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Many businesses are still reasonably well-capitalized after taking advantage of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL). These lending programs, which were backed by the Small Business Administration (SBA), provided a crucial lifeline for many business borrowers during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, pandemic lending programs were never meant to be permanent. As PPP and COVID-19 EIDL loans begin to wind down, business owners should be aware of…

The Little Bit Foundation, which works to eliminate barriers to learning by addressing the basic needs of underserved students across the St. Louis region, has named a new CEO to replace its retiring leader.

Many of us know someone who has left their job during the pandemic in search of another position. A new study says more workers quit their jobs in September than ever before. According to the U.S. Labor Department, more than 4.4 million workers quit their jobs voluntarily in September. That number is up from the 4.3 million people we saw leaving their jobs in August 2021. Almost 1 million workers quit in the leisure and hospitality industry alone. KSDK 5 On Your Side talked with a restaurant…

The United Way of Greater St. Louis is still accepting donations to its 2021 fall campaign, for which it hasn't stated a goal. The nonprofit raised $69.1 million in the 2020 fundraising push.

A Clayton firm buys — and ultimately runs — independent vet clinics, which seek partners as they struggle to complete administrative tasks alone. Here's why the $150 million company sees much more room for growth.

Construction is underway on a $150 million music studio campus that could attract major recording acts to practice and record in St. Louis.

The new CycleBar studio will feature a theater-style indoor cycling studio that holds up to 50 Schwinn bikes. Five class formats will be offered, designed for different fitness levels.

The St. Louis region's largest mechanical contractor just got bigger with an asset acquisition of a 16-employee local refrigeration construction firm.

Founded in July 2019, iCover has developed cloud-based algorithmic underwriting technology designed to help insurers sell to the middle market. It says its use of data and predictive analytics provides the ability to quote, underwrite and provide life insurance in less than five minutes.

A residential solar business that's a portfolio company of Clayton-based Compass Group Equity Partners has agreed to a buyout by a home security giant.

After 580 days of construction, the expansion franchise’s 22,500-seat stadium is nearing its final stages of construction as crews prepare to finish the project in July 2022. Here's what it looks like right now.

The vacant downtown building, one of the largest and most historic in St. Louis, is the subject of a series of court disputes involving a lender and several contractors that, for now, are holding up any potential sale or redevelopment of the property.

Since its first startup competition in 2012, Arch Grants has funded 207 companies with $50,000 grants. Take at a look at our timeline to see when companies were funded, how many are still in business or acquired, and details from a few prominent Arch Grants recipients.

St. Louis needs to not only expand MetroLink, but also address last-mile concerns, safety, low-volume routes and areas that need nontraditional public transportation to get people where they need to go, writes Kathy Osborn of the Regional Business Council.

Well with all of the classes now in English and history and math and science and so on, I was thinking that there are, of course, more ways than one to contribute to learning.

This story is part of a series looking at the impact of St. Louis' Arch Grants startup investment program after 10 years. For more, go here. Arch Grants founder Jerry Schlichter says he’s noticed plenty of nonprofits that “wither on the vine” after they’ve launched. The reason: fundraising. Many nonprofits face a tension between trying to balance their annual budgets and pursuing their long-term ambitions, Schlichter said. He wanted Arch Grants to chart a different path. Since its founding…

The St. Louis food scene is getting international recognition this week. The World Food Championships crowned their winners Tuesday evening in Dallas, and two St. Louis-area restaurants took home top prizes. Hi-Pointe Drive-In beat the competition to win the title of burger champion with a vegan take on its classic cowboy burger. Along with the title, Hi-Pointe owner Mike Johnson and executive chef Adam Pritchett also received a $7,500 check. “Shout out to the burger man himself, Executive Chef…

The new executive will focus on boosting its customer base by targeting its ingredients products in markets beyond the U.S.

The grant to the Danforth Center will help support the new Jackie Joyner-Kersee Food, Agriculture, and Nutrition Innovation Center, also known as the JJK FAN—I Center.

The trade association, which reported $3.9 million in revenue in its most recent fiscal year, has formed a search committee to find a successor CEO.