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Tension has been rising between American, Southwest and their pilot unions. United's contract offers hope for resolutions in those negotiations.

An O’Fallon, Missouri-based provider of event and venue management software said it added two roles to its C-suite to better position the company for growth.

The 800-square-foot indoor space is shared by Pizza Champ's ovens and kitchen and Side Project Brewing's taps and coolers, while the four-season patio can seat 60.

A professional services firm targeting the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) sector for acquisitions has made a second addition to its portfolio.

Office-based leaders are evaluating the purpose of “going to work,” with broad implications for the size, cost and design of commercial real estate. “Our clients are being more intentional on how they use their office space,” said Jeff Arbuckle, vice president of project and development services for JLL in St. Louis. “Now we ask, ‘Why am I here? If I’m here, I should be here with a purpose other than just doing the same thing I could do at home.’” Arbuckle sat down with the St.…

The Missouri General Assembly's budget calls for boosting the Missouri Technology Corp.'s budget tenfold. But it remains to be seen if Gov. Mike Parson will approve the budget hike.

As a new CEO joins the bioscience startup, its previous co-CEOs will continue with the company in another capacity.

JetBlue Airways has answered the buyout rejection from Spirit Airlines' board with a hostile takeover maneuver. The New York-based carrier (Nasdaq: JBLU), in competition with the parent of Frontier Airlines, has urged the Miramar, Florida, company's (Nasdaq: SAVE) shareholders to vote against the rival deal. The vote is scheduled to take place June 10. JetBlue says its bid for Spirit is now $30 a share through an already fully financed proposal to acquire all stock directly from shareholders in…

The 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 5.30% for the week ended May 12 — up from 5.27% the prior week.

A Maryland Heights-based plastics and packaging manufacturer, one of St. Louis' largest private companies, has hired a new CFO.

A closed, historic hotel listed on the National Register of Historic Places has been renovated and opened as the Le Meridien St. Louis Downtown hotel.

These 75 companies donated a total of $127 million to the St. Louis area.

Washington University's School of Medicine has received a $61 million federal grant to support the infrastructure to complete biomedical research studies, officials said Thursday. The grant, from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), supports WashU's Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences (ICTS). The five-year grant, a renewal, allows the ICTS to continue to serve as "an engine of innovation" in the region's clinical and translational…

A church has officially purchased the iconic Tivoli Theatre and part of the attached Tivoli Building in the Delmar Loop, but the historic movie theater remains closed.

Two St. Louis-area restaurants announced on social media this week they are closing this month — one is seeking someone to take over its lease in Maplewood.

Located in the Streets of St. Charles development, this Hot Box location is owned by franchisees Dan and Michele Fitzgerald. The dessert shop offers guests a dozen cookie flavors, as well as ice cream sandwiches, icing sandwiches, cookie cakes and catering services.

Logan University broke ground Thursday on construction of a $28 million expansion of the private chiropractic and health school’s science building. Here's a look at what the renovation will bring to the university's Chesterfield campus.

After a dominant performance in Game 6 of the first round against the Minnesota Wild, the Blues are marching on to the second round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Blues took care of business at home in Game 6, beating the Wild 5-1. "It was a tough battle. That's a very good team over there. It's kind of a shame we played in the first round," Blues forward Tyler Bozak said of the series. "Just a great team effort. It's good to be at this point and we're ready for the next challenge," Blues…

To understand more of what it's like to recruit talent locally, we reached out to some of the best in the business: three of the honorees from this year's HR Awards program, which recognizes some of the St. Louis-region's most accomplished leaders in the human resources profession.

When reviewing the nearly 40 nominations we received for this year's Innovation in Philanthropy Awards program, there was something several of them had in common: a desire to tackle diversity, equity and inclusion issues in the region through various partnerships.