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The cost of nearly everything is on the rise, and rents are no exception. Here's how average rents are trending locally.

St. Louis energy tycoon Tony Novelly has reigned for decades. But a disclosure Monday said he's stepping down as head of a manufacturer of biofuels he founded. It also said he no longer leads the much larger, multibillion-dollar Apex Oil.

The bank plans to place a sign on top of the two-story building it is renting, making it a “billboard location” with high visibility that could attract more customers.

Two St. Louis-based lighting design firms, which separately have worked on many high-profile local projects, have merged.

The business's owner said the decision came "due to skyrocketing raw material costs, increased operating costs and the labor outlook in general..."

After months of only seeing the numbers go up at gas pumps, the prices continue to fall for another week. "The national average has declined for 27 days straight, or four weeks, the longest decline in average gas prices since the pandemic started in 2020," said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy in a news release. According to GasBuddy, St. Louis prices have fallen 34.5 cents from a month ago, and 16.8 cents in just one week, averaging $4.58 per gallon. Average national prices…

The 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 5.30% for the week ended July 7 — down from 5.70% the prior week.

SSM Health said it has completed its planned acquisition of SLUCare Physician Group from Saint Louis University.

“Housing is one of my passions because of how important it is for people to have stability in their housing,” said Jeff Buck, the new executive director of the nonprofit group, Sanctuary in the Ordinary.

Blockchain, competing with coastal tech giants for talent and IT cost optimization are among the trends we heard from information technology experts in St. Louis.

A cybersecurity startup that won funding in 2021 from Arch Grants has filed a lawsuit against the St. Louis-based nonprofit startup backer, a move that comes after Arch Grants cut off payment to the startup, alleging it didn’t meet certain requirements, including one to relocate to St. Louis.

LaunchCode executive director Jeff Mazur has decided to leave the tech training nonprofit, saying he believes he’s shepherded the organization to a point where it can benefit from bringing on a new executive director to lead its next stage of growth.

A Creve Coeur information technology consulting firm founded in 2000 began to search for an acquisition partner about six months ago to help expand its capacity to recruit IT staffing and provide services, a co-founder and principal said.

Midway through the 2022 Major League Baseball season, the St. Louis Cardinals rank near the top for home attendance, even as the number of fans buying tickets lags previous seasons. But the team says the attendance figures are beating its pre-season projections.

The move last month by city and state officials to list the vacant downtown building to the National Register of Historic Places surprised some St. Louisans who have never viewed the structure, built in 1985 as the headquarters of telephone company Southwestern Bell, as particularly historic compared to others downtown. Here's a look at the case for historic status.

Through its Startup Exit Awards, St. Louis Inno celebrates St. Louis' later-stage startup successes and the individuals who have made huge contributions to the startup industry. It includes awards for Exits of the Year, Top Equity Funding Transaction and Lifetime Achievement.

Purina has been a fixture in downtown St. Louis for more than 125 years and our commitment to the city has never been stronger. “We care deeply about the health of this region and are engaged in efforts to help ensure St. Louis is a great place to live and work for all,” says Nestlé Purina CEO and President Nina Leigh Krueger. “This work includes investments in public safety, creating new business opportunities through public-private collaborations and building a more equitable and pet-friendly…

The privately-supported arts fund in St. Louis has named an entertainment executive as its new leader.

The Missouri 2022 legislative session’s signature accomplishment, a bipartisan compromise that makes a historic investment in urban education by fully funding our public charter schools, while holding the Kansas City and St. Louis school districts harmless, was an enormous win for all Missouri public-school students and parents.

When the fireworks were still going on, someone inquired as to Donut’s location. “I took her inside a while ago,” I said. But then someone said, “Well, I think I just saw her at the other end of the yard.”