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Once the deal is completed, subject to certain conditions, Ruth's Chris Steak House will be the ninth chain restaurant brand in Darden's portfolio.

As the grand opening celebration for the St. Louis area’s latest Bass Pro Shops location kicks off Wednesday and lasts through the weekend, representatives of the retailer said they're excited for the public to see the massive store that’s been in the works for two years.

St. Louis-area banks reported figures that fell outside norms on key metrics that the St. Louis Fed tracks as helping to measure the health of lenders. But the numbers don't tell the whole story.

Stifel's deal with the Cardinals follows others with the Blues and U.S. Ski & Snowboard. The finance giant's CEO, Ron Kruszewski, says brand recognition comes slower in his field, necessitating the moves.

The weight-loss brand was trying to find a buyer while warning employees earlier that it planned to close its brick-and-mortar stores.

A federal judge has dismissed the carpenters union's lawsuit against former St. Louis leader Al Bond, as two billboard companies at the heart of that matter sue the union.

Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE: EMR) has completed several high-profile M&A deals during the first two years of CEO Lal Karsanbhai's tenure, all designed to sharpen its focus around industrial automation and technology. The big ticket items in that process are wrapped up, Karsanbhai said Wednesday.

A St. Louis trial attorney who focuses on family law will serve as the special prosecutor in the indirect criminal contempt of court matter involving St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner. Allison Schreiber Lee, shareholder at Sandberg Phoenix & Von Gontard PC, will serve as special prosecuting attorney for the matter, next set for a hearing May 30. Presiding Judge Elizabeth Hogan made the appointment Wednesday, and the court said that Lee is a former assistant circuit attorney in St. Louis and…

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has filed subpoenas with St. Louis University’s School of Nursing to determine whether St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner is taking classes in violation of the law that requires her to “devote her full time and energy” to her duties as the city’s top elected prosecutor. According to the subpoena, Bailey’s office is seeking all agreements between Gardner and the clinic from Jan. 1, 2021, to the present; all correspondence and emails from and to…

Belden Inc. (NYSE: BDC), the Clayton-based supplier of network infrastructure products and services, has acquired a German-based company that makes cabinets used for fiber connection.

Fixtures from Chesterfield Mall will be sold off over the next year, starting this weekend, in preparation for the mall’s planned demolition and redevelopment.

Emerson said Wednesday that it was promoting Mike Baughman, currently vice president, controller and chief accounting officer, to executive vice president and CFO, effective May 10.

The St. Louis County Council debated a bill Tuesday night that would push all pedestrians to use sidewalks and crosswalks. Otherwise, they could face consequences. Critics of the bill argued it unfairly targets the homeless community. St. Louis County Councilman Ernie Trakas sponsored the bill in the name of public safety, saying the council needs to do something about the number of crashes involving pedestrians. The council voted 5-2 in favor of perfecting this bill. The next step would be final…

Centene Corp., the Clayton-based provider of managed health care services, is selling an analytics business it acquired about two years ago.

Senate Democrats blocked a vote Tuesday night on a wide-ranging bill that would put St. Louis city’s police department and part of the city’s prosecutor’s office under state control. After nine hours of a Democrat-led filibuster, Republicans set the bill aside for the night. The legislative session ends May 12 at 6 p.m. Republicans argued St. Louis leaders couldn’t decrease crime on their own, while Democrats said the legislation was purely a political “vendetta” against the city’s…

Kansas City planners on Tuesday unanimously recommended approval of a 27-story mixed-use high-rise plan, through which St. Louis-based Lux Living would build 300 apartments and 200 hotel rooms northeast of 14th and Wyandotte streets.

St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner will be tried for willfully neglecting her duties, and her various motions to quash subpoenas of current and former employees have been denied, a judge ruled Tuesday. In a six-page ruling entered Tuesday evening, Judge John Torbitzky determined there is enough evidence to proceed to trial on seven of the 10 counts of willful neglect Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed against her earlier this year. "What is required to prove willful neglect, therefore,…

Davidson Logistics, a Bridgeton-based company that provides logistics services for The Boeing Co. and several other clients, is set to open a new 500,000-square-foot warehouse in early 2024.

This will be the second St. Louis sports franchise to sport the name of this local corporate giant on its jerseys.

A new Costco store is under construction in north St. Louis County, after the future store site traded hands for $15 million.