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A judge has ruled that the city of St. Louis erred in denying an earnings tax refund to a St. Louis County man who said he worked remotely outside the city during the pandemic.

Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF) has signed an agreement to acquire a corporate finance and financial advisory firm serving European clients and entrepreneurs.

The national bakery-cafe, with more than 2,000 locations across the U.S. and Canada, is downsizing its headquarters space.

A survey found that 88% of respondents believe it's harder to attract and keep talent in St. Louis than it is in other cities. The Business Journal convened a panel of experts to hear how they're fighting to improve the region's talent pool. Here's what they had to say.

A Lake St. Louis-based provider of health care services and nonemergency medical transportation said Wednesday that its planned acquisition of a California-based NEMT provider will boost its annual revenue to about $1 billion.

A St. Louis native's startup, which was co-founded with an NBA player, has raised $26 million to advance a new social media platform. It's co-founder isn't the startup's only connection to St. Louis.

The deal, which includes purchasing a company with 650 employees, is part of an ongoing effort by the Maryland Heights company to expand its global footprint.

St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones said Wednesday she thought more federal indictments would be coming, a day after one of the city's top leaders, Aldermanic President Lewis Reed, resigned after being charged with corruption by the feds.

The stench of corruption, both now and in the past, carries with it very real harms for our region.

A Metro East shopping center anchored by national retailers has sold for $40.75 million to a New York investor.

A subsidiary of St. Louis-based ESCO Technologies has received approval for incentives to move into a long-vacant warehouse in suburban Austin as it looks to meet heightened demand for a piece of equipment it makes that is used in data centers.

A restaurant in the Central West End is taking stock of the damage after vandals burned patio furniture and attempted to light the building on fire over the weekend. In an Instagram post, Retreat Gastropub said "some unsavory folk broke some of our windows and lit our patio on fire." Police said the restaurant reported the vandalism on Monday and police believe it happened at some time on Sunday. According to the Instagram post from the restaurant, the vandals also tried to light the door of the…

St. Louis Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed said Tuesday he'd resign his post after being indicted on federal corruption charges last week.

Saint Louis Fashion Fund CEO Monique Levy exited in March after leading the nonprofit for less than a year, the organization confirmed.

The acquisition expands Stifel’s presence in the Mid-Atlantic region to include eight public finance bankers serving local communities, municipal agencies, and not-for-profit borrowers.

Prior to joining Lindenwood University this week as its new athletics director, Jason Coomer led corporate sponsorships at another local university. He spoke to the Business Journal about how Lindenwood plans to engage with local businesses as it begins its transition this year to the NCAA's highest tier of competition.

A St. Louis County jail employee has been indicted by the feds over an alleged scheme to fraudulently obtain Covid-19 relief funds for a local businessman in exchange for a share of the proceeds.

Missouri state Sen. Bob Onder announced Tuesday that he's exiting the race for county executive in St. Charles County. The Republican physician from Lake St. Louis said in a Facebook post and email to the public Tuesday that continuing in the race "is not in the best interests of our family." He would have been pitted in the party's Aug. 2 primary against incumbent St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann, who took office in 2007. Onder, who was first sworn into the Senate in 2015, is completing…

Old Vienna LLC, the Fenton-based snack food company, has formed a partnership with a cannabis company for one of its best-known brands.

The St. Louis Public Safety Department laid new plans Monday to help prevent crime downtown. The decisions and the department’s weekly engagement and safety meeting came after two teenage girls were shot and wounded Saturday night. There have been problems all spring and summer with teens gathering in the streets. KSDK pressed public safety officials during a weekly meeting on Zoom Monday about their plans to help stop the crimes involving youth. Public Safety Director Dan Isom said that until…