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A pandemic-inspired career switch spurred the creation of a new, local restaurant chain. Now the company has added a third location, with its owner eyeing further expansion.

Private equity giant Blackstone says it plans to base headquarters of Emerson's Climate Technologies spin out in St. Louis. But other key aspects of the business' future remain unanswered.

The latest version of this brewery's barrel-aged stout pairs coffee with two other key flavors in a trio its owner says "work amazingly well together." Here's why you might not be able to get it for long.

A St. Louis-based transportation services company won a five-year, $6.9 million contract from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

A vacant Steak ’n Shake restaurant could be torn down to build a new Chick-fil-A fast-food restaurant.

“We are proud to recognize all of our new shareholders and partners for the significant contributions and value they have brought to our firm,” Kevin Cushing, a managing partner at Carmody MacDonald, said in a statement.

Since 2015, the St. Louis-based insurance behemoth, its subsidiaries, its top executives, and their spouses have given more than $26.9 million to state politicians in 33 states, to their political parties, and to nonprofit fundraising groups, according to a KHN analysis of IRS tax filings and data from the nonpartisan, nonprofit group OpenSecrets.

The leader of the University of Missouri-St. Louis said the school is "shocked and disappointed" that St. Louis County did not ultimately provide $10 million in federal funds for a planned business and workforce district on its campus. The County Council late last month chose projects to receive $66 million from the federal American Rescue Plan Act, endorsing a new law enforcement center ($23.8 million), infrastructure projects in South County ($18.5 million), demolition work ($11 million), a grant…

The new facility, which required an investment between $2 million and $3 million to open, will "straddle the line" between music venues and event spaces, according to its operator.

The Metro East pork producer recently struck a deal to sell some of its assets to a Kansas City-area public company for $58 million in cash.

St. Louis Public Schools announced the Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience will resume classes Monday, two weeks after a mass shooting at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School. Classes at both schools have been canceled since students and teachers were evacuated on the morning of Oct. 24. Collegiate, which shares a campus with Central VPA, suffered significantly less damage in the deadly shooting. According to Superintendent Kelvin Adams, school leaders believe Collegiate students…

A recent acquisition adds approximately 200 homes to Evernest’s overall portfolio.

Nearly 360 businesses either expanded or relocated to Illinois in the past year, generating $7.1 billion in capital investments and more than 16,000 jobs. That's according to an annual report by Intersect Illinois, the state’s economic development organization. The report shows year-over-year increase in the number of expansions and relocations, new jobs, capital investments, and square footage occupied. Out of the approximately 360 businesses in the report, Intersect assisted 15 businesses…

United said it will automatically call Southwest travelers 24 hours before their Southwest flight departs so they can avoid the dreaded Group C boarding tier.

Up to $61 million in industrial bonds were approved for a mixed-use development centered around a luxury apartment complex at a former Manchester Road car dealership.

Perhaps this was the first baseball game I ever saw at school. I’m not sure. But I am sure that I loved the Dodgers – the Brooklyn Dodgers.

If a recession does come, the economist expects the nation’s unemployment rate to jump from the current 3.5% to 5% to 5.5% by early 2024.

In its first season with an NCAA Division I football team, Lindenwood University has experienced a surge in attendance at home games played at Harlen C. Hunter Stadium in St. Charles. It’s now making moves to draw even more fans – including increased food and drink offerings.

Before she became CEO of a nonprofit that works to eliminate barriers to learning, Miranda Walker Jones got a Super Bowl ring and spent time in new Congresswoman Cori Bush's office. A conversation with Bush helped push Walker Jones to her new role.

The Philadelphia Phillies became the first third-place team ever to reach the World Series, sparking a resurgence of romance for the team in the City of Brotherly Love that is expected to pay dividends for years to come, and lays a template for future teams to do the same.