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More than 300 guests attended the St. Louis Business Journal's fifth annual Corporate Philanthropy Awards at the Hilton St. Louis Frontenac on Thursday morning. Here's a look at the celebration.

The developer said the project will be “developed with private dollars and will provide significant tax revenues to local government entities.”

A new European-inspired dining concept will open in the former Café Natasha’s location at 3200 S. Grand Blvd. Here's what the new restaurant's partners and chef have in store for diners.

A Maryland Heights-based provider of behavioral and mental health services has expanded its footprint into West Virginia with the acquisition of a privately owned human services business.

The 75 honorees featured on the St. Louis Business Journal’s Biggest Corporate Philanthropists Lists invested more than $127 million in St. Louis communities in 2021. But more than that, 46 of those 75 companies donated 77,000 volunteer hours and found other creative ways to assist those in need.

“Rinaberger was beyond impressed with the STEPUP curriculum and committed to providing the financial investment and human resources for opening the Pioneer Bakery Café,” said Libera. “Knowing the STEPUP curriculum focused on both hard and soft skills was a key determining factor in moving forward with the partnership.”

A shared goal of teaching the importance of community engagement and philanthropy while supporting child- and youth-focused nonprofits brought First Bank and the YouthBridge Community Foundation - Youth Engaged in Philanthropy (YEP STL) together to show high school students what nonprofits do and what goes into funding them.

The IT firm created a system that makes it easier for Got Your Six Support Dogs to help more service members and meet compliance needs.

Take Root Hospitality, the restaurant group from Michael and Tara Gallina and Aaron Martinez, is set to open a new restaurant in the gardenside pavilion space at Vicia later this month.

The local intelligence firm gave students from the university's St. Louis Geospatial Collaborative experience using its software to conduct background checks on applicants to a nonprofit security organization.

Among local organizations it supports are United Way of Greater St. Louis, Arts and Education Council of St. Louis and Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri. Edward Jones and its associates have also raised more than $30 million in the fight to end Alzheimer's since 2016.

Centene, with more than 4,000 local employees and revenue of $126 billion, contributed more than $16.9 million in cash and in-kind giving to the St. Louis region in 2021. Companywide, the provider of managed health care services gave more than $48 million.

Emerson, with more than 1,200 local employees and revenue of $18.2 billion, is putting a focus on education equity with its latest philanthropic giving initiatives.

In 2021, Boggs, Avellino, Lach & Boggs LLC contributed cash donations that equaled nearly 5% of their total revenue. Here's how they did it, and how they get employees to buy in.

Thompson Coburn supports local organizations such as United Way of Greater St. Louis, Legal Services of Eastern Missouri and Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital.

Keeley Cos., with about 850 total employees and revenue of $391 million in 2021, contributed more than $2.2 million in cash and in-kind giving to the St. Louis region last year.

Anheuser-Busch has signed on as the official beer sponsor of Major League Soccer expansion franchise St. Louis City SC. Here's the significant space where the brewer is putting its branding inside City's SC soon-to-open Centene Stadium.

Heading back to your office, full- or part-time, may offer a sense of relief after more than two years of working from home. But your biggest adjustment may be meeting face-to-face with co-workers.

Gas prices in Missouri are climbing once again. In the last week, the statewide average for a gallon of regular gas has risen 16 cents, according to a new report from AAA. It's also $1.24 more than this day last year. The increase has pushed Missouri to a new record high for the statewide average gas price. It's now at $3.98 for a gallon of regular. The previous record was $3.94 set in July 2008. According to AAA, of the major metropolitan areas surveyed in the state, drivers in St. Louis are feeling…