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Michael Lippert said he loves history. He’s also living it. Lippert is from the fourth generation of a family to run Liese Lumber Co. in Belleville. On a recent day at the office, he was looking at a photograph taken in 1908 of the lumberyard at 319 East Main St. He noted that horse and buggies were used then to make deliveries. “You could drive horses through exactly where I am sitting right now,” Lippert said. Next month, Liese Lumber is celebrating its 150th year in business. The Lippert…

Axes Physical Therapy, a locally-owned and operated full-service physical and occupational therapy practice, contributed $13,000 and 100 volunteer hours to organizations in St. Louis in 2021.

CareVet, a veterinary hospital management group, is a young professional’s dream job. At its St. Louis office, you’ll find a casual dress code, free lunch and a pet-friendly policy, just to name a few perks.

St. Louis plans to use to its selection into a global entrepreneurship program, staged by MIT, to develop a strategy to strengthen and connect two key pillars of its innovation economy and better position itself among competitor cities.

At Civil Design Inc.’s St. Louis office, nearly 40% of its employees are women. This is close to double the industry average for the field of engineering.

Sharon Winfield, chief human resources officer at YWCA Metro St. Louis, has led the nonprofit’s team of 300 employees through various aspects of the Covid-19 pandemic, including a vaccine mandate.

In her role as human resources director at Anders CPAs + Advisors, Jennifer Sides has worked to expand professional development opportunities and put a focus on mental health at the accounting firm, which is among the region's largest.

Because understanding the business’s processes comes with a learning curve, vice president of human resources Michelle Reckelhoff says Weekends Only works to cultivate talent within its ranks. The company's “AIM to Grow” program builds a pipeline of talent within all areas of the retail team.

The responsibility of reworking protocols to meet health guidelines and ordinances fell on the shoulders of human resources director Alison Kaspar, whose efforts kept the doors open at all three locations of the St. Louis-area Ronald McDonald Houses and avoided any furloughs.

Despite years of programming and millions of dollars in investments, St. Louis continues to face a number of challenges to its growth and reputation. Failing school systems, racial division and long-term inequities, high crime rates, declining population and a host of other issues are just a few of the challenges the region continues to struggle with. But community and business leaders believe the region’s businesses can help overcome those issues with more intentional investments in the people…

Dana Brodeur, disability resource consultant at Mercy, has spent the past 25 years fighting for the inclusion of people with disabilities at Mercy and has implemented numerous programs to do so.

"Despite my best efforts and probably a year and a half of networking, I couldn’t get anybody to hire me into this industry," said Kirk McDonald, portfolio manager and senior research analyst, quantitative for Clayton-based Argent Capital Management.

Senior human resources manager Bonike Akinsanya has made it her passion to advance diversity, equity and inclusion in the design profession —initiating the hiring of a dedicated diversity, equity and inclusion officer and establishing workplace support groups for women, minorities and LGBTQ+ staff at the St. Louis-based architecture firm.

Jason Brandl is human resources director at CBD Kratom, among the largest privately owned cannabis and kratom retail chains in the U.S., where he's put a focus on diversity and work-life balance.

Deb Ayres, senior vice president of human resources at Lindenwood University, led faculty and staff leaders in an analysis of performance standards which, once set, were incorporated into each job description. Through collecting and analyzing data, self-evaluation scores, and performance feedback, leaders were better able to utilize the talents on their teams.

Some of the best inventions come from trying to fill a specific need. That’s true for Andrea Lampert, vice president of people at Perficient Inc., who wasted no time expanding the number of women and people of color in the global digital consultancy firm.

Union workers at Schnucks voted Wednesday night at St. Charles Family Arena on a new three-year contract.

The Loop Trolley will return to service this summer with a new operator. Bi-State Development, which operates Metro Transit and MetroLink, confirmed Wednesday it plans to begin Loop Trolley operations on Aug. 4. In a statement, a Bi-State spokeswoman said the trolley will not run seven days a week and they still don't know if tickets will be free. The trolley opened in November of 2018 after years of delays. On Dec. 29, 2019, it ended operations after low ridership. The Loop Trolley had sold about…

In redrawing Missouri's congressional districts, state lawmakers didn't get what they wanted — but a St. Louis congresswoman should be happy. Here's why future redistricting battles could be even more fierce.

County officials last summer said debt payments on its share of the convention center expansion could cost $127 million. After a long delay by county lawmakers, the cost has skyrocketed after interest rates rose, the government said.