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Under a $20 million plan, a St. Louis County-owned public apartment complex would be redeveloped. Here's what's planned for the site.

Alsana St. Louis, an innovative eating disorder recovery program with three local locations, is pioneering new compassion-focused treatment programs and seeing successful outcomes, which benefit local employers and employees. What is compassion-focused therapy? Compassion-focused therapy (CFT) is an innovative method shown to improve mental health by replacing internalized shame and self-criticism with acceptance and self-compassion. It is effective in treating eating disorders and common co-occurring…

Fraud attempts are on the rise, resulting in financial and privacy losses for businesses across the globe. Fraudsters are working hard to stay ahead by frequently testing for new vulnerabilities in businesses’ systems and processes. According to a 2022 study from the Association for Financial Professionals, 71% of organizations were targets of payment fraud attempts and attacks in 2021. The question becomes not if your organization’s finances will be a fraudster’s target, but when. Fortunately,…

Scammers are not slowing down in 2023. They will likely take what they have learned in past years and continue to evolve their attempts to gain financially at your expense. Federal Trade Commission data shows that consumers reported losing more than $5.8 billion to fraud in 2021, an increase of more than 70% over the previous year. Stay informed on these emerging business and consumer fraud trends to ensure you are doing what you can to protect you and your business. Business email compromise (BEC)…

"We understood at the time that we were at a disadvantage in many ways. We didn’t have access to significant funds or a high-capacity board. But what we did have and what we could control was how we impacted lives and how we told our story to influence others to see and create change," said Michael Woods, president and CEO of the nonprofit group Dream Builders 4 Equity.

This St. Louis-based architecture and design firm, one of the St. Louis region's largest, has installed two leaders for the new office.

Missouri will soon have a new attorney general and state treasurer as the offices' current occupants depart for new roles. Eric Schmitt, the current Republican attorney general, won his election to be Missouri's next U.S. senator, while Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick won his bid for state auditor. Schmitt will take over the senate seat from Republican Sen. Roy Blunt, who announced in 2021 he would not be seeking another term. MORE: Drebes: The governor's possible picks for attorney general, treasurer Fitzpatrick,…

Utility Missouri American Water indicated Wednesday it will buy the water and wastewater systems in Ironton, Missouri, from the city.

For several years now, Purina’s purpose of enriching the lives of pets and the people who love them has been brought to life through our Purple Leash Project, which helps domestic violence shelters across the country become pet friendly. While we have always believed that pets and people are better together, it has never been truer than for survivors of domestic abuse and their beloved pets. Not only does domestic abuse impact one-third of women and a quarter of men in this country, but for victims…

A St. Louis-based construction company has added to its portfolio of businesses by acquiring one of the region’s largest office furniture dealers.

Disruptel, a St. Louis startup that has developed technology to allow viewers to interact more directly with their televisions, has been acquired by a software firm based in San Francisco. The local startup says the deal will help bring its technology to market.

The St. Louis Business Journal is now accepting nominations for its fourth annual Innovation in Philanthropy Awards, a program that celebrates innovative partnerships between nonprofit organizations and local companies. Nominations are due Jan. 29.

David Kelly, chief global strategist for J.P. Morgan Asset Management, said earlier this week that the Fed may push the economy into a recession next year by continuing to raise interest rates.

There was clearly hope among business interests that the city could return to some of the politics that reigned over two decades under former mayors Francis Slay and Lyda Krewson. Tuesday's election result makes clear that's not going to happen.

The store, which will be the second location of the grocery chain's natural food store concept, will open in spring 2023.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said preliminary results of contamination testing at Jana Elementary School showed no levels of radiation higher than “the level of radioactivity Mother Nature already provides.” The preliminary results were delivered during a Hazelwood School Board special meeting Wednesday morning. Previously, the government agency had only tested the banks of Coldwater Creek within the property boundary. "From a radiological standpoint, the school is safe,” Col. Kevin Golinghorst…

The 14,000-square-foot facility will hold additional shell space for future expansion. officials said.

While Amendment 3, Missouri's ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana for adults, took much of the spotlight during Tuesday's elections, three other statewide amendments represented a broad range of proposals and drew mixed results. They were joined on the ballot by a constitutional convention question, and the state auditor's race. Amendment 1, proposed by legislators, asked voters to amend the state's constitution to allow the General Assembly to override current restrictions on the…

Existing medical dispensaries will be able to transition to include adult-use sales and are likely to begin selling by early February of next year.

Four of the St. Louis County Council's seven seats appeared on the ballot in Tuesday's election.