on Friday at Donovan and Lansdowne Avenues due to changes in pressure. Fifteen others followed soon after, and city crews are still working to repair them. Some have buckled pavement while others resulted in water bubbling up and onto roadways. As of 2 p.m. Wednesday, the following breaks have been repaired…

Centene Corp. (NYSE: CNC) has completed the sale of analytics firm Apixio to New York-based investment firm New Mountain Capital.

Mantese Honigman PC, with headquarters in suburban Detroit, has found a new home for its St. Louis-area office, in Clayton.

MidAmerica St. Louis Airport on Tuesday opened its new $34 million terminal addition, helping the Mascoutah, Illinois, airport to continue growing its number of annual passengers while providing them with the best possible experience, airport and government officials said.

A community group is calling for more police presence downtown. Citizens for a Greater Downtown St. Louis released a report Tuesday claiming the downtown area is significantly understaffed by police. The report comes after months of troubling incidents downtown from shootings to fights to large crowds taking over the streets. Citizens for a Greater Downtown St. Louis is a group made up of residents, developers and business owners all passionate about downtown, who want to see it better. Chair…

Lever1, a provider of human resources services based in the Kansas City area, has added a St. Louis office.

Shovels dug into the dirt Tuesday morning at Tower Grove Park near Arsenal Street and Bent Avenue. St. Louis leaders broke ground while trying to break a stigma. Two new basketball courts are coming in late fall to the 289-acre park, and crews were already hard at work following the ceremony. A ribbon cutting could happen in late October or early November. The two full-size courts will have post-tension concrete for durability and four nets total. Bill Reininger, the executive director of Tower…

Core & Main Inc. (NYSE: CNM), the Maryland Heights-based distributor of water, wastewater, storm drainage and fire protection products, has agreed to buy J.W. D’Angelo Co. Inc., of Southern California. Terms weren't disclosed.

Emerson Electric's move from its longtime Ferguson campus to a new downtown Clayton office building is the most notable example yet of St. Louis companies' flight to quality after the pandemic, while emphasizing the neighborhood's relative strength for leasing compared with other parts of the metro area, observers said.

Craft Alliance, a St. Louis-based visual arts nonprofit, has chosen its next leader after a national search.