Missouri’s general revenue has basically flatlined. It’s a situation that the state legislature seems quite content with. But if we have an economic downturn, things could get nasty.
After more than 30 years of sponsoring PrideFest, Anheuser-Busch has declined to sponsor this year's St. Louis LGBTQIA+ festival, the organization said. This leaves Pride St. Louis, the nonprofit that organizes the annual event, scrambling for funds.
The news came at a time when other sponsors have already reduced their contributions, a Wednesday morning written statement from Pride St. Louis said, calling Anheuser-Busch's decision "especially painful." A-B didn't immediately respond to a request…
A huge contract assuages uncertainty around Boeing's immediate future in St. Louis, but many believe it creates a long runway of work for the aircraft manufacturing giant in the region.
A contractor has filed suit against a St. Louis-based affiliate of the Hoffmann Family of Companies, contending that it wasn’t paid for work on the affiliate’s headquarters building.
The St. Louis Cardinals, with sports wagering now legalized in Missouri, said Monday it's inked a multi-year marketing partnership with British sports betting firm bet365.
“St. Louis will never be all that it can be without a healthy, robust visitor economy,” Brad Dean, the new president and CEO of Explore St. Louis, says. “Together, we must celebrate what sets St. Louis apart, cultivate strategic partnerships to realize our shared vision and ensure the visitor economy serves as a catalyst for economic growth and quality of life. The future of St. Louis is full of promise, and I truly believe that our best days are ahead of us.”
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A longtime state employee is accusing Missouri officials in a new lawsuit of subverting competitive bidding laws in order to steer lucrative technology contracts to a well-connected company, then demoting him when he raised red flags.
In a lawsuit filed earlier this month in Cole County against the Missouri Office of Administration, Rodney Rice alleges “deliberate bias” toward St. Louis-based World Wide Technology in awarding state IT contracts.
World Wide Technology, which is not named as…