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The deal shows that while the Hoffmann Family of Cos. may be finished acquiring properties for its $150 million Augusta project, it's still adding pieces that expand the remainder of its business holdings.

The five occupations projected to have the highest annual openings are led by fast food and counter works, with 5,994 openings at an average annual wage of $25,107.

Lindenwood University has hired a new athletics director, who joins the St. Charles college just weeks before it starts competing at the NCAA’s highest level. He's experienced in bringing a local university from the NCAA's Division II level to its Division I tier.

The longtime director of the city's land bank was terminated without explanation in April. But she appears to have reemerged in the federal indictment of three aldermen, which was unsealed last week.

St. Louis Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed is resisting calls to resign four days after federal prosecutors charged him with accepting cash bribes in exchange for rewarding business owners with tax breaks.  So far, at least six members of the Board of Aldermen – Bill Stephens, Tina Pihl, Christine Ingrassia, Anne Schweitzer, Cara Spencer and Megan Green – have publicly called for Reed to resign. Others have called on him privately to step down. On his way out of the federal…

The owners of Bayer's Garden Shop, a family-operated nursery opened in 1941, said Monday they would close its two locations.

A St. Louis-based packaging manufacturer has laid off hundreds of workers, including some in Missouri this spring, as it shuttered five plants following an acquisition. But it also will be hiring at other plants to which it transfers that work.

The first two warehouses in a new Maryland Heights industrial park are fully leased even before construction is finished, and developers are moving ahead of schedule for construction of a third building.

As a new upstart professional golf league begins play this week, World Wide Technology said the PGA Tour rival has impacted its decision to sponsor a professional golfer.

The 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 5.09% for the week ended June 2 — down from 5.10% the prior week.

The trust industry has been growing for the last decade and is set to continue as baby boomers pass assets down to the next generation. Here's one expert's thoughts on whether St. Louis is on track.

Sunday marked a monumental day for WWT Raceway as it played host to its first NASCAR Cup Series race, with a sellout crowd of more than 60,000 fans. Fans descended upon the race track several hours before the afternoon's race, enjoying the festivities.

Bob's Seafood is closing amid an eminent domain action from University City, as that municipality eyes a massive project anchored by a Costco.

He becomes only the fourth managing partner in the firm's 70-year history, and its first Black managing partner, a factor he says doesn't change the way he goes about his work. "We look at each other as people, and people look beyond color and look at skill and opportunity and what we can do,” he said.

Jeffrey Boyd, St. Louis 22nd Ward alderman and Housing and Urban Development Zoning Committee chairman, is resigning from his position on the board after being federally charged with counts of bribery and fraud during his time in office. Boyd's lawyer confirmed the resignation Friday afternoon. Boyd, St. Louis Board of Alderman President Lewis Reed and former Alderman John Collins-Muhammad are accused of accepting cash payments and other gifts in exchange for proposed tax breaks and development…

Quentin Ortega, executive director of the Innovation, Technology & Entrepreneur Network (ITEN), is stepping down from his role as he shifts back to a position he previously held with the entrepreneur support organization. He says the change will allow him to devote more time to his own entrepreneurial endeavors.

The indictment of three aldermen Thursday makes clear that their schemes could not have occurred without technical help from a key entity: St. Louis Development Corp. SLDC's leader says it already plans to change its process for recommending subsidies.

St. Louis' largest privately held company is growing its global footprint with new franchise agreements in three other countries.

The state of Missouri agreed to increase its annual contributions over the next 24 years for a $60 million project to upgrade roads surrounding the future campus of the National Geo-Spatial Intelligence Agency in north St. Louis.

There is one week left to submit your nomination for the St. Louis Business Journal's annual Champions for Diversity & Inclusion Awards program, which also includes awards for the outstanding nonprofit partner and the outstanding for-profit partner. 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 St. Louis community. Nominations are due Friday, June…