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The union representing about 570 workers at GKN Aerospace said Friday it is “shocked and saddened” by the company’s “sudden” decision to shut down its St. Louis-area plant by the end of 2023.

Given the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the Blues expected attendance could drop this season. However, roughly midway though the 2021-22 season, the pandemic’s impact on attendance hasn’t been as sharp as predicted.

Two newly build industrial warehouses in St. Louis were included in the $425 million deal.

The brewery said its lease at its Midtown taproom has expired.

With a goal of developing more square feet of industrial real estate than any other company nationwide, the company has ramped up industrial acquisitions over the last 18 months while opening new offices.

Like many business owners, “Rich” spent much of his decades-long career focused on the day-to-day operations of running a company. He saw the business as an extension of his family, with the tacit assumption that his daughter would one day take the helm. That day never came, and when Rich decided it was time to retire, he needed to sell the company. He convened a team of advisors – including a Certified Exit Planning Advisor, or CEPA – to help prepare for a sale. Since Rich was well aware…

For years, economists and wealth strategists have looked to 2030 as a key milestone for retirement and estate planning. That’s when, according to the Census Bureau, all members of the baby boomer generation will have reached the traditional retirement age of 65. The financial services industry refers to this period as the “Great Wealth Transfer” because we’re seeing major age and gender demographic shifts among those coming into, and managing, wealth. To build on that, another statistic…

We in fact will, for years, make internal excuses for someone revealing that they are different than we had initially believed.

Bullard, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, told Bloomberg News he wants a full percentage point of interest rate increases over the next three meetings of the central’s bank’s policy meetings, in light of the hottest inflation reading in nearly 40 years. Here's why one St. Louis money manager says Bullard introduced a 'a much-needed dose of realism' into the inflation debate.

The company, one of the largest manufacturers in the region by employees, is a supplier for Boeing. It plans to wrap-up existing work orders and wind down through 2023.

The owner of the Chesterfield Mall says it is offering space for lease to businesses at a lower cost than is typical, in anticipation that the space will be available only until the mall is redeveloped as “Downtown Chesterfield.”

A St. Louis group has found success in using proposed mergers to get banks to agree to invest in low-income and minority communities. But the system lacks any means for enforcing the agreements, most of which are obscured from the public, leading to questions of whether banks are holding up their ends of the deals.

At times when they're seeking merger deals, banks have committed to paying grants or charitable contributions to support the work of a St. Louis group that pushes them to invest in low-income and minority neighborhoods.

Created through a federal grant, TechSTL will operate with a membership-based structure and says its ultimate goal is to position St. Louis as “most diverse high-tech innovation hub in the country.”

The survey shows that for advertisers, "coordinating across (media) channels is essential if you’re going to capture the maximum of the impact," said the leader of the St. Louis startup.

Growing up in Europe, retired Brig. Gen. John Michel often spent his summers helping run a family restaurant in France. Today, he's on a mission to change the hospitality industry with Soulcial Kitchen, a Swansea incubator featuring food trucks.

Eligible employees at the firm, which previously delayed a return to offices, may voluntarily return to the office even earlier than the new date.

"Why would I want to go anywhere else? I love it here," Berube said in a post on the team's website.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced the state will lift its indoor mask mandate for most locations beginning Monday, Feb. 28. However, the change does not include schools. The governor made the announcement Wednesday after reports started circulating about the plan Tuesday evening. Starting Feb. 28, establishments no longer have to require masks indoors. However, Gov. Pritzker emphasized businesses and communities can continue to have their own mandates and mitigations, and the public should…

Construction on all five of the warehouses, which range in size from 130,900 to 423,000 square feet, should finish this summer.