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Project delays last year — plus developments from big institutions and multifamily players — mean St. Louis this year could count its most construction and rehab activity dating back to 2000.

If we create a positive ecosystem for immigrants by supporting institutions and stakeholders that are already doing the work, then St. Louis will truly see those efforts to be sustained changes, writes Brian Barlay, co-founder of Missouri Young African Professionals.

When Jessica Bueler set out to help a group of Syrian refugees with a post on NextDoor, a social network app that helps neighbors stay connected, she had no idea it would turn into a nonprofit that has helped raise more than $300,000 for local refugees.

Build-A-Bear Workshop has hired Char Nicanor-Kimball to fill the newly created role of vice president of ecommerce. Nicanor-Kimball most recently was the senior director of ecommerce at Hanna Andersson, where she led the business team responsible for operations, consumer journey and interaction with the clothing company’s website. She will be responsible for leading the growth of Build-A-Bear's ecommerce business as the company continues to expand its omnichannel initiatives and digital transformation. Prior…

A St. Louis-based distribution and retail business that's been family-owned for 54 years has been sold, but the new owners also are locally based.

The developer of a new $65 million industrial park in Maryland Heights has three warehouses under construction simultaneously to meet the growing demand for industrial space in St. Louis.

The St. Louis region has 5.9 million square feet of industrial space under construction, a record-low vacancy rate of 3.8%, and asking prices that have increased over the past year by 25%. Those are numbers veteran brokers say they've never seen before.

How does Enterprise make decisions to invest in the community in general? Helping improve the communities where Enterprise operates is a value my grandfather and our company founder, Jack Taylor, embraced from day one. It has been a core principle of the Enterprise Holdings Foundation since 1982. Enterprise employees are key to our approach to philanthropy as they help select and support organizations in the thousands of neighborhoods where we operate across the globe. The Enterprise Holdings Foundation…

A grant received from the Enterprise Holdings Foundation will help St. Louis Community College address the gender gap in the local information technology sector. The $350,000 grant from EHF to the STLCC Foundation will establish a Sisters in Tech cohort through the STLCC Tech Academy, allowing the college to expand its outreach and provide greater access to IT training for women who are changing careers, underemployed or unemployed. “We greatly appreciate the support of the Enterprise Holdings…

With an aggressive push amid the global pandemic, St. Louis Community College and its foundation have surpassed the goal set for their largest fundraising campaign ever, Opportunity for All: A Campaign for St. Louis Community College. A pair of donations has helped STLCC eclipse its goal of raising $20 million during this campaign, which began in fall 2019. Edward Jones has committed $500,000 to invest in STLCC initiatives that support underserved students pursuing careers in information technology,…

A Maryland Heights-based provider of engineered fasteners and logistics services has been acquired by a Chicago-based private equity firm.

While the 2030 Presidents Cup will showcase Bellerive Country Club, it’s also expected to generate a significant economic return for St. Louis. The event's economic impact is expected to be in the tens of millions and last beyond when the final putt is sunk at Bellerive in 2030, PGA Tour officials said.

One of the PGA Tour’s signature events is headed to Bellerive Country Club. The announcement comes three years after the Creve Coeur club hosted massive crowds for the 2018 PGA Championship.

The Clayton-based wholesale distributor of electrical, communications and data networking products is expanding with the acquisition of a West Coast industrial controls distributor.

Centene Corp., the Clayton-based managed health care provider, said Wednesday it has agreed to sell its majority stake in U.S. Medical Management LLC. The buyers are Rubicon Founders; Valtruis, a portfolio company of Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS); Oak HC/FT; and HLM Venture Partners. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed. Centene, which said it will keep a minority stake in the business, bought Troy, Michigan-based USMM in December 2013 for about $200 million. USMM is a management services…

Two tax increases passed and another failed during Tuesday's municipal elections in the St. Louis area. Voters in Dardenne Prairie approved a sales tax increase and voters in Ladue approved a property tax increase. In Kirkwood, however, voters shot down a sales tax increase. The added tax revenue will go toward road repairs in Dardenne Prairie and toward public safety in Ladue. The Kirkwood increase would have gone toward road repairs. The tax increase in Ladue will be a 30-cent increase on each…

St. Louis-based PierianDx, which has developed genomics software aimed at helping health care groups improve medical care, plans to pursue expansion after raising $30 million in financing. New York-based health care investment firm OrbiMed led the startup’s funding round, which includes equity investment and a term loan facility. Other investors in the deal include Health Catalyst Capital, Research Triangle Institute, Inova Health Systems, ATW Partners and SJF Ventures, PierianDx said the financing…

The firm's name will appear along with this national celebrity's name as sponsors of what will be the first college football game hosted at Stan Kroenke's SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.

After ensuring the health and safety of his employees, Grupe will now offer a pre-paid three-course dining experience for guests. The three-course meal is offered at $75 per person, plus tax and gratuity. A $25 wine or cocktail pairing, or a $15 nonalcoholic pairing can be purchased as well.

An appeals court on Tuesday rejected a bid from the National Football League and Los Angeles Rams to move a trial in St. Louis' relocation lawsuit out of the city.