The downtown St. Louis building that formerly housed BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups has been listed for sale, with hopes a new owner can revive the vacant building to once again operate as a music venue.
In a sign that merger and acquisition activity is heating up, St. Louis-based Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF) on Monday announced an agreement to buy a European investment bank that focuses on technology and health care companies.
Utility companies could base customers’ rates on projected expenses rather than actual costs under legislation critics worry would increase Missourians’ bills.
Several bills prefiled ahead of the Missouri General Assembly’s legislative session, which starts Wednesday, would apply the new ratemaking standard to gas, water and sewer — but not electric — utilities. Lawmakers considered similar bills last year, but they did not make it to final passage.
Currently, utilities rely on audited…
In 2022, Heather Overstreet moved her growing dog grooming, training and boarding business into a converted garage.
It was a milestone for a business she started at age 16 by training dogs for friends of her mother. She innovated on the furnishings, refurbishing a bathtub left behind by the previous owner to use for dog washing. She built indoor kennels with room for 12 dogs and fenced 10,000 square feet outdoors to exercise dogs in daycare and overnight boarding.
But future expansion is on hold,…
A winter storm that moved through the St. Louis area late Saturday through Monday morning left Missouri and Illinois roadways covered despite cleanup efforts.
The rain drizzled down Xavier Messiah, as he and his younger brother waited outside Union Station in St. Louis.
Donning their black “Deer Owl Family Farms” hoodies — their family’s cannabis brand — they stood ready with stacks of business cards outside the MJ Unpacked cannabis conference on Nov. 4.
“Happy Tuesday!” Xavier exclaimed, as he handed everyone he encountered a business card.
“I got that from my father,” he later said. “It’s a great way to stop them without interrupting…
Airport and city officials have taken the biggest step so far in the proposed $3 billion redevelopment of St. Louis Lambert International Airport by approving a design team with ties to the airport’s origins.
On her first day in the job, St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Melissa Price Smith dismissed a case her predecessor Wesley Bell filed against the county clerk.
Diann Valenti was indicted by a grand jury on Dec. 18 over her alleged role in a nepotism hire made by Councilman Dennis Hancock, a move her attorney has maintained was a "political sideshow."
Hancock was accused of hiring his stepdaughter at a rate of $24.88 per hour, with perks that included a $300 monthly vehicle allowance and full…
Local union leaders say their focus is now on a previously announced proposal by U.S. Steel to sell two idled blast furnaces in Granite City to another steelmaker, a deal they say would lead to a significant loss of union jobs.
U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel on Friday struck back at what they called President Biden's "unlawful decision" to block its proposed $14.9 billion transaction and vowed to challenge it in court.
The Saint Louis Fashion Fund, a nonprofit promoting the fashion industry in St. Louis, has named an executive director, who will serve on a part-time basis.
Diamond Sports Group, the parent company of Cardinals and Blues broadcaster FanDuel Sports Network Midwest, said Thursday it has emerged from bankruptcy and rebranded.
The city of St. Louis should pay $7.3 million to acquire the Railway Exchange Building, a group of commissioners has determined in eminent domain proceedings.
The St. Louis Business Journal is currently accepting nominations for the 2025 40 Under 40 Awards program, which recognizes young professionals making a mark in the St. Louis region.
The deadline to submit a nomination for the 2025 program is Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025. Submit yours here.
This is the Business Journal's most popular awards section, which will introduce a new class of 40 young professionals who are making a difference in the St. Louis business community. To be eligible for the 2025 program,…
President Joe Biden on Friday blocked Nippon Steel’s proposed $14.9 billion acquisition of United States Steel Corp., ending a yearslong pause on the deal and setting up potential legal action by the companies.
President Joe Biden is reportedly close to deciding to block Nippon Steel Corp.’s $14.9 billion acquisition of United States Steel Corp., more than a year after it was announced and after opposition from the United Steelworkers and others.
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