Jack “Trip” Straub III said his family learned an important lesson more than a decade ago when it tried to expand its upscale grocery chain farther to the west.
In December 2008, Straub’s Fine Grocers opened a new store in Ellisville, its first since 1966 and larger than the others in the Central West End, Webster Groves, Clayton and Town and Country. A deep economic recession gripped the country, but there was another factor why the store closed in less than a year, said Straub, the company’s…
Cities with good weather and recent PGA Tour events, as well as plentiful golf courses, country clubs and sporting goods stores, ranked higher on a new analysis of the best cities for golfers. Here's how the St. Louis region fared.
A restaurateur on The Hill never used to advertise jobs; seekers just showed up. Now, unable to staff his eatery, open since 2006, he's trying a solution that will leave him as the only worker in the kitchen.
The pandemic-related shift toward remote work is projected to cut as much as $500 billion from the value of U.S. office buildings over the next decade. A Business Journal analysis found that the so-called “real estate apocalypse” was underway in parts of St. Louis well before the pandemic.
American Airlines, the second-busiest carrier at Lambert, unveiled the "Flagship Suites" seating arrangement for new Boeing 787-9 and Airbus A321XLR jets set to be delivered in 2024. Take a look at the new seating options.
Prior to becoming dean of Lindenwood University business school, Molly Hudgins was an entrepreneur. She's now seeking to use that experience to elevate entrepreneurship at the private university in St. Charles.
Wells Fargo & Co. has agreed to pay a roughly $145 million settlement following a U.S. Department of Labor investigation alleging the company overcharged employees for its own stock.
Construction has started on a new apartment complex in downtown St. Louis, a rarity in a neighborhood more accustomed to the redevelopment of historic buildings.
Construction will begin soon on two new St. Louis County police precincts, one in North County and one in South County.
St. Louis County Executive Sam Page made the announcement at a Wednesday morning news conference. The $27.6 million for the precincts comes from the Prop P public safety sales tax passed by voters in 2017.
Precinct 3, known as the Affton-Southwest Precinct, will move from its current leased space on 5030 Griffin Road, which was a temporary space needed after the previous precinct…
The startup in recent weeks launched its first vending machines locally, and it is expanding to more than a dozen locations here. The market entry is a homecoming of sorts for the brand, as its founder and CEO is a Washington University graduate.
Ken Cella’s new role carries a three-year term and coincides with a multi-year project, “Transform UMSL,” that calls for consolidating the academic core to the campus north of Natural Bridge Road, freeing up 35 acres to the south of Natural Bridge for a business and workforce district.
A 250,000-square-foot redevelopment in Midtown that officials said will be St. Louis’ largest indoor entertainment venue has set the opening date for its first phase.
The 2022 class of the St. Louis Business Journal's Family Business Awards recognize 10 renowned family-owned businesses for their success, longevity and community involvement in the St. Louis region.
Another game scheduled at the long-awaited Centene Stadium will be moved to Edwardsville this weekend as the new sports venue battles power issues.
Last week, St. Louis City SC stated the stadium's power system had been "adversely affected" by a construction project unrelated to the stadium.
The club's developmental team, STL City 2, which competes in the MLS Next Pro league, was supposed to play a match there this past Sunday and now their next match for this coming Sunday against Texas SC has…
Most of the speculative warehouse space being built as part of an industrial park expansion in St. Louis County is preleased, even before construction is completed this month.
A search warrant unsealed Tuesday alleges that ex-St. Louis Alderman John Collins-Muhammad shut down a convenience store in his ward, then took cash bribes in exchange for allowing it to reopen.
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