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We're starting a podcast this week. It's called the Arch City Report and will feature staff of the St. Louis Business Journal newsroom discussing their work on the biggest stories of the week. You can download it on Thursdays. Now that we've got that out of the way, and before I go any further, I know what you're thinking: "Who doesn't have a podcast, right?" It's not a silly thing to ask, and for good reason. The medium may have been around for 20 years, but it's ceased being a pop culture novelty.…

The February 2024 tie-up resulted in a new Am Law 200 law firm with about 275 attorneys in nine offices and about $150 million in gross annual revenue.

There was progress in 2024 towards finding solutions to some of the biggest vacancies in downtown St. Louis. However, much work remains in redevelopment, with 2025 poised to be a big year in seeing if plans advance.

An app that lets users rent out private vehicles as rental cars will have to wait longer to be officially welcomed to Lambert airport.

Two of the St. Louis area's largest grocery chains announced they would close stores early again Monday after a snow and ice storm moved out of the area but left road conditions treacherous. All Dierbergs Markets locations will close at 3 p.m. on Monday, a day after they closed early on Sunday. A spokesperson for Dierbergs said they plan to reopen stores Tuesday at 6 a.m. Schnucks' locations in the following areas will close at 3 p.m. again on Monday: St. Louis metropolitan area (Including St.…

The downtown St. Louis building that formerly housed BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups has been listed for sale, with hopes a new owner can revive the vacant building to once again operate as a music venue.

In a sign that merger and acquisition activity is heating up, St. Louis-based Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF) on Monday announced an agreement to buy a European investment bank that focuses on technology and health care companies.

Utility companies could base customers’ rates on projected expenses rather than actual costs under legislation critics worry would increase Missourians’ bills.  Several bills prefiled ahead of the Missouri General Assembly’s legislative session, which starts Wednesday, would apply the new ratemaking standard to gas, water and sewer — but not electric — utilities. Lawmakers considered similar bills last year, but they did not make it to final passage.  Currently, utilities rely on audited…

There are two separate lawsuits, including one against rival Cleveland-Cliffs and the president of United Steelworkers.

In 2022, Heather Overstreet moved her growing dog grooming, training and boarding business into a converted garage. It was a milestone for a business she started at age 16 by training dogs for friends of her mother. She innovated on the furnishings, refurbishing a bathtub left behind by the previous owner to use for dog washing. She built indoor kennels with room for 12 dogs and fenced 10,000 square feet outdoors to exercise dogs in daycare and overnight boarding. But future expansion is on hold,…

A winter storm that moved through the St. Louis area late Saturday through Monday morning left Missouri and Illinois roadways covered despite cleanup efforts.

The St. Louis Blues notched a win at Tuesday’s NHL Winter Classic, but the annual outdoor game didn’t deliver a victory in viewership.

The rain drizzled down Xavier Messiah, as he and his younger brother waited outside Union Station in St. Louis. Donning their black “Deer Owl Family Farms” hoodies — their family’s cannabis brand — they stood ready with stacks of business cards outside the MJ Unpacked cannabis conference on Nov. 4. “Happy Tuesday!” Xavier exclaimed, as he handed everyone he encountered a business card. “I got that from my father,” he later said. “It’s a great way to stop them without interrupting…

Airport and city officials have taken the biggest step so far in the proposed $3 billion redevelopment of St. Louis Lambert International Airport by approving a design team with ties to the airport’s origins.

On her first day in the job, St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Melissa Price Smith dismissed a case her predecessor Wesley Bell filed against the county clerk. Diann Valenti was indicted by a grand jury on Dec. 18 over her alleged role in a nepotism hire made by Councilman Dennis Hancock, a move her attorney has maintained was a "political sideshow." Hancock was accused of hiring his stepdaughter at a rate of $24.88 per hour, with perks that included a $300 monthly vehicle allowance and full…

Local union leaders say their focus is now on a previously announced proposal by U.S. Steel to sell two idled blast furnaces in Granite City to another steelmaker, a deal they say would lead to a significant loss of union jobs.

Television station KSDK (Channel 5) plans to leave downtown for a new office just south of Forest Park.

U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel on Friday struck back at what they called President Biden's "unlawful decision" to block its proposed $14.9 billion transaction and vowed to challenge it in court.

The Saint Louis Fashion Fund, a nonprofit promoting the fashion industry in St. Louis, has named an executive director, who will serve on a part-time basis.