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A proposal to demolish the historic Optimist International building and build a new apartment tower in its place was rejected this summer by a city board, but the developer is back with plans that would keep the historic structure.

The 36-story, 658,000-square-foot office building is among the largest in the St. Louis region.

Waking up early, taking his grandson to school, running errands and relaxing with his dog. Larry Simpson’s daily rituals are pretty routine for a 73-year-old retiree in Sunset Hills. “Midafternoon I want to go in my chair in there and read my book,” he said. “I just can't complain about my life. It's been good.” His daily routine also includes eating at least one marijuana edible gummy. “I never wanted to be the old guy who when he opens up his medicine cabinet, so many pills are falling…

A telehealth firm alleges in a lawsuit that St. Louis health system Mercy gave its confidential information to another company as part of an effort to create Mercy's own "virtual patient care software."

St. Louis Public Schools, the Hazelwood School District, and the Ferguson-Florissant School District will be closed for the entire week of Thanksgiving this year. All three schools attributed the decision to giving students extra time off because of the stress this school year has brought. Hazelwood School District made the announcement Thursday on Facebook. The district said schools will be closed from Nov. 22 through Nov. 26. The days will not be made up later in the school year. Hazelwood…

While “Shark Tank'' provided a propellant for Flipstik, its says connections the startup has forged in St. Louis in the past year are what have positioned it for long-term success. The startup is now on the hunt for investment as it targets expansion.

This year's STL Startup Week will include more than 65 sessions, with a mix of in-person and online events.

Project delays last year — plus developments from big institutions and multifamily players — mean St. Louis this year could count its most construction and rehab activity dating back to 2000.

If we create a positive ecosystem for immigrants by supporting institutions and stakeholders that are already doing the work, then St. Louis will truly see those efforts to be sustained changes, writes Brian Barlay, co-founder of Missouri Young African Professionals.

When Jessica Bueler set out to help a group of Syrian refugees with a post on NextDoor, a social network app that helps neighbors stay connected, she had no idea it would turn into a nonprofit that has helped raise more than $300,000 for local refugees.

Build-A-Bear Workshop has hired Char Nicanor-Kimball to fill the newly created role of vice president of ecommerce. Nicanor-Kimball most recently was the senior director of ecommerce at Hanna Andersson, where she led the business team responsible for operations, consumer journey and interaction with the clothing company’s website. She will be responsible for leading the growth of Build-A-Bear's ecommerce business as the company continues to expand its omnichannel initiatives and digital transformation. Prior…

A St. Louis-based distribution and retail business that's been family-owned for 54 years has been sold, but the new owners also are locally based.

The developer of a new $65 million industrial park in Maryland Heights has three warehouses under construction simultaneously to meet the growing demand for industrial space in St. Louis.

The St. Louis region has 5.9 million square feet of industrial space under construction, a record-low vacancy rate of 3.8%, and asking prices that have increased over the past year by 25%. Those are numbers veteran brokers say they've never seen before.

How does Enterprise make decisions to invest in the community in general? Helping improve the communities where Enterprise operates is a value my grandfather and our company founder, Jack Taylor, embraced from day one. It has been a core principle of the Enterprise Holdings Foundation since 1982. Enterprise employees are key to our approach to philanthropy as they help select and support organizations in the thousands of neighborhoods where we operate across the globe. The Enterprise Holdings Foundation…

A grant received from the Enterprise Holdings Foundation will help St. Louis Community College address the gender gap in the local information technology sector. The $350,000 grant from EHF to the STLCC Foundation will establish a Sisters in Tech cohort through the STLCC Tech Academy, allowing the college to expand its outreach and provide greater access to IT training for women who are changing careers, underemployed or unemployed. “We greatly appreciate the support of the Enterprise Holdings…

With an aggressive push amid the global pandemic, St. Louis Community College and its foundation have surpassed the goal set for their largest fundraising campaign ever, Opportunity for All: A Campaign for St. Louis Community College. A pair of donations has helped STLCC eclipse its goal of raising $20 million during this campaign, which began in fall 2019. Edward Jones has committed $500,000 to invest in STLCC initiatives that support underserved students pursuing careers in information technology,…

A Maryland Heights-based provider of engineered fasteners and logistics services has been acquired by a Chicago-based private equity firm.

While the 2030 Presidents Cup will showcase Bellerive Country Club, it’s also expected to generate a significant economic return for St. Louis. The event's economic impact is expected to be in the tens of millions and last beyond when the final putt is sunk at Bellerive in 2030, PGA Tour officials said.

One of the PGA Tour’s signature events is headed to Bellerive Country Club. The announcement comes three years after the Creve Coeur club hosted massive crowds for the 2018 PGA Championship.