A judge ordered the city of St. Louis to reimburse six employees who had their remote work wages taxed under the city's 1% earnings tax.
In a ruling issued Thursday, a judge ordered the city to refund six workers who had remote work hours taxed under the city's earnings tax, which applies to anyone who lives or works in the city. All six said they conducted the work outside of the boundaries of the city, and therefore shouldn't be taxed.
Four of the six workers requested refunds for hours worked…
A Missouri vintner and entrepreneur was one of 13 individuals chosen to receive the 2023 award from the Horatio Alger Association, a nonprofit membership-based educational organization that has provided more than $245 million in student scholarships since 1984.
The move comes at a time when restauranteurs are embracing change more than ever. "You get a chance to do something different, and everybody’s open to different ideas right now," said co-owner and namesake Steve Ewing.
"With the market retracting, what you’re seeing is a lot of real estate companies and builders starting their own mortgage companies and their own title companies because they’re looking for ancillary revenue."
The new professional sports team is being spearheaded by one of Saint Louis University's largest donors. While affiliated with St. Louis, the team will play its competitions outside the region.
Chris Peoples, the first equity and economic impact director for Great Rivers Greenway, is looking to build up areas around the region's growing trail system. He's also eyeing a north city wine bar.
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson, in his State of the State address Wednesday, called on state legislators to approve $859 million to widen Interstate 70 and make improvements to the busy highway.
The planned investment, part of a nearly $52 billion budget proposal by Parson, includes widening I-70 in suburban Kansas City, the Columbia area and suburban St.Louis near Wentzville that's well known for congestion, according to the Associated Press.
"For years, congestion, traffic accidents, and delays…
The feds say that a former aide to St. Louis County Executive Sam Page who was convicted of corruption crimes bragged to an informant that "when Sam Page's term is over, we'll all be millionaires and won't have to worry about anything at all..." But they added that they had "no evidence that County Executive Page was aware of" the official's schemes.
The 316,541-square-foot office building, on a 6.66-acre site in unincorporated north St. Louis County, is the headquarters location of pharmacy benefit management business Express Scripts.
Since May 2022, the CEO has invested more than $30 million of his own money to buy shares of the firm. The transactions, involving a public company, are significant not only because of the buyer, but also because they add to an already outsized — and atypical — ownership stake that carries risks.
Crime is certainly one issue to tackle on our pathway to becoming more vibrant, but it seems like we’re waiting for urban St. Louis to achieve the same crime rates as the quiet suburban communities we live in. No other urban area meets that bar, nor can we, writes St. Louis resident Jeff Leonard.
The company says lease consolidation and workforce reductions will result in a $1.2 billion charge in its fiscal second quarter earnings, which will be reported on Jan. 24.
St. Louis life sciences startup Geneoscopy is taking steps toward commercializing its at-home, preventive screening test for colorectal cancer after a clinical trial yielded strong results.
The national firm has named an attorney in its health care practice group as a partner in its Clayton office. The firm named 11 new partners, effective Jan. 1.
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