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Explore St. Louis Chief Marketing Officer Brian Hall will retire Dec. 31 after 18 years with the tourism agency that operates America's Center.

Each year, the Business Journal sets out to rank the largest privately held companies in the region. The top 10 firms don't change much year to year, but a different story emerges when observing each company's rank in the past 10 years — particularly for one firm.

The top 10 companies on the St. Louis Business Journal's List of St. Louis' Largest Privately Held Companies are dominant — their combined revenue makes up 67% of the combined revenue of all 150 companies on the List.

The round was led by a Florida VC firm with help from a pair of high-profile St. Louis investors.

An alderwoman writes that imposing meaningful penalties will send a clear message: St. Louis will no longer tolerate those who take from our city without giving back.

Lathrop GPM, a Kansas City-based law firm with a presence in St. Louis, completed a big merger, second only to its combination with Gray Plant Mooty in 2020.

While Wall Street analysts have said the vision laid out by Southwest Airlines executives, if achieved, would represent a marked improvement in the company's performance, they also expressed a healthy dose of skepticism. Here's a look at what the experts are saying.

The Missouri Supreme Court declined to force an investigation into donations to Attorney General Andrew Bailey connected to a witness in a case his office was handling. In a filing Tuesday evening, the judges denied a request from Lucas Cierpiot — son of state Sen. Mike Cierpiot — to require the disciplinary arm of the court to investigate donations from Micheal Ketchmark and his law firm to a political action committee supporting Bailey. Ketchmark, a prominent attorney and large political…

The nonprofit leader trains 120 Little Tikes sales representatives a year on how to build inclusive playgrounds, alongside the organization's work with developers.

A 1,000 route-mile fiber communications network serving St. Louis-area businesses has changed hands.

St. Louis wants firms to bid on designing its single-terminal Lambert airport makeover.

(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker has announced the launch of a state marketing campaign for Illinois manufacturing. The “Make It In Illinois” campaign is funded by $5 million of taxpayer funds. Pritzker made the announcement Tuesday while visiting the Manufacturing and Technology and Engineering Center at Richard J. Daley College on Chicago’s Southwest Side. “October is National Manufacturing Month, which has special meaning for the leading manufacturing state in the industrial…

The NCAA Wednesday announced more than 240 host sites for its upcoming championships as part of a two-year site selection process. St. Louis landed one of the big events.

Around 300 Perficient employees will continue working in the St. Louis area.

A wealthy St. Louisan this year broke into the top 100 on Forbes' ranking of the 400 richest people in the U.S., as well as taking the top spot among Black billionaires.

Diamond Sports Group, the parent company of Bally Sports Midwest, said it might not televise Cardinals games in the 2025 season, saying its seeking to rework its media rights deal with the team.

Nearly 8,000 seniors and Missourians with disabilities could lose at-home care over the next year after a new eligibility algorithm went into effect this week, a spokesperson for the state health department told The Independent. Starting Oct. 1, Missouri’s Department of Health and Senior Services implemented a change in the scoring algorithm they use to determine eligibility during annual reviews and enrollment for those receiving help with everyday tasks like going to the bathroom, getting dressed…

Through 26 years as a legislator, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer traveled back and forth from work to be with his family in St. Elizabeth. Luetkemeyer has another agenda for this fall’s election season rather than campaigning: spending time on a small family farm in the Ozark foothills. His seven grandchildren, aged from 2 to 17, were never old enough to cast a vote while Luetkemeyer was in Congress, but they will learn about his official activities with time. “I want them to know that grandpa…

The 1% club is getting more exclusive. Here's how much you need to make to be in those ranks in Missouri and Illinois.

A University City restaurant that has been in operation since 1956 will close before the end of the year. Frank & Helen's Pizzeria announced Tuesday that its last night of service will be Dec. 8. St. Louis Magazine reported in April that last fall, the pizzeria's landlord sold the building, located at 8111 Olive Blvd., to a new owner who wanted to open a new restaurant concept in the space. Becca and Patrick Horvath, who have owned the business since 2008, negotiated a one-year lease while they…