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In baseball, there are a lot of lessons that can be transferable to your personal and professional life. Patience in the batter’s box is required. You put in countless hours of practice and work to understand your opponents, so you throw the right pitches and put your defense in the best position. You need to do all of this to give your team the best chance to win. Bob Hayworth, market president for Humana’s commercial business in Kansas and Missouri, understands how bringing a baseball mindset…

A family-owned Greek restaurant in Clayton will close its doors permanently after service Saturday, its owners announced on social media.

The manufacturer behind pizza brands such as Mama Lucia's Pizza and 4 Hands Brewing Co.-inspired pizzas said sales have increased 465% in the past three years.

Tony Davis says he’s always had an entrepreneurial mindset. But before he ever delved into the business world, he was a fan of popcorn. Today, he’s merging the two interests as the owner of Pop Pop Hurray! Gourmet Popcorn.

Nicholas Burkhart moves to Polsinelli from the St. Louis office of Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard, where he became a partner in November 2020 after working five years at the firm as a real estate and finance attorney.

A new study ranks St. Louis as one of the worst major cities for women in technology jobs, with the region ranking near the bottom for pay disparity between men and women in the technology field.

A maker of waffle products is opening a $35 million, 147,000-square-foot manufacturing and warehouse facility in Hazelwood.

As the world emerges from the global pandemic that changed the way we live, work and even play, the world is also adjusting to how needs are changing for the future. One of these concerns is how the aging populations are addressing their futures. The senior housing market is showing signs of stability after COVID-19 stalled some progress. The next few years will be heavily focused on senior living development. In fact, the largest demographic going into senior living is projected to do so between…

St. Louis is one of the most affordable cities in America, with the fourth lowest cost of living compared last year to 73 other municipalities. But affordability nationally doesn’t mean affordability locally. Rents in St. Louis rose 11.3% during the (pre-inflation) pandemic, putting us in the top 30 U.S. cities for growing rental housing costs from the first quarter of 2020 to the third quarter of 2021. While many households can make cost-saving choices, for households with very low incomes,…

Supply chains are often complex systems vulnerable to risks and disruption of all kinds. The Covid-19 pandemic and the ongoing war in Ukraine have created supply chain disruptions across manufacturing, health care, food/agriculture and retail, which is taking a big toll on the global economy. For supply chain professionals and experts, these challenges can be transformed into or be used as opportunities. First and foremost, they have redefined performance metrics for modern supply chains to achieve,…

Merry Sorrells, the new head of school for the co-educational college preparatory school in Town and Country, worked in leadership positions for more than 15 years at private schools in New Orleans.

The company's market cap, once at more than $1 billion, is now below $53 million.

The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently surveyed business leaders about their thoughts on public safety. Most said they thought crime is negatively impacting our overall state economy.

The pandemic continues to create all sorts of staffing shortages, supply issues, and overall different ways of life for the restaurant industry. Pumpernickles Deli at 11036 Olive Blvd. in Creve Coeur is no stranger to this new normal. The deli said in a Facebook message Monday and sign posted on its door that it "has permanently closed due to economic conditions." KSDK talked to owner Harlan Levin who says this is closing more than just a restaurant. “I have customers that come in here once…

In 2021, the firm invested more than $225 million in 100 businesses across 27 states. The report also said 96% of portfolio company employees receive health benefits and 95% of employees have access to wealth creation programs such as a 401(k).

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has hired a new fundraising executive from an Atlanta-area university.

The St. Louis real estate market is showing signs of slowing, and real estate agents have noticed the return of buyer contingencies that had been abandoned in two years of record-setting activity during the pandemic.

St. Louis Inno launched its Fire Awards recognize the companies and organizations that are setting the innovation and entrepreneurial economy ablaze. Our inaugural Fire Awards honors 19 startups, investors and organizations that reached key milestones in the last year, helping to ignite St. Louis’ innovation economy.

For the third time in a little more than a year, Creve Coeur-based IT staffing and consulting firm Envision has expanded with the addition of a local company.

The international air show this month is where Boeing and European rival Airbus are expected to announce some of their biggest deals of 2022.