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The NAACP of St. Louis County is challenging the legality of tax incentives and the need to subsidize Dierbergs Markets’ construction of a new grocery store while other areas of the county are classified as food deserts.

As employers struggle to fill jobs in the St. Louis area and across Missouri, state government plans to send text messages to the unemployed and those seeking higher wages about services they can tap.

"It's with great sadness that I announce that Oliver's is officially closed," the Instagram post said. "I am so thankful for all of you who have supported us over the years! You have been such amazing customers! This isn't the last you will see of us."

The region's woes are often attributed to the city of St. Louis. But the Metro East actually lost more people last decade, plagued by burdens like high tax rates. As a new economic development group embarks on a growth plan for St. Louis, some east siders say it ignores this alarming decline.

When Jerseyville, Illinois, wanted to revitalize its downtown, city leaders didn’t wait for a regional economic development agency or anyone else to take the lead. They turned to a planning firm.

The work could begin next month on a $17 million project that would transform a historic building into apartments in Downtown West, just blocks from the new soccer stadium.

When one of the largest accounting firms in the St. Louis area announced in February it was merging with a Charlotte, North Carolina-based company, employees and observers wondered what the new name would be.

Jesse Keyser quit a technology startup in 2005 because he wanted to own his own business. Now, he and his brother jointly own 50 franchises, including Sports Clips, Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning and Ideal Image locations. Here's how they created their franchise empire.

Along with dropping the St. Louis service, the carrier said it was also eliminating long-haul routes to a few other destinations.

Memos from administrators this month outline struggles to distribute paychecks, with the CEO stating "this is not the way we want to do business, or treat our staff."

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page on Wednesday pitched a plan to spend $5 million on transforming the Metropolitan Education and Training (MET) Center in Wellston using funding from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Page's plan calls for using the funds, alongside possible state-matching funds, to turn the MET Center into "an anchor in innovation for launching new companies and small businesses that can take root in St. Louis County," he said in a statement. The County Council would have to…

A co-owner of the company said he’s excited about the location of the event space due to its proximity to the under-construction Major League Soccer stadium and other large event spaces like Scottrade Center and Busch Stadium.

TCARE, which has emerged as one of St. Louis' fastest startups, has turned to a former Centene Corp. executive to take on a new leadership role.

"As I look to the remainder of 2022, the expected benefits from increases in short-term interest rates will be substantial to our net interest income," the St. Louis financial firm's CEO said.

The St. Louis medical examiner has determined former St. Louis Rep. Cora Faith Walker died from a heart condition at the age of 37. Faith was a high-level administrator for St. Louis County Executive Sam Page. She died after collapsing in a hallway at a downtown hotel on March 11, hours after attending a birthday party for St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones. The two vacationed in Jamaica during the week before her death. Speculation that Walker’s death was drug-related swirled after DEA agents…

St. Louis County lawmakers on Tuesday approved spending $6 million toward the demolition of North County's vacant Jamestown Mall, a sum described as significant but not enough to complete the project. County Councilwoman Shalonda Webb, who represents the area that includes the mall, said the eyesore is likely why she's in public office at all. Describing Tuesday's unanimous vote for the demolition funds as "one leg of this marathon," Webb said that for 11 years, the area has experienced a "continued…

The federal agency's report noted how some employees did not recall that a north restroom was the designated shelter-in-place area, and did not recall participating in any severe weather drills. Some employees took shelter in a restroom on the southern part of the building instead.

David and Jerri Hoffmann have invested $150 million and acquired more than two dozen properties since the start of 2021. Now they're focused on some centerpiece construction projects, including a five-star hotel. Changed August to Augusta.

As it prepares later this year to launch its newly created crop, the St. Louis startup has inked a commercial partnership with an agriculture giant that involves using its crop to create renewable fuels.

The goal is for the 97-acre campus in the St. Louis Place neighborhood at Jefferson and Cast avenues to open in 2025.