Moderator: Robert Bobroff, market president and CEO, St. Louis Business Journal
Robert Bobroff: We’re all facing challenges with hiring and recruiting. How do you attract good young talent, short of using a recruiter?
Randy Bueckendorf (BEX Construction Services): I have been in the trades for 45 years, and I started young, so when I let people know that I’m looking for new talent, word spreads quickly. We’re a great place to work, we have a cohesive team and have a growth mindset. We’re…
Joe Scott Sr., owner of Scott Properties and Affiliates, one of the region's largest private companies, died May 25 at his home in St. Louis. He was 92.
A St. Louis alderman has introduced a bill looking to make sure parking lots in the downtown area are safe and clean.
On Wednesday, Alderman Rasheen Aldridge of the 14th Ward told KSDK Board Bill 44 would ensure that whether people are frequenting the area for work, a concert, or a Cardinals game, their cars will be safe.
“People are going onto these lots that are not secure with no type of security at all causing havoc to hardworking people who are trying to keep food on the table,” he said.
The…
Core & Main Inc. (NYSE: CNM), the Maryland Heights-based distributor of water, wastewater, storm drainage and fire protection products, reported slightly lower profit and sales in the first quarter, with its leader highlighting positives.
State Sen. Denny Hoskins, a Warrensburg Republican and member of the now-defunct Senate conservative caucus, announced Tuesday he would seek his party’s nomination for Missouri secretary of state.
He’s hoping to replace Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, who is serving his second term and decided against seeking re-election in order to run for governor.
The secretary of state is Missouri’s top election official. The office also handles business filings, oversees the state library and writes…
BJC HealthCare, the St. Louis region's largest health system and biggest private-sector employer, on May 31 announced plans to combine with its counterpart in Kansas City, Saint Luke's Health System, in a deal that would create a $10 billion health care giant.
The move comes after the marketer put up all the space in its headquarters for sublease, and as it has reported having fewer local, full-time employees.
A week into Pride month, Gov. Mike Parson signed legislation Wednesday banning minors from beginning gender-affirming care and limiting sports participation for transgender athletes.
In a press release announcing his decision to sign the bills, Parson said he supports every person’s right to “his or her own pursuit of happiness.”
However, he continued, “we must protect children from making life-altering decisions that they could come to regret in adulthood once they have physically and…
A fan-favorite voice on St. Louis Blues broadcasts will not return next season, according to a report Wednesday.
According to The Athletic, Darren Pang is leaving the Blues broadcast booth to return to the Chicago Blackhawks, where his NHL career started. Citing sources involved in the negotiations, the article from Scott Powers and Jeremy Rutherford said Pang will call most of the team's games on television while continuing his work on national broadcasts with TNT.
Pang's contract with Bally…
Wesley Bell, who shocked the Missouri political establishment in 2018 by defeating a seven-term incumbent to become St. Louis County prosecutor, announced Wednesday he was running for U.S. Senate.
Bell, 48, served as a judge and public defender before being elected to the Ferguson City Council in 2015 — just months after a police officer shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown.
Three years later, he promised big changes after defeating the county prosecutor who had held the office since…
A lender to the Grand Center clothing manufacturer Evolution St. Louis claims in a lawsuit filed last month that the business owes it more than $857,000, as it seeks control of Evolution's knitting machines.
A year after PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan called LIV Golf an “irrational threat” to the sport, the PGA Tour and LIV will be merging into a new for-profit entity.
The merger comes after more than a year of tension between the Tour and the upstart backed by the Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund.
The PGA Tour, based in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, will appoint a majority of the board in the combined entity and hold a majority voting interest.
The agreement brings together the commercial…
A year-long NASA contract will result in Boeing producing conceptual designs of a high-speed passenger plane, which would be "non-proprietary" so they could be shared with the Federal Aviation Administration, companies and academic researchers.
A collegiate tennis career and the Covid-19 pandemic led Eliot Ekindi to create the Uclip, a device meant to connect different pieces of fitness equipment to increase the functionality of home gyms.
Television streaming provider FuboTV Inc. said Tuesday it has inked a marketing deal with the St. Louis Cardinals that includes promoting its inclusion of the team’s broadcaster, Bally Sports Midwest, in its channel lineup.
stLouIST