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So Hospitality Group, owned and operated by entrepreneur and chef Munsok So, will expand two of its restaurant concepts to Edwardsville by early 2023.

The site once housed a restaurant tied to ex-Cardinals broadcaster Mike Shannon. Now a developer wants to build 125 to 130 apartment units, with retail on the ground floor.

Lawmakers have advanced legislation funding an expansion of the downtown convention center but also adding money for a North County recreation facility.

The Maryland Heights-based distributor of water, wastewater, storm drainage and fire protection products, has agreed to buy a Colorado-based construction supply distributor.

The coffeehouse had been in the Old North neighborhood, across from Crown Candy, for 11 years. "The last couple of years have been really hard," its owner said.

The Tuesday evening event recognized the 10 up-and-coming companies named to St. Louis Inno’s recently published Startups to Watch list. It also featured a panel discussion including two of honorees sharing their experiences of growing their startups in St. Louis.

The bank, which says half of its 1,400 local employees remain downtown, said the move was part of company-wide effort to consolidate certain functions "to make everything as efficient as possible for resources and spaces."

Updated with comment from Normandy's Joint Executive Governing Board. The superintendent of Normandy Schools Collaborative will step down at the end of the school year. Marcus Robinson said he would step down on June 30 as the district continues to work toward full accreditation. Robinson cited the state's recent change to the district's provisional accreditation that will return some local control, years after the school was put under state control after losing accreditation. "Given the State…

Town and Country-based Precoat Metals, the largest independent metal coil coater in North America, is being acquired by a Texas-based public company.

The Downtown West restaurant and sports bar shuttered its original location at the end of January in preparation for the move to its new 2,500-square-foot space in Forest Park Southeast.

Companies are fighting for control of Ashley Energy LLC, which owns the Near North Riverfront power plant that provides steam to 70 downtown buildings and previously indicated interest in creating a nearby technology park.

Many of the St. Louis-based architecture firm's employees relocated to the western city during the pandemic, after years of serving the market from other locations.

This will be locally owned retailer's second St. Louis location.

RISE Collaborative, a female-focused coworking space and community, is "unwinding" its business and undergoing big changes as a result of the pandemic.

The launch of the new 5,500-square-foot testing laboratory comes after the Brentwood-based startup raised more than $100 million from local investors and said in January it plans to hire 500 employees at its headquarters over the next three years. Take a peek inside the new facility.

In the first round of our Inno Madness competition, the underdogs flexed their muscles. Will that continue into round 2? Second round voting has begun. Take a look at our handy scouting report and cast your votes today.

The CEO led the alcohol distributor through high-profile fights with suppliers, a restructuring and acquisitions.

The 2021 grant total is second-highest in the foundation's 107-year history, following a record-setting 2020.

A developer and hotelier are partnering to propose a $100 million, mixed-use development at the southeast corner of Central Avenue and Forsyth Boulevard.

$3 and $4 prices at the pump, that's a cost we all can relate to. "Kind of ridiculous right now," Tyler Morris said. "Get back that, even just that $2 range would be great right now," Danielle Mcnulty said. AAA Spokesperson Nick Chabarria hates to be the bearer of bad news, but he's tracking prices across the country, and it's only going up from here. "The U.S. gas price average at $4.06 is just five cents away from the all-time high of $4.11 set back in July of 2008," Chabarria said. Chabarria…