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A state senator is proposing using Missouri's surplus cash to pay to widen Interstate 70 across the state.

When Jeff Charlton launched Chesterfield-based Graphic Connections three decades ago, the printing company primarily created business forms and labels. Since then, he’s evolved the company’s focus to adapt to changes in technology that dried up most aspects of the printing business.

A St. Louis board with veto power over projects in historic districts on Monday approved one and rejected another from prolific apartment developer Lux Living.

The sentencing capped a remarkable fall in particular for Lewis Reed, the ex-aldermanic president, who had wielded significant power for more than two decades.

All of us up here on the Leelanau Peninsula in northern Michigan look forward to Thursday, when we can get our local newspaper and read “The Blotter,” a selection of interesting and sometimes perplexing 911 calls of the last week.

A Tennessee facility that's part of St. Louis-based health system Ascension will begin construction on a $60 million multispecialty medical office building on its campus in 2023.

Two Missouri hospitals, both in the St. Louis area, have been named to the 2022 national list of Top Hospitals by Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit that rates patient care.

A new report tells a stark and very concerning story of pandemic learning loss and underscores the opportunity and learning gap for students along lines of race and class.

Projections show that downtown is expecting only slight population growth in the next five years. Yet developers are pursuing $500 million in residential-focused projects, with several believing they’ve tapped into unmet demand.

Purivitae Ventures, a Clayton-based investment firm focused on consumer health brands and products, is building out its portfolio through an acquisition of an e-commerce brand.

A St. Louis-based rigid container and life sciences packaging distributor has expanded with the recent acquisitions of two California-based packaging distribution businesses.

St. Louis Cardinals broadcaster Dan McLaughlin was charged with driving while intoxicated Monday, a day after he was arrested in Creve Coeur. In a press release, the Creve Coeur Police Department said it received two calls about a suspected drunk driver in a white sedan at around 6:30 Sunday evening. An officer found the reported car heading east on Ladue Road before taking Interstate 270 northbound. According to the press release, the officer noticed the car failing to stay in its lane, so the…

The executive director of Pittsburgh's newest museum will vacate his post in the new year to take on a different role in St. Louis.

Staff stocked the shelves at Florissant's Feel State Dispensary Monday, something they'll likely do a lot more when they make changes for recreational, adult use. "A couple of extra registers, a little more technology, and more cannabis, of course," Feel State General Manager Nick Wegman says of the likely changes coming to their floorplan. But those recreational sales are still weeks away. When Missouri's Amendment 3 goes into effect Thursday, it marks the next step toward recreational sales,…

The new location serves as a production and retail space for the chocolatier's handcrafted and specialty chocolates, as it quickly outgrew its original storefront that opened in 2020, owner Meggie Mobley said.

For Rally House, expanding its brick-and-mortar footprint is a key part of a growth strategy that has seen the Lenexa, Kansas-based retailer add 40 stores this year, including in the St. Louis area. CEO Aaron Liebert details the growth.

Four finalists to become the next St. Louis police chief include three external candidates and one internal candidate. The finalists, announced Monday, are Chief Larry Boone of Norkfolk, Virginia; Deputy Chief Melron Kelly of the Columbia, South Carolina Police Department; Interim St. Louis Police Chief Michael Sack and Chief Robert Tracy of Wilmington, Delaware. The release of the names comes about 24 hours before a 6 p.m. town hall the mayor's office planned for Tuesday at Vashon High School,…

The sports and soccer bar, located in Union Station at 1820 Market St. kitty-corner from CityPark Stadium, is set to kick off operations well before St. Louis City SC’s first match, officials said.

The new executive joins EmpowerMe Wellness as it pursues rapid growth. In 2022, EmpowerMe Wellness has completed multiple acquisitions and has grown its team to nearly 3,000 employees.

A portfolio company of the St. Louis-based private equity firm has expanded with the acquisition of a Missouri-based pest control business.