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The next chief of police for the city of St. Louis will come from another department for the first time in the department’s history. Lt. Col. Michael Sack, interim St. Louis police chief, announced in an email to his department Tuesday afternoon that he has not been selected to lead the department. “While I have not been selected to serve as the Chief of Police, together, we will continue to work hard to make a difference in our community,” Sack wrote. Only two of the original four finalists…

The move marks the next chapter of his football story, which has shifted from the field to the broadcast booth and now to the executive ranks of an upstart league looking to build on its predecessor's short-lived success.

The $30 million second phase of the first new apartment construction in Maplewood in many years has finished and is open for leasing.

Philadelphia's largest health care system has landed another executive from St. Louis-based Ascension for a top leadership role.

Under its new ownership, the software firm plans to expand the geographic footprint of its customer base and explore wider application of its technology beyond the cleaning industry.

A Creve Coeur-based IT equipment leasing and resale company has expanded its European operations with two new subsidiaries.

A St. Louis-area nonprofit that provides services for individuals with brain injuries, autism spectrum disorder and other disabilities has named a new leader.

Boeing confirmed that United Airlines' order represented its largest Dreamliner deal.

The St. Louis region's largest homebuilder is moving forward with a new residential development in Franklin County.

A developer’s $12 million plan to renovate two mostly vacant historic buildings on Laclede’s Landing into 33 apartments could receive tax incentives.

When the Memphis Redbirds, the Triple-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals, begin their new season next year, fans will see the team playing on a different surface.

For the past couple of years, the state Senate has been a bottleneck. Here's why that's unlikely to happen next session, which is good news for Republicans. For Democrats, it will be a lot harder to stop bills.

Most of the campaign committee's funds came from Missouri's medical marijuana industry, which stands to gain once recreational sales begin.

One of the four finalists to be the next St. Louis police chief has withdrawn from consideration. Melron Kelly, currently deputy chief of the Columbia, South Carolina, police department has withdrawn his name from the process, WIS-TV reported Sunday. Now second in command at the Columbia department, he began his career in law enforcement in 1999. "Officials in contact with Kelly said after consultation with his family and trusted advisors, Kelly realized that there is much work still to be done…

For the second time in recent months, a high-profile St. Louis software startup has made a round of layoffs. The latest reductions impacts a range of different roles at the company.

The St. Louis-based health system is developing a new outpatient center in southern St. Charles County.

A $145 million, 30-story apartment tower proposed for one of the last open lots overlooking Forest Park in the Central West End could receive tax incentives under a plan being considered. The area's alderwoman previously opposed incentives, but documents say the developers are making a $1.3 million "community benefit contribution."

Immigrants who are in St. Louis do well for educational attainment, income, financial well-being and living standards. But the slow-growing region over the past decade lagged in percentage and numerical growth of the foreign-born population.

A local developer is seeking tax abatement for the long-vacant structure at up to 15 years of 95% of the assessed value of the incremental improvements, followed by five years at 75% of the incremental assessed value and then five years at 50%.

The top tournament for collegiate club hockey teams is returning to St. Louis in 2024, adding to the list of major collegiate hockey events scheduled to be held here in the coming years.