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Mitch Baden, CEO and president of Royal Banks of Missouri, doesn’t mince words. He has views on everything from the attitude of the Mizzou basketball team in the late 1970s to political fragmentation in the St. Louis area.

The St. Louis Internship Program (SLIP), a key part of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis, creates valuable summer internships proven to increase work readiness and develop professional skills, all while building a diverse and reliable talent pipeline.

The developer's president and CEO said his company has built several similar properties in Kentucky, Tennessee and Arkansas, but moved into the St. Louis area based on a tip from an employee who is a St. Louis native.

The deal marks a key step for Graphite Lab, which has found success in the past securing game development deals with large gaming players, as it places a greater focus on developing more of its own original games.

The retail giant said it will close 68 physical retail locations, including one in St. Louis. The company isn't giving up on brick-and-mortar sales, though.

When Major League Baseball returns, you’ll be able to toast it with not one, but two different malt beverage brands officially licensed by MLB.

A locally based electrical contracting firm has bought back an ownership stake and is now 100% minority owned.

There are risks to the growth forecasts for U.S. gross domestic product this year from the war, said James Bullard, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

Big firms such as Bayer and Caleres are looking to unload significant office space, as others like Ansira and Bank of America market big subleases amid pandemic-driven work changes. Along with a rise in vacancy — a trend that's expected to continue — it raises questions about who or what will fill the space.

The shift to flexible work environments, and increased embrace of working from home, has led some of St. Louis' biggest and most high-profile companies to attempt to reduce how much real estate they occupy. Among those not previously reported: Centene, Ansira, Bank of America and U.S. Bank.

Officials said the campaign's goal is the largest investment in girls' development in eastern Missouri, and the largest fundraising effort in the organization's history.

This year's HR Awards honorees have gone above and beyond to assist their companies and organizations during one of the toughest periods yet — a global pandemic marked by a job exodus that’s become known as the "Great Resignation."

Affinia Healthcare, a nonprofit St. Louis health care system, has named its next president and CEO.

An executive brought on in 2020 is spearheading a large health system's initiative to focus support on financial investment in the community, diabetes and healthy food access, infant and maternal health, and school health and wellness. It said tackling the root causes of health problems will lead to “increased wellness and greater overall quality of life."

Joe Maxwell and his crew of tech investors at Fintop Capital, a Nashville-based firm with a St. Louis office, have corralled $200 million in capital. It's the third and largest round of venture capital they've raised since forming their company six years ago. Fintop Capital already has tapped a bit of that money to back Ann Arbor, Michigan-based Plinqit, a savings app that pays users to learn about personal finances. It's the first of eight to 10 investments that Maxwell, Fintop's managing partner,…

Major League Baseball has canceled opening day, as the league's commissioner announced Tuesday that the sport will lose regular-season games over a labor dispute.

St. Louis-based medical device startup Readout Health has added to its C-suite, hiring for a key role that comes as it expands the scope of its digital health technology.

Those with subprime credit in St. Louis are paying an annual interest rate of about 20% for their auto loans, taking "a disproportionate share of their monthly income," according to Robert Boyle, CEO of Justine Petersen Housing and Reinvestment Corp.

The deal will bring group fitness classes and a yoga studio to the development.

Our St. Louis Inno Madness competition is here. And we've got 32 local startups vying for the coveted title of 2022 Inno Madness champion. Inno Madness is our friendly, bracket-style challenge where readers vote to advance companies based on one question: Who would you invest in? Whether you believe in one mission or product slightly over the other or would prefer to back a more established company versus an early-stage startup, how you answer that question is entirely up to you. The bracket is…