BizJournal 💲📰

St. Louis civic and business leaders on Wednesday welcomed — then boarded — a nonstop Frankfurt, Germany, flight, the first such route from St. Louis Lambert International Airport to continental Europe in more than 20 years.

Planning is underway for a $200 million redevelopment of a site near the Saint Louis Galleria mall. It's not the first time developers have proposed projects for the site.

The groups spearheading an initiative to restore Normandie Golf Club have assumed ownership of the public golf course, a milestone expected to advance construction and fundraising for the $15 million project.

A class action settlement has been reached following the seven-year debate about the guardrail end terminals on Missouri's roads.

The fund was launched with men who own a property management business that's headquartered in St. Louis and Dallas.

The software deal will expand Cass Information Services' focus on providing information technology and banking services for faith-based groups.

It’s the fifth purchase by Buckingham since May 2021 and the eighth since late 2020, including firms in North Carolina, Michigan, Florida and Oregon.

Recruited from Florida, the new dean of Wash U's University College is charged with boosting the school's engagement with local employers who have immediate workforce needs. He's done it before.

The Santa Clara, California-based cybersecurity firm recently opened a new office in Clayton, with plans to add to its local workforce.

U.S. Reps. Cori Bush and Emanuel Cleaver, both Missouri Democrats, are pressing executives of GKN Aerospace to answer questions about the U.K.-based company's plans to close its Hazelwood plant next year, and how the jobs can be kept in St. Louis.

When I moved to St. Louis from Silicon Valley in 2000, I soon learned of specific challenges for the St. Louis technology sector and its labor force. Here, the smaller job pool forced many St. Louis tech workers to become road warriors — requiring significant domestic travel without reciprocally bringing in sustainable revenue to the region as a direct consequence. As we would see with Amazon, massive corporations and offshore companies adopted an e-commerce model that led to the closure of many…

Centene Corp.'s Missouri subsidiary, Home State Health, has hired a former Mercy executive as its new CEO.

As many organizations find themselves competing to attract and retain the talent needed to accelerate growth and performance, one hometown company remains a top place to work. Founded in St. Louis in 1894, Nestlé Purina is an international leader in pet care and a household name in high-quality pet food, treats and litter. With deep roots in the city, Purina’s pet-friendly U.S. headquarters employs nearly 2,000 people in St. Louis who work to ensure pets live longer, healthier lives. We connected…

The bar features a variety of arcade games and serves a selection of 68 beer varieties, many of which are local.

A leaked draft opinion from the Supreme Court has folks believing that Roe v Wade may soon be overturned.  Once that long-standing judicial protection of a woman’s right to have an abortion is withdrawn, the issue would be decided by each state government. Missouri has a so-called “trigger” law. It was passed a couple years back as part of a larger prolife bill. It outlaws abortion if Roe v Wade is overturned. As a practical matter, it’s unclear how much difference this would make…

Envisioned for one of the sites is a rooftop bar with views of the Arch, Market Street and the new soccer stadium. And an upscale restaurant would have an outdoor terrace.

While St. Louis might be experiencing a "brain drain," it not only retained a spot among the top 10, it rose in a new ranking of the best cities for college graduates.

Some might assume St. Louis' Germany flight would originate from Terminal 1, with its excess space. But Lambert airport's leader explains why she had to fit another airline in Terminal 2, and why it shows the facility needs an overhaul.

Michael Longmeyer said space played a big factor in his decision to jump from Armstrong Teasdale to Polsinelli.

The concrete contractor "has been operating in the Pacific Northwest for some time now, and it made sense for us to open a regional office to better serve our clients in the area as business increased," according to a spokesman.