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This St. Louis-based company saw a staggering jump from $4.1 million in revenue in 2018 to $41.8 million in 2020, all thanks to its reaction to the coronavirus pandemic. The next big question: Can it sustain that growth and does it want to?

The family-owned, full-service general contracting firm has typically focused on residential homebuilding, helping it grow to $9 million in 2020 revenue.

The firm has grown by making investments in companies experiencing growth due to a combination of great management teams operating in strong macroeconomic environments.

The rise of remote working due to the Covid-19 pandemic has allowed the firm to expand its both employee and customer base beyond St. Louis, rapidly increasing its revenue.

Growth across all three of the tech consultant's business units pushed 2020 revenue up to $32.1 million, a 192% increase from 2018.

Founded in 2008, the firm has increased its revenue from $4.8 million in 2018 to $13.4 million in 2020. The full-service marketing management company located in downtown St. Louis credits its clients for the growth.

The company, which was founded in 2014, has leveraged its expertise in providing targeted online advertising to the agribusiness industry.

A web hosting firm in 2017 spun out its managed services group to create a new entity that has seen revenue grow from $3.4 million in 2018 to $5.7 million in 2019 and $9.4 million in 2020.

The mortgage company, the top lender in St. Louis and Missouri, is booming for a less obvious reason than this year’s wave of refinancing from low interest rates.

The company's rapid growth has been driven by its ability to diversify into new areas, including warehousing and fulfillment.

At full capacity, the plant, which manufactures “alternative protein,” or plant-based substitutes that look and taste like meat, is expected to produce more than 15 million pounds of product each year, the company said.

“No one else is coming up for solutions for crime in the city of St. Louis that work,” said state Rep. Nick Schroer, an O'Fallon Republican who grew up in Ferguson. “The population exodus in St. Louis is not a good sign. It’s time that we stand up and get serious about keeping our community safe.”

Washington University has hired a new chief information officer after a nationwide search.

Washington University's Olin Business School is partnering with a business school trade publication to launch a new pitch competition for prospective entrepreneurs.

The project would "enhance the general welfare of the City," an official said.

There are already five others running to replace Missouri's U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, but this politician is plotting a different path.

The move to change the name of the publicly traded company comes on the heels of CEO Jack Dorsey stepping down from his leadership post at Twitter.

James, 32, works to fill vacant retail spaces along Washington Avenue.

A new leader will take the helm of a St. Louis nonprofit that provides programs for children with physical and developmental disabilities at year's end.

Law firm Stueve Siegel Hanson, based in Kansas City, has donated $1 million to create scholarship funds for Black law and journalism students at the University of Missouri's Columbia campus.