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Fontbonne, based in St. Louis for nearly 100 years, has shed an alarming number of students and recorded growing deficits, raising questions about its long-term viability. The university's president lays out its multipronged turnaround strategy.

The startup has established a new business segment called Connect, which focuses on providing homebuyers with a streamlined way to set up home utilities and services. Transactly’s launch of Connect stems from its September acquisition of a Dallas-based home connection services company.

The St. Louis Business Journal is excited to announce the finalists for our sixth annual Commercial Real Estate Awards (previously called the Building St. Louis Awards).

A family-owned, St. Louis-area based distributor of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC/R) equipment has been acquired by private equity firm.

Ronnie Vinton has an eye for design and the ability to pick out nice things from a clutter of objects. He’s paired those skills, his ability to cook and an entrepreneurial spirit to open a series of businesses.

Though there's litigation involving a current tenant, the project's developer anticipates starting construction on one of the towers, with 265 units, in late summer or early fall.

Centene's naming rights deal with St. Louis City SC comes as its chairman and CEO has expressed frustration with state political leaders and the city's reputation for crime, leading to speculation about its future in the region. But a spokeswoman for Centene says the deal announced Tuesday highlights its longterm commitment to the region.

The PAC and its donors want state government to do a better job partnering with private industry to improve health, education and economic development in Missouri

Dan Stephen, president of Clayton-based Central Bank of St. Louis, says the impact of rate hike on his customers "depends on how quickly and how hard the Fed tries to adjust course."

Lee Enterprises, owner of the Post-Dispatch, said the ruling meant it would not recognize votes in favor of a hedge fund's nominees to its board. But the hedge fund, Alden Global Capital, said it would initiate a "no" campaign against Lee's board nominations.

Putting a focus on mental health and wellbeing, the Business Journal brought together leaders in the St. Louis business community for a panel discussion at the Women's Conference — The Series .

Major League Soccer expansion franchise St. Louis City SC and Clayton-based managed health care provider Centene Corp. said Tuesday they’ve entered into a 15-year naming rights agreement for the professional soccer club’s stadium. Executives from the two organizations say the 15-year deal will go beyond just the new stadium's name.

Labcorp will manage St. Louis-based Ascension's hospital laboratories in 10 states, including in the South and Midwest, and has purchased some of the health system's outreach laboratory assets for $400 million.

A proposal to turn 100 acres of farmland at the base of the bluffs near the River Bend neighborhood in Maryland Heights into a new railroad switch station has left some in the area unhappy. Rodger Parker lives just above the existing railroad track in Chesterfield, a different city, but adjacent to the property. You can see the land from his backyard. "They've never caused any problems. They go by real slow. But don't make any noise," Parker said. Precision Vehicle Holding wants to build a vehicle…

The leader of LaunchCode, the St. Louis nonprofit that offers tech training, argues that Missouri must reinstate a tax credit to boost the state's technology industry.

St. Louis leaders are again pursuing a plan for Bi-State Development to operate the troubled and shuttered Delmar Loop Trolley streetcar line, which is the subject of threats from the federal government.

The organization earlier this year said it had acquired the memory care facility at the site, though financial terms weren't given then.

The upstart chocolate maker, which uses raw honey instead of refined sugar, wants to build its brand in St. Louis and beyond. We took a peek inside its new 5,000-square-foot factory and retail store in Clayton.

“This program offers teachers professional development that emphasizes hands-on learning, instructional strategies grounded in cognitive science, and personal finance content grounded in economic decision-making. Teachers in the program will use all of this to enhance classroom instruction,” said the St. Louis Fed's Mary Suiter.

With the completion of the acquisition, Mattoon, Illinois-based First Mid has approximately $6.7 billion in total assets.