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“It’s essential to scale training programs that have apprenticeships that make a three to four-year commitment to those individuals from the entry to the living wage positions of $55,000 to $60,000," said Art McCoy, leader of STL.works, an initiative of the Regional Business Council.

The 2022 election cycle is fluid and uncertain, including for a Jefferson County Senate race. Jeff Roorda, the controversial spokesman for the St. Louis police union, may jump in that contest.

A mixed-use project that is viewed as a milestone in a larger development project north of the “Delmar Divide” has received financing and will start construction in January.

St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones' office on Thursday said she'd sign bills reducing the city's number of wards and extending downtown's taxing district.

Construction should finish by the second quarter of 2023, with the first units turned over for occupancy in the same quarter.

A judgment against Boeing (NYSE: BA) in an age-discrimination lawsuit has climbed to more than $1 million, a sum rarely seen locally.

A student has sued the school over its refusal to refund tuition or fees amid the switch to online learning during the pandemic, at least the third such local case.

The nonprofit, through a new partnership with a community college, will expand its reach to Colorado.

The new fiscal chief for the garden has held roles in academia, plus accounting, manufacturing compliance and production, retail management, and real estate management, development and construction.

The St. Louis carpenters union council was dissolved in September amid "allegations of financial malfeasance," the union's national leader said.

QuikTrip Corp. has purchased a site for a future gas station from University City.

A St. Louis-area provider of full-service physical and occupational therapy has opened its 14th area location in Fenton.

Across all stages of funding, 2021 is shaping up to be a strong — and potentially record-setting — year for venture capital investment in St. Louis startups. The high amount of investment comes as local startups are raising a growing amount of cash from investors on the U.S. coasts.

The second phase of the $300 million City Foundry redevelopment, with a high-rise apartment complex, a wooden office building and retail, will start construction in January.

He co-founded the law firm in 1981, and it's become one of the largest single-office law firms in the St. Louis area with 85 employees, including 55 attorneys.

Make your grocery list and check it twice because St. Louis’ two biggest grocery store chains, Schnuck Markets and Dierbergs, will be closed for the holidays this week. Both stores will be closed Christmas Day and Sunday, Dec. 26. Schnucks said it wanted to close for the Christmas holiday “as a thank you to our teammates and in an effort to extend the holiday time they have with their families.” Dierbergs’ CEO shared a similar sentiment when announcing the hours back in September. “My…

Illinois ranked third highest in the nation for population loss over the past year. Missouri grew, but not by much.

The latest edition of the Business Journal's Book of Lists will reach subscribers this week. Here's a look at the companies that earned the No. 1 spot on each our lists in 2021.

The new president, chosen from a national search, replaces Nancy Ridenour, who is retiring after leading the school since 2017.

The financial services company plans to share more details next year on its return to office plans.