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The number of Covid-positive patients in St. Louis-area hospitals is starting to decline from the record-high numbers of the Omicron variant, but hospital leaders said their staff is still stretched thin. "We're finally starting to see some good progress in our fight against Omicron," Dr. Alex Garza of the St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force said in a briefing Tuesday. "Our hospitalization totals continue to bounce around a little bit, but in general, they're trending down. And that's really…

The newest winners of Purina’s annual innovation initiative include early stage companies that have developed an array of technologies and products, ranging from plant-based treats to a social network for dogs.

Pizza Champ, which started as a takeout concept at Chris Kelling and Adam Altnether's Elmwood restaurant in Maplewood, is their second establishment.

Nestle said a "reorganization" of its North American operations will result in cuts to its IT office in downtown St. Louis. The company in 2016 moved its IT operations to St. Louis as part of a relocation of its U.S. headquarters.

The St. Louis-area developer plans for develop the Florida site to include around 5.4 million square feet of single and multi-tenant, Class A institutional-quality light industrial and distribution facilities.

Envisioned are a hotel, ground-floor restaurant, multifamily residential and parking structure.

St. Louis leaders now have until March 1 to submit to the feds a plan to restart operations of the Delmar Loop Trolley streetcar line, St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones said Tuesday.

Environmental Operations, the Stacy Hastie-owned environmental firm ranked as St. Louis' biggest by local revenue, has moved from the city of St. Louis, according to a notice it distributed.

The year 2021 was a wild one for the St. Louis industrial real estate market, and forecasts for 2022 show few signs of it easing. “We have record levels of different metrics at play,” said David Branding, a managing director in JLL’s St. Louis office. "We're at a record low level of vacancy right now, near record-high levels of construction and high levels of leasing." Industrial vacancy in St. Louis is at an all-time low of 3.3%, he said. Supply is so tight, in some cases, prospective tenants…

The St. Louis County Board of Police Commissioners has named Kenneth Gregory as the department’s chief of police – bypassing a selection process that has been customary within the department throughout its history. “Over the past six months, the board has engaged in extensive discussions concerning our process for selecting and criteria for the next chief,” according to an email sent department-wide on behalf of the civilian board about the announcement. “Through our discussions, we addressed…

The company claims in a lawsuit that it updated payroll systems during the pandemic to better account for when work was done in the city vs. outside city limits. Yet it still ended up paying a six-figure delinquent tax bill. Now it wants the money back.

Family medicine physician Dr. Ray Weick has been named president of two regions of the St. Louis-based health system's multistate physician group.

Harris-Stowe State University is teaming up with PNC Bank on a new program focused on narrowing the funding disparity that exists for Black business founders in St. Louis.

Since its founding in 2011, 4 Hands has emerged as one of Missouri's most recognizable craft breweries. Yet it's also one of the biggest holdouts in expanding beyond its single location. CEO Kevin Lemp explains the process, other places he considered, and why he picked the new location.

The St. Louis County Executive Sam Page named two additions to his staff and a new director of the Department of Administration.

Days after announcing 36 lawsuits against Missouri school districts over mask requirements aimed at reducing the spread of Covid-19, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced nine more lawsuits Monday. On Friday, Schmitt tweeted lawsuits his office has filed against school districts across the state, including several in the St. Louis area. Schmitt sent out a total of 36 lawsuits against school districts in Missouri. His lawsuits demand that schools “halt the unlawful mask mandate in their…

Lee Enterprises (NYSE: LEE), the Iowa-Davenport-based parent of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, on Monday asked shareholders to help it defeat a takeover bid from Alden Global Capital, a West Palm Beach, Florida, hedge fund.

A previous push to redevelop the historic structure fell victim to the pandemic, a developer said, as costs skyrocketed.

A unit of Clayton-based Harbour Group that develops technology to monitor shock, vibration, temperature and other environmental conditions has acquired a temperature indicator business.

Dishes include shrimp sautéed in Creole spices and drizzled with a remoulade sauce.