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The Supreme Court has ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade, the longtime legal precedent guaranteeing the right of legal abortion in the U.S.  The 6-3 ruling was handed down Friday morning, a major decision after months of protests and years of legal fighting over abortion rights in the country. The court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was a determination of the constitutionality of a 2018 Mississippi law banning most abortions after the first 15 weeks of pregnancy.  Advocates…

The financial future of Hazelwood is hanging on by a thread. The north St. Louis County community may be facing bankruptcy. The financial woes have been building for years and the mayor says the city may not be able to sustain things much longer. On Wednesday, Mayor Matthew Robinson posted a letter to residents. It says without voter or judicial relief, a Chapter 9 bankruptcy of Missouri's 26th largest city and the seventh largest city in St. Louis County may be inevitable. This letter shed some…

Updated with comments from businesses involved. A three-alarm fire Friday morning at 392 N. Euclid Ave. has damaged two businesses and displaced one family. The fire started just before 2:30 a.m. Friday. Fire Captain Garon Mosby with the St. Louis Fire Department said a Salt + Smoke barbecue and a Mission Taco sustained damage on the first floor of the building. The Salt + Smoke was severely damaged, Mosby said. Both restaurant groups told KSDK they're trying to figure out what's next. "It's…

Marc Bernstein and Andrew Glantz are among a group of startup founders in their 20s who have decided to operate their companies in St. Louis, relocating them to the region or headquartering them in St. Louis after attending local colleges. The Business Journal caught up with the pair to discuss why they choose to run their companies here.

Right now, many of us are feeling either a little dumb, or uncertain, or scared about our economy... understandable. These times happen, always have – but with their own set of circumstances – and they will resolve.

Apple picked up the rights to stream every MLS match on a new service within the Apple TV app beginning next season.

Ameren Corp. (NYSE: AEE) subsidiary Ameren Missouri said Thursday it plans to develop a $1.7 billion natural gas facility, part of an update to its 20-year energy plan.

A $17 million plan to convert the former Fanning Middle School in south St. Louis to apartments was advanced by a city board Wednesday despite opposition from nearby residents.

Jim McKelvey's startup Invisibly has launched a new mobile app that gives consumers free access to news article. Its release comes after what McKelvey called four years of “partially successful experiments." Now the startup is branching into new areas, like creating a paywall for email accounts.

The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra said Thursday that it would carry out its plan to demolish the historic Culver House on Delmar Boulevard to make way for an eastward expansion of its Powell Hall.

The New Jersey-based company that runs the annual competition, which has generated controversy for years, had a January 2018 contract with the law firm.

An official said he "never got a straight answer" from the mayor or county executive on whether to restart a Board of Freeholders, which could alter the two governments' structures.

The St. Louis Business Journal — along with 100 guests — celebrated the second annual Business of Pride Awards honorees during an in-person event at Chase Park Plaza.

As part of this year's Business of Pride Awards program, we asked our honorees what Missouri — and St. Louis — could be doing to be a more attractive place for LGBTQIA+ talent. Their responses range from legislative suggestions to more simple thoughts on acceptance.

Meet this year's class of Business of Pride honorees, which also includes two companies — House of Pain and Electro Savings Credit Union — who are celebrated for their commitment to the LGBTQIA+ community in St. Louis and across the state.

Heather Brown-Hudson is founder and owner of Dynamic DEI Solutions, which offers consulting services in the realm of DEI work for organizations nationwide. Brown-Hudson is a St. Louis Business Journal 2022 Business of Pride honoree, which celebrates members of the LGBTQIA+ community who have worked to advance LGBTQIA+ causes.

Citadel's departure is the latest in a string of high-profile company exits from Chicago.

Steven Louis Brawley is the founder of the St. Louis LGBT History Project and executive vice president of Area Resources for Community and Human Services (ARCHS). Brawley is a St. Louis Business Journal 2022 Business of Pride honoree, which celebrates members of the LGBTQIA+ community who have worked to advance LGBTQIA+ causes.

Zia Ball Ball is a senior system engineer at GadellNet Consulting Services. Ball is a St. Louis Business Journal 2022 Business of Pride honoree, which celebrates members of the LGBTQIA+ community who have worked to advance LGBTQIA+ causes.

Liz Blackwell is partner at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, and the firm's first openly-gay partner appointed to its Board of Directors. Blackwell is a St. Louis Business Journal 2022 Business of Pride honoree, which celebrates members of the LGBTQIA+ community who have worked to advance LGBTQIA+ causes.