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St. Louis startup Plastomics offers an example of how some of the region's largest companies can help elevate smaller companies. whether by having former executives take C-suite roles or hold seats on company boards.

The St. Louis Blues have launched several projects aimed at using technology to bolster how the National Hockey League franchise interacts with its fans. The team's partnerships with startups have proven beneficial to both companies.

Bold Xchange, which runs an online marketplace for products from Black-owned businesses, shifted recently to a different sales model. Then Centene came into the picture and gave it the boost it needed.

St. Louis agriculture giants Bayer and Bunge for years have directed investments to local startups in the hope of nurturing next-generation innovations. Now efforts are underway to spread that activity to other St. Louis industries in what some are calling “a tremendous opportunity.”

A Chesterfield-based infrastructure repair company has acquired a New Jersey-based pipe lining business.

The Freedom Suits Memorial is now standing on the east side of the Civil Courts Building in downtown St. Louis. It’s a tribute to the hard work, courage and sacrifices made by judges, lawyers and slaves suing for their freedom in the early to mid-1800s. "For 57 years, our courts opened our doors to the civil rights of the lowest people in all of society,” said Judge David Mason. “If you want to say that slaves were a part of society. This monument tells everyone, every lawyer, every juror…

The company confirmed the layoffs in a statement provided to the Business Journal, saying the reductions were a “incredibly difficult decision” prompted by global economic conditions. The cuts come after Cosmos Corp. has expanded in recent years, adding dozens of employees and opening a new headquarters in St. Charles County.

Television station KMOV has purchased an office building in Maryland Heights that it will convert to a studio as it moves from a downtown office tower overlooking the Gateway Arch.

Commitments came from a “broad array of high-quality limited partners,” including university endowments, family offices, pension funds, insurance companies, funds of funds and other institutional and high-net-worth investors.

A Clayton-based private equity firm's control equipment portfolio company has acquired a Houston-based distributor of industrial valves.

The Brentwood-based consumer packaged goods holding company said it plans to invest millions to expand cereal production capacity at one of its manufacturing plants.

Emails released Wednesday show St. Louis County employees for months made complaints about County Executive Sam Page's jail appointee who was indicted by the feds June 7.

This year's appropriation from the Missouri General Assembly is the single greatest payment toward the fund.

The nomination process for the St. Louis Business Journal's annual Champions for Diversity & Inclusion Awards program closes this Friday, June 17. Submit your nomination for the program, which includes awards for outstanding individuals, nonprofit partners and for-profit partners, by clicking here. The program, including all three awards, celebrates individuals, companies and nonprofits who have shown exceptional commitment to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace or in the…

A St. Louis-area development team plans to buy Bayer’s western campus and transform it into a mixed-use development.

New Mexico is the latest state where Centene Corp. has reached a settlement over an investigation into its pharmacy benefit management practices for the Medicaid program.

The top business attraction executive at St. Louis' economic development organization will retire later this year.

Kwame Building Group recently was named construction manager for an $88 million expansion of St. Louis Community College’s Wildwood campus.

The move follows the manufacturer of construction and mining equipment's decision five years ago to ditch Peoria, Illinois, for the Chicago area.

The startup co-founder's new role marks a return to the St. Louis investor, where she previously worked on its investment team.