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A $30 million electrical contractor, one of the St. Louis region's biggest, has been sold.

Colibri Group, a St. Louis-based provider of online education services for licensed professionals in several industries, has hired a new chief executive officer.

Antagonist Cafe has opened in Soulard in a former police station. Game board bar and restaurant Pieces will soon join it there.

The shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has prompted the Clayton-based managed health care giant to move the event online.

A controversial policy that would have limited insurance coverage on anesthesia is no longer going into effect in Missouri, Anthem Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield confirmed Thursday. The health insurance company previously announced it would be rolling out updated coverage in Missouri, New York, and the company's home state of Connecticut that would have capped anesthesia at an unstated time limit, leaving patients to pay out of pocket for any remaining anesthesia use. That change was set to take…

A gas station and convenience store chain has opened three new distribution centers – including one in the St. Louis area – to supply its more than 1,000 stores in the Midwest.

Recently, well perhaps not so recently, I have been dodging around some aches and pains. When there’s an interference with your favorite pastimes, it gathers your attention.

Mighty Cricket, a St. Louis-based firm that developed consumer food products using protein sourced from crickets, won a follow-on federal grant to further develop a project turning food waste into feed for crickets.

A dozen startup founders were awarded a combined $140,000 in grants and a spot in University of Missouri-St. Louis’ Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center’s Anchor Accelerator.

A New Jersey company that purchased a newly built St. Louis-area apartment complex for $70 million is suing its former owners, alleging shoddy construction and inflated occupancy numbers.

Amptify, a St. Louis-based developer of software to provide rehabilitation for those with hearing loss, is being acquired, a goal the company has been working toward.

The Nashville operator has plans to open a new location at City Foundry in 2025.

The U.S. Air Force on Thursday announced that a decision on whether to build a sixth generation of fighter jet – a potentially critical issue for The Boeing Co’s defense operations in the St. Louis area – will be made by the Trump administration.

The lawyer is the latest professional to go against the grain of Thomas Wolfe’s novel “You Can’t Go Home Again.”

Ex-St. Louis tourism chief Kitty Ratcliffe has landed a spot on the board governing St. Louis Lambert International Airport.

Missouri’s trigger law banning nearly all abortions remains in place. But at 12:01 a.m. Friday, Amendment 3 will go into effect. The constitutional amendment, which received 51.6% of the nearly 3 million votes cast, prohibits the legislature from regulating abortion prior to the point of fetal viability — generally seen as the point at which a fetus can likely survive outside the womb without extraordinary measures. Planned Parenthood officials said they have providers and staff prepared to…

Local youth services nonprofit Boys Hope Girls Hope of St. Louis has hired Michelle Abel as its new executive director.

St. Louis' gross domestic product growth from 2022 to 2023 ranked 16th among the biggest U.S. metros, according to new estimates.

Neon Greens, Josh Smith's quick-service salad concept in The Grove, uses a hydroponic growing method to grow its own lettuce on site. Here's how his theatrical training led him to become an entrepreneur.

The July 4th parade held downtown for more than 140 years will be replaced by a different parade in 2025. But a Fourth of July event still will take place, officials said.