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The investment comes as the fund targets new investments this year, after writing its first check for a local company in 2022.

Three chefs and three restaurateurs from the St. Louis area on Wednesday were named semifinalists for the 2023 James Beard Foundation Awards, the culinary world’s top prize. A St. Louis bakery and bar also received nods in their respective categories.

When St. Louis-based Rebundle began selling its plant-based hair extensions in early 2021, the demand for the product was strong enough that it sold out. The high interest exposed cracks in the startup's operations, leading its founder to take the unusual step of shutting down sales.

A local developer is expanding a $75 million apartment complex project that's already under construction by adding a $13.5 million mixed-use building.

Some insurance companies are refusing coverage for people who own Kia and Hyundai vehicles. KSDK has reported on these car thefts around the St. Louis area for more than a year. Cities across the country are reporting similar unprecedented surges in thefts involving some makes and models of Hyundais and Kias due to an ignition police say is easy for thieves to compromise using a USB cord. This surge in stolen vehicles is the reason for the insurance restrictions. Two major insurance companies…

One of the biggest questions among Missouri politicos these days is: What kind of a senator will Eric Schmitt be? Will he be an insider, like retiring Roy Blunt? Or an outsider, like fist-pumping Josh Hawley?

GM's $1.5 billion investment in the midsize truck line and upgrades to the Wentzville plant included changes to the general assembly area, the body shop and paint shop, including new machines, conveyors, controls and tooling.

One of St. Louis’ largest financial investment managers is moving to a new office and expanding its space as it expects its employee count to grow.

Terica Ellis, 39, was sentenced to three years in prison for her involvement in the death of 21-year-old Andre Montgomery Jr. in 2016.

Roger Dierberg, a former executive vice president at his family's grocery chain, Dierbergs Markets, died Jan. 18 in St. Louis.

The idea for the restaurant came to owner Josh Smith amid the supply chain snarls of the pandemic, as he saw it become harder to source certain products and started thinking more about food availability.

Dan Isom, the interim public safety director for the city of St. Louis, is resigning to take a post overseeing safety and security programs at a locally based public company.

The Board of Directors of the nonprofit organization, which was formed in 2014 to advance racially equitable systems and policies, will head the search for a replacement, but in the meantime has selected Faybra Jabulani as interim executive director.

Inno Madness, St. Louis Inno’s annual contest designed to showcase the region’s innovation economy, is back for another year. We are currently accepting nominations for our 2023 Inno Madness bracket challenge, which will launch in the coming weeks. Inno Madness is designed to generate awareness and excitement for the city’s startup ecosystem, and those that are driving it forward. How does it work? Nominate a local startup or your own startup and we will assemble a bracket of private, fast-growing,…

39 North is a vibrant innovation district in St. Louis County, Missouri, that creates the conditions where agri-food tech innovation can thrive. By enabling and encouraging collision and collaboration, scientists, startups, students, innovators, investors and companies can convene to make the global agri-food tech industry more secure, agile and sustainable from farm to fork. 39 North is a critical asset in an ecosystem that recognizes that St. Louis has an opportunity to leverage its proximity…

The St. Louis Cardinals have reportedly found their new play-by-play announcer for the upcoming season. As first reported late Monday by Davis O'Brien with The Athletic, citing multiple industry sources, Chip Caray will join the St. Louis Cardinals as their new play-by-play announcer. Caray will leave his post with Bally Sports South to join the Bally Sports Midwest broadcasting team, according to The Athletic. Neither Bally Sports nor the Cardinals have yet commented on the report. Chip Caray…

The Clayton-based maker of healthier chocolate bars will serve up chocolate-based alcoholic beverages, including espresso martinis, as well as pastries in its revamped space.

The new company is pursuing senior living projects across the country and is already in the process of acquiring four Midwest facilities.

The startup's sale comes as the company has shifted to a new sales strategy and its founder seeks out new endeavors.

St. Louis Public Schools announced Monday its final three candidates for superintendent. The school district's three finalists are Jermaine Dawson, chief academic and accountability officer at Birmingham City Schools; Keisha Scarlett, chief academic officer and assistant superintendent of academics at Seattle Public Schools; and Nicole Williams, interim superintendent at St. Louis Public Schools. Williams, who currently leads the district, took the place of former superintendent Kelvin Adams when…