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The firm said its CEO plans to retire at year end and named a Hong Kong-based successor who plans to relocate to the St. Louis region.

While executives at Southwest, St. Louis' busiest airline, initially blamed bad winter weather, experts say a confluence of factors created a chaotic mess.

Bommarito Automotive Group founder and former President Frank Bommarito died Monday in Naples, Florida, at the age of 88, according to the company. The legendary St. Louis business owner began his career as a car jockey and washer in 1952 at a local GM dealership, according to the Bommarito website. There, he advanced to new and used car sales and ranked as No. 8 in the nation for retail sales. He later became the sales manager at one of Missouri’s largest GM dealerships, and the General Motors…

Twenty of 57 rural hospitals in Missouri, or 35%, are at risk of closing, a nonprofit said, citing losses on patient services and low financial reserves in the category.

There's a lesson for St. Louis in the way D.J. worked, writes Jacob Kirn.

New + Found, the St. Louis-based real estate development firm behind City Foundry STL, announced its latest development: an event space that can serve as a venue for large and midsized weddings, corporate events, seminars, parties and more.

The food technology company said selling the business unit, which focused on producing fresh produce, will allow it to turn its focus to developing ingredients for plant-based foods.

Affinia Healthcare, a nonprofit St. Louis health care system, has hired a new chief operating officer.

Centene had protested an August decision to award Medicaid contracts in multiple counties, including Los Angeles and Sacramento. Last week, the state reversed that decision largely to Centene's benefit.

When discussing what makes St. Louis unique and beautiful, the conversation often turns to its architecture. From the French influence seen throughout Soulard to the Victorian flair of Lafayette Square, or even the Tudor and Colonial revival homes sprinkled around the city, St. Louisans have a lot to be proud of when it comes to beautiful and historic buildings, and compared to other cities, fairly reasonable price tags. However, these are not the only buildings we should be proud of — there are…

The nonprofit, which provides re-entry services to individuals released from incarceration, said the addition of Emerson's sprawling corporate retreat facility will aid in its effort to expand its national footprint.

The University of Missouri-St. Louis Addiction Science Team is getting roughly $6 million to expand its statewide training and distribution of opioid overdose reversal medication. It’s known as naloxone or Narcan. This money came from the state after it received money from opioid pharmaceutical settlements. One of the program leaders, UMSL Associate Professor Rachel Winograd, said it’s going to at least double the number of doses of naloxone they’re able to hand out and the lives it will…

As a parent, it’s natural to want to help your children financially, even when they become adults. According to a recent report from Savings.com, half of parents with a child over the age of 18 provide them with at least some financial support. And while each financial situation is different, it is important to talk to your adult children about generational wealth planning and bring them to the financial table when the time is right. The goldilocks approach to communication is key Too little…

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page has appointed a new director of the county's Department of Revenue.

The upgrades are seen as key since the area hosts events such as Twilight Tuesdays.

The launch of the new drug is scheduled for May. Sentio BioSciences developed the active pharmaceutical ingredient and the drug product at its Maryland Heights location.

St. Louis startups Impossible Sensing and Susterco may not seem likely partners, but they are teaming up to develop technology designed to help farmers in real-time measure carbon sequestration on their land.

Inflation is breaking records at more than 8%, and a global recession is likely on the horizon for 2023. While the news can be daunting, there are several steps you can take to stabilize your finances during a rocky economy. Create a financial plan (or update the one you have) A financial plan is your guiding light in a tumultuous market because it documents your short- and long-term goals. If you don’t already have a formal financial plan, your financial team can work with you to outline your…

At Commerce Bank, we recognize the important role immigration will have on the future of our region. The St. Louis area has a long history of attracting people from all over the world, and that has positively affected everything from our culture to our economy. Continuing that influx of foreign-born people is important to the growth and stability of our population both in the city and the surrounding counties. The numbers, however, are clear: the St. Louis region has fewer immigrants, and has attracted…

Turning to plants as an energy source is something we take for granted. Every day, we power our bodies and feed our livestock with plants. Ongoing climate change poses a threat to this energy source as some of our most-used crops are facing stressors like never before. But a promising new candidate, sorghum, is changing the game. As we begin to see the effects of climate change, it is clear that not all crops will be reliable producers in the long term — extreme weather patterns and changing ecosystems…