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Enrollment for the 20 largest colleges and universities in eastern Missouri and Southern Illinois, as ranked by the Business Journal, is down nearly 6% since 2019. Here's how it breaks down and what factors are contributing to the decline.

The economic impact of a proposal to build a new Mississippi River port and cargo terminal for container ships in St. Louis has not yet been formally studied, but officials collaborating on the effort believe that the opportunity could revolutionize how Midwest companies ship products, leading to a burst of economic activity.

The developer's plan to build a 7-story apartment complex with 200 units also calls for demolishing part of a building the city's Cultural Resources Office considers architecturally significant.

A St. Louis-based private equity firm has added to its portfolio with the purchase of an Omaha-based designer and e-commerce marketer of branded products sold to quilting and crafting enthusiasts and retailers.

The combined leadership and human resources consultancy will have $10 million in annual revenue and 40 employees, officials said.

The rapid growth of firm's virtual office, which since July 2020 has grown from 39 to 85 attorneys, is an example of the sweeping changes in the workplace that the coronavirus accelerated.

The St. Louis startup has filled the newly created role of chief operating office and president, a move that comes after KNOWiNK in September augmented its executive team with the addition of its first chief technology officer.

The port will occupy more than 300 acres in Jefferson County where it will collect containers carried north from Louisiana on new vessels designed specifically for that purpose.

A Missouri official is requiring school districts that want state bond deals to comply with a court ruling last month stripping local health authorities' discretionary powers to combat diseases like Covid-19.

Shriners Hospitals for Children in St. Louis received a $2 million contribution, the largest the local hospital has ever received.

An independent hotel in Clayton has joined the Marriott Hotels & Resorts Tribute Portfolio, a group that allows hotels to stay independent while accessing the benefits of the larger hotel chain’s reservation system.

Despite the recent challenges, Rudawsky is looking forward to St. Louis County Cab & Yellow Taxi's future. The third generation company began searching for a new facility several years ago. It purchased a facility in Bridgeton in 2019 and got possession of it in April 2020. "Plenty of room for us to grow," Rudawsky said.

As she paid her bill and proceeded to leave, she was stopped by two gentlemen. They told her, in somewhat direct terms, that she had been “caught” shoplifting.

The team behind St. Louis-area restaurants Polite Society and Bellwether have opened a new concept at the City Foundry food hall.

The move will allow the employee-owned company to retain local ownership, as well as its name, while accessing services of the larger firm.

The industrial giant has expanded, buying a European-based company that provides control system technology and software designed to help wind turbine and wind farm operators improve operation and optimize energy usage.

The 250,000-square-foot facility is part of what the company says will be a $50 million-plus investment in the St. Louis region.

"To meet these shortages, employers are hiring from outside of the local area and offering increased wages,” said Veronica Gielazauskas, assistant commissioner in the Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development.

When General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) cut the ribbon on its new headquarters in the Cortex Innovation Community on Dec. 13, it did much more than welcome its growing St. Louis workforce into a fresh space; it launched an innovative new lab designed to deliver best-in-class solutions to the intelligence and technology community. Known as GDIT DeepSky, the lab will allow GDIT to meet a variety of needs for its geospatial customers, including those involving artificial intelligence,…

The St. Louis Business Journal has extended the nomination deadline for its 2022 HR Awards program, which recognizes the important work individuals, companies and organizations do in the field of human resources.