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The share price for Nerdy, the St. Louis tutoring firm, has dropped dramatically since it became a public company. Its CEO explains why he still chose to buy $12 million in stock.

Bookings at Nerdy (NYSE: NRDY), the St. Louis firm that offers tutoring services, recently slowed. It's now implementing a different pricing structure, in which customers buy on a subscription basis. CEO Chuck Cohn explains why.

Southwest Airlines Co., the busiest carrier at St. Louis Lambert International Airport, has extended its flight schedule into early 2023 as the carrier continues to restore its network and ramp up service. The schedule extension announced Thursday enables customers to book flights through Jan. 4, 2023, and comes as Dallas-based Southwest looks to continue its momentum as it proceeds through a busy summer travel season. Southwest raised its revenue projection for the second quarter last month, citing…

The acquisition increases the credit union's total footprint to 22 locations across the Metro East and St. Louis area.

A St. Louis-based nonprofit that coordinates organ and tissue donations is searching for a new president and CEO, as its current leader plans to retire early next year.

The Korte Co. grew revenue 55% from 2020 to 2021 and 122% from 2019 to 2020. We talked to the company's new CEO to learn how it achieved this growth.

The parent company of the downtown Horseshoe St. Louis casino has purchased a shuttered bar and restaurant, as its leader says it hopes to see more residential and office uses in the area.

A professional services firm targeting the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) sector for investment has added a Georgia-based engineering business to its growing roster.

Starbucks employees at three different locations in the St. Louis area have voted to approve union contracts.

Two aldermen now say they're running for the citywide post of president — St. Louis' legislative leader — after the indictment and resignation of Lewis Reed, who held the position since 2007.

St. Louis Community College, Missouri's largest community college district, found the new leader of its Wildwood campus from within its own administrative ranks.

The St. Charles County said Friday it approved allocation of $4.2 million of the county's American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to the Developmental Disabilities Resource Board and the Community and Children's Resource Board.

The shop said "we could wax on about the long term impact of the pandemic, rising food prices, staffing, etcetera,. but the long and the short of it is that running a restaurant has become unsustainable for us."

“We are committed to our local-based health care model and will be maintaining a strong local presence, but in many cases we just don’t need the same square footage that we needed pre-pandemic as we adapt to a more modern work structure,” said Andrew "Drew" Asher, Centene's executive vice president and chief financial officer.

There’s been a lot of talk about the $790 million settlement St. Louis city, county and the Regional Sports Authority won against the Rams and the NFL but seemingly little action. After attorney’s fees, about $513 million was awarded to the plaintiffs seven months ago. Ever since, 11 members of a board have been trying to determine how to divide the money among the city, county and Regional Sports Authority, which manages the Edward Jones Dome. Now, KSDK's I-Team has learned the money could…

The University of Missouri's athletics department said Thursday it is expanding its efforts in the NCAA's name, image and likeness space. The announcement came after Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed legislation that gives the state’s universities increased ability to source endorsement deals for their student-athletes.

One of the region's largest nonprofit organizations has hired an educator well-known in the St. Louis area to oversee its four adult high schools.

Kloss Furniture has endured nearly every challenge that can hit a family business since the retailer was founded in 1976 in Highland, Illinois. After a fire and a recession, the Kloss family has rebuilt the company from the ground up twice. Today the company, led by CEO Steve Kloss and his son, President Josh Kloss, is entering a new era that the family believes could be one of its strongest. The retailer is expanding back into Missouri later this summer after figuring out innovative ways to adapt…

Few situations would require such control as the circumstance of being kidnapped. The worst and most unimaginable events accompany the simple mention of that word.

Kansas City becomes one of 11 U.S. cities that will host World Cup games in 2026. The globe's most-watched sporting event — it dwarfs Super Bowl viewership — will deliver people, attention and money to the metro area.