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The move marks a first for an area Starbucks store, and follows unionization efforts at the chain's stores across the country.

Boeing's Defense, Space and Security (BDS) unit, which employs more than 15,000 workers at plants in the St. Louis region, will get a new CEO, effective Friday.

And then there were two. The championship matchup for our inaugural St. Louis Inno Madness bracket challenge is here. The final matchup includes a pair of underdogs squaring off for the contest’s bragging rights.

Native Pet, a St. Louis-based pet nutrition startup that makes and sells all-natural pet supplements for dogs, plans to add to its team and expand distribution of its products after raising $6 million from investors.

Developers who have proposed a 13-story Hyatt House hotel in downtown Kansas City recently sued the St. Louis-based law firm and an attorney who represented the project's former lender, which failed to disperse agreed-upon loan funds.

Plans will move forward for a major renovation of St. Louis' Powell Hall, which paves the way for a new and modern experience when you go to hear the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. But Monday evening's decision was met with some opposition. Some 20 people signed up to speak before the city's Preservation Board made its 3-2 decision. Even board members acknowledged that type of interest in a design proposal is rare. Many of those who spoke out are concerned that expansion would erase history. Champagne-colored…

Trudy Busch Valentine, an heiress to beer maker Anheuser-Busch's founding family, filed Monday to run for a U.S. Senate seat in Missouri as a Democrat, the Associated Press reports. Valentine is the daughter of the late Anheuser-Busch Cos. Chairman August “Gussie” Busch Jr., who died in 1989. Her mother was the late Gertrude “Trudy” Busch, Gussie Busch Jr.’s third wife. A philanthropist, Valentine serves on the Board of Trustees of Saint Louis University, to which she's donated nearly…

The store, located on the mall's second level near Saks Fifth Avenue, appeals to the more trend-conscious and fashion-forward consumers in Plaza Frontenac's neighborhood.

From tax-deferred accounts to charitable giving, are eight actions to consider as you plan ahead for taxes due in 2023, according to said Brandon Moritz, J.P. Morgan Private Bank leader for Missouri and Kansas.

The clothing startup, which was created out of its founder's personal need after losing her leg in a car accident, will appear this week on the ABC reality show. However, its appearance on "Shark Tank" comes as it plans to relocate its headquarters outside St. Louis.

The race sets up a showdown between the incumbent Bush, a Ferguson protester-turned outspoken progressive, and Roberts, a former state House representative who entered the Senate last year.

A new AC Hotel by Marriott opened to guests Monday in the new $80 million Wildhorse mixed-use development in Chesterfield.

"It's time," Brennan told listeners Monday, according to the station.

Three St. Louis Catholic high schools are closed Monday amid ongoing contract negotiations between the union that represents more than 100 teachers and the Archdiocese of St. Louis, according to the union president. Kathryn Williams-Heese, the president of the St. Louis Archdiocesan Teachers Association, said staffing shortages and unresolved contract issues affecting teachers at Bishop DuBourg High School, Rosati-Kain High School and St. Mary's High School led to classes being canceled. Classes…

Deciding on the right mix of marketing strategies is a huge undertaking for any business. Some might feel compelled to dive into the deep end and get into the weeds with all the tools at their disposal, while others might prefer to survey their options and build a thorough plan before accomplishing much of anything. These two different approaches can be summed up in the terms tactical and strategic marketing. Whether an organization is looking to start from scratch or simply trying to beef up existing…

According to Forbes, the value of the franchise increased 9% since last year, despite an operating loss.

Yadier Molina had more to be happy about on Monday than merely seeing his name in the Cardinals’ starting lineup for the first time this spring. His buddy is coming home. Soon after he arrived at the team’s clubhouse, Molina was on a FaceTime call with Albert Pujols, who on Sunday night agreed to terms on a one-year contract to return to the Cardinals, 11 years after he left as a free agent following the 2011 World Series. Pujols, 42, was reportedly en route to Jupiter on Monday and will officially…

A new, 7,031-square-foot early childhood education center will soon call north St. Louis home. KSDK got a sneak peek inside Good Shepherd Preschool & Infant Toddler Center's new $3.2 million facility that's aiming to give children more than a head start. Owner Cortaiga Collins said she had one goal in mind when she originally opened the center in 2009. She never imagined that exactly 13 years later she would open the doors to the much larger early education center at 1297 Amherst Place and Page…

The St. Louis area will soon be home to another Shake Shack location, and this time the burger and fries will be served downtown alongside Blues hockey. The latest location is set to open sometime this year inside Enterprise Center, the home of the St. Louis Blues, and dozens of concerts and family shows. During Saturday night's St. Louis Blues game against the Carolina Hurricanes, signage for Shake Shack, founded in 2004 by St. Louis native Danny Meyer, was visible behind black curtains on the…

The number of visitors at St. Louis-area museums and tourist attractions rose last year, but data still shows an industry clearly in recovery. Combined visitors to the 25 largest destinations were at nearly 40 million in pre-pandemic 2019, compared with 8.4 million in 2021.