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Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis has filled two vacant roles with hospitality industry veterans.

Nurse and heiress Trudy Busch-Valentine holds a slight lead over attorney Lucas Kunce in the race to be the Democratic nominee for one of Missouri's U.S. Senate seats, according to a new poll.

In response to crime concerns, Mayor Tishaura Jones in June banned electric scooters in Downtown and Downtown West. That move is being extended.

A $35.2 million senior living project in Chesterfield delayed by the pandemic is under construction and scheduled to open next year, after contractors redesigned plans to bring down the cost.

Interface has named Bud Homeyer as chief operations officer, a new role at Interface. Its creation comes after its former president and chief operating officer, Brent Duncan, in May was appointed as Interface’s CEO, replacing founder Michael Shaw.

A media strategy and communications agency has hired a new U.S. president who said he wants to continue building on the firm’s “smart growth.”

Businesses across the region on Tuesday made big efforts to combat historic flooding, including the evacuation of dogs from a boarding facility and the cleanup of everything from restaurants to headquarters offices.

A St. Louis-based health system has struck a 10-year agreement with a Minnesota health care giant to study a trove of patient data to identify diseases earlier and identify treatment options.

St. Louis welcomed the first in a new wave of refugees from Afghanistan. A family touched down at St. Louis Lambert International Airport on Monday. City leaders say the Azimi family are the first of many refugee families they hope to welcome to the area. This all goes back to one effort, known as the Afghan Rescue Project, spearheaded by former Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander. "They know St. Louis is their home even though they've never been there," Kander said. St. Louis Mayor Tishaura…

The Clayton-based footwear company said Monday its CEO of more than a decade will retire next year and assume the role of executive chairman.

U.S. Rep. Cori Bush on Monday requested that Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) return to the bargaining table with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 837, a day after its members voted to strike on Aug. 1.

Iron Barley's High Hog Ridge restaurant in High Ridge, whose co-owner Tom Coghill died in March, has permanently closed and its location will be filled by a sports bar and restaurant, according to a social media post.

The developer hoping to build apartments at the site of the Engineers’ Club in the Central West End is no longer seeking to demolish the historic building.

In the league's last iteration, a North County facility served as its hub for practices and front office operations. The new plan, unveiled Monday, is quite different.

A longtime alderwoman and runner-up in last year's mayoral election has landed a vice president post at a local bank. "My goals are to expand on the investment that the bank is making in the community," she said.

A new poll shows former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens fading in the race to be the Republican candidate for one of the state's U.S. Senate seats.

The Clayton-based provider of managed health care plans said it has agreed to sell its Spanish and central European businesses to a French hospital group.

The XFL, the professional spring football league plotting its return in 2023, said Sunday it will field a team in St. Louis, returning to the market that was considered the league’s biggest success in its shortened 2020 season.

Nearly 2,500 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 837, which represents workers at three Boeing Defense locations, voted Sunday to strike in the St. Louis area. “Our members have spoken loudly and with one voice,” the union said in a statement.

Three local executives – from Belden, Caleres and Post Holdings – saw the highest year-over-year increase in compensation in 2021. Here's a breakdown of their compensation.