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St. Louis Police Chief John Hayden is expected to announce Wednesday he will retire one month from now, and the search for his replacement is about to start over, according to a source familiar with the decision. Lt. Col. Michael Sack will serve as the city’s interim chief until Mayor Tishaura Jones’ administration can name a permanent replacement, according to the source. Hayden originally announced in September that he would retire in February, but that date came and went and Hayden said…

Richard Mark, chairman and president of Ameren Corp.'s Ameren Illinois subsidiary, plans to retire effective Aug. 1, the company said Tuesday. Ameren said it will announce his successor as soon as a final decision is reached. Mark has agreed to work with the company to facilitate an orderly transition for his successor, including extending his retirement date if needed, according to a Monday regulatory filing. Mark, 66 as of the company's annual report filed in February, has had a 20-year career…

It’s time to reinvent your office for the future of work. As companies embrace hybrid as the permanent way of working, leaders have a rare opportunity to maximize the potential of existing office space to better support their teams. According to new research from Condeco, hybrid workers overwhelmingly want to continue flexible work in the long-term, and that desire has major impacts on everything from daily productivity to company loyalty to how the office is configured. Whilst giving workers…

The new managing partner will become only the fourth in the firm's 70-year-history.

If they approve the agreement, Schnucks workers would see changes in working conditions as well as improvements to their health care plans at no extra cost to them, a union said. Raises are also in the cards for select workers.

The St. Louis startup will join a venture-backed company that is targeting growth after recently raising $25 million from investors. As part of the deal, the local startup's co-founders will join its buyer in new roles.

It's not clear what, if anything, will happen next for the St. Louis developer's plans to build 251 mixed-income apartments at the Berkley Riverfront after it failed to secure a 25-year property tax exemption from Port KC.

The new head of the St. Louis division, based in Downtown West, joined the bank in 2020, and will look to grow its wealth management business, his boss said.

The long-delayed expansion of St. Louis' downtown convention center is officially underway. The head of the firm managing project acknowledged that price increases are a challenge. But here's why he said that shouldn't delay the project.

A Chesterfield-based health care billing company has acquired a New Jersey-based provider of medical billing and coding services.

Emerson Electric has completed its massive merger deal with publicly traded Aspen Technology to create a new company focused on industrial software. Emerson CEO Lal Karsanbhai says the deal could led to more transactions.

After seven years in business, Mexican restaurant Don Emilianos Restaurante Mexicano of O'Fallon, Missouri, closed.

The owners of the South Grand staple, in announcing its closure, said "with so many of you, we have shared laughter and tears, newfound love and heartbreak, celebration and loss."

The privately-held Florida conglomerate, whose founder has invested more than $150 million to turn the St. Louis suburb into a national wine destination, is shifting the CEO title from father to sons, launching a co-leadership structure it says formalizes how the firm had already been operating.

Tension has been rising between American, Southwest and their pilot unions. United's contract offers hope for resolutions in those negotiations.

An O’Fallon, Missouri-based provider of event and venue management software said it added two roles to its C-suite to better position the company for growth.

The 800-square-foot indoor space is shared by Pizza Champ's ovens and kitchen and Side Project Brewing's taps and coolers, while the four-season patio can seat 60.

A professional services firm targeting the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) sector for acquisitions has made a second addition to its portfolio.

Office-based leaders are evaluating the purpose of “going to work,” with broad implications for the size, cost and design of commercial real estate. “Our clients are being more intentional on how they use their office space,” said Jeff Arbuckle, vice president of project and development services for JLL in St. Louis. “Now we ask, ‘Why am I here? If I’m here, I should be here with a purpose other than just doing the same thing I could do at home.’” Arbuckle sat down with the St.…

The Missouri General Assembly's budget calls for boosting the Missouri Technology Corp.'s budget tenfold. But it remains to be seen if Gov. Mike Parson will approve the budget hike.