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A St. Louis-based provider of mine subsidence and geotechnical engineering has been sold to a national engineering services business that already has a big local presence.

With reports that 7 out of 10 teens in the U.S. are struggling with their mental health, one local company is harnessing the healing power of pets to help match therapy dogs with youth to lower blood pressure and increase self-confidence, and help reduce stress, anxiety and depression. Nestlé Purina PetCare Company, headquartered in downtown St. Louis, is leveraging partnerships in each of its 24 communities across the country with the goal of connecting more youth with trained service and therapy…

St. Louis lawmakers on Tuesday were unable to move forward with any plans for the Rams settlement money, denying Mayor Tishaura Jones any legislative win before the spring election and delaying any plan for months.

A C-suite executive based in Husch Blackwell’s Clayton office has a new role.

Centene Corp. (NYSE: CNC) on Tuesday reported a $3.3 billion profit for last year, a 22% increase over 2023 as a sharp increase in its Medicare prescription drug plan membership helped to offset a decline in Medicaid enrollees.

Lambert officials said the 2024 passenger traffic was the highest number of travelers passing through the airport since 2003.

Moosylvania, a St. Louis-based advertising agency, named Andrew Cohen to the newly added post of president.

Wellspent Brewing Co. in Midtown is looking for a buyer.

Armanino LLP, one of the largest accounting firms in the St. Louis area and the nation, has named its 22-member new partner class for this year that includes four in the Creve Coeur office.

A New Jersey-based investment advisory firm has taken a minority stake in a $700 million, St. Louis-based wealth management firm.

Bill Eigel said Monday he would run for St. Charles County executive in 2026.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday announced a deal to pause planned tariffs, as Mexico said it would deploy 10,000 members of its national guard to address drug trafficking.

St. Louis City SC said Monday it will air three preseason games on Matrix Midwest, the new sports-focused channel launched by KMOV-TV (Channel 4).

Blondie’s Coffee, Wine and Dessert Bar in Downtown West has closed.

The steelmakers are taking their fight to court, arguing the president's decision wasn't just about national security. Find out what they claim was really behind the blocked deal.

The University of Missouri-Columbia is facing critical decisions about sports betting in its campus community as the practice approaches legality in Missouri. Mizzou must decide whether to ban betting entirely for its campus community, partner with betting companies or find a middle ground. The university could also push for state regulations to restrict certain types of bets on college sports. Amendment 2, approved by voters in November, mandates sports betting becomes operational in Missouri…

The team behind the Southern-inspired Grace Meat + Three restaurant in The Grove will open a new restaurant in Crestwood this year.

Jim Edmonds said Monday he knew he didn't want to return to the broadcast booth for St. Louis Cardinals games this season, while FanDuel Sports Network Midwest executives simultaneously weren't sure he should return.

Emergency crews were responding to a gas leak Monday morning near Nestlé Purina PetCare in downtown St. Louis. The street was blocked off near the intersection of South 7th Street and Chouteau Avenue, and St. Louis firefighters and Spire gas crews were at the scene. Nestlé Purina Vice President Bill Etling told 5 On Your Side that three of the 14 buildings on the campus closest to the gas leak were evacuated as a precaution, and employees were sent home for the day. This is a breaking news…

A building on the Lemp Brewery complex partially collapsed Saturday. In 2020, Building 20 of the complex partially collapsed bringing down the entire west side of the building. About four years later, so did the east side. In total, the complex has 29 buildings. The property's owner, Shashi Palamand, said the collapse happened at about 1:30 a.m. Palamand is grateful no one was injured. "We were already under the process of demolition. We were removing the upper floors of that side of the building.…