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Commentary: Why embracing immigration could be a solution to St. Louis' workforce struggles
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Build-a-Bear creates new ecommerce role
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…
Graybar acquires family-owned electrical and lighting business in St. Louis
As demand surges, developer builds three warehouses at once in new $65M Riverport Trade Center
St. Louis' industrial market is breaking records. Here's why it's not expected to slow down.
Opportunity for all: A conversation with Carolyn Kindle Betz
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…
STLCC to establish Sisters in Tech program with a grant from 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…
STLCC achieves fundraising goal in Opportunity for All campaign
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,…
Fastener distributor EFC International acquired by Chicago private equity firm
How an event 20 years ago helped St. Louis land the 2030 Presidents Cup
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.
It's official: Bellerive Country Club to host one of PGA Tour's marquee events
Graybar acquires West Coast distributor of industrial controls
Centene to sell its majority stake in home health business
Centene Corp., the Clayton-based managed health care provider, said Wednesday it has agreed to sell its majority stake in U.S. Medical Management LLC.
The buyers are Rubicon Founders; Valtruis, a portfolio company of Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS); Oak HC/FT; and HLM Venture Partners. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed.
Centene, which said it will keep a minority stake in the business, bought Troy, Michigan-based USMM in December 2013 for about $200 million.
USMM is a management services…
Kirkwood residents vote down sales tax increase, tax increases approved in Ladue, Dardenne Prairie
Two tax increases passed and another failed during Tuesday's municipal elections in the St. Louis area.
Voters in Dardenne Prairie approved a sales tax increase and voters in Ladue approved a property tax increase. In Kirkwood, however, voters shot down a sales tax increase.
The added tax revenue will go toward road repairs in Dardenne Prairie and toward public safety in Ladue. The Kirkwood increase would have gone toward road repairs.
The tax increase in Ladue will be a 30-cent increase on each…
Startup that provides software to improve medical care raises $30M
St. Louis-based PierianDx, which has developed genomics software aimed at helping health care groups improve medical care, plans to pursue expansion after raising $30 million in financing.
New York-based health care investment firm OrbiMed led the startup’s funding round, which includes equity investment and a term loan facility. Other investors in the deal include Health Catalyst Capital, Research Triangle Institute, Inova Health Systems, ATW Partners and SJF Ventures,
PierianDx said the financing…