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The St. Louis-based chain of retail stores, where customers can make their own stuffed toys, has hired a former Coca-Cola executive to fill a newly created role.

A quick-service burger chain known for its cheeseburger sliders and unusual construction process will start the buildout this week for its first store in the St. Louis area and Missouri.

The new leader of the high-profile coding nonprofit says he'll look to make its job training faster and cheaper in light of large-scale changes to the technology business.

There are at least 17 bank locations within a two-mile radius of the loan production office, including the new $40 million headquarters of First Bank at 11901 Olive Blvd. and branches of Enterprise Bank & Trust, Bank of America, Chase Bank, Commerce Bank and U.S. Bank.

A Kansas City-based cannabis firm is opening a second dispensary in the St. Louis region.

The scare business isn't so much about scaring as it is escaping. It's also profitable, though not without a whole lot of work, guile and a sense of entrepreneurship.

"The citizens should be the top priority, " Missouri state Rep. Marlene Terry (D) said. Since Friday, none of the 10,000 people who live in Bellefontaine Neighbors in north St. Louis County have been able to go to City Hall for any services. "I think that's a shame and a whole lot of sadness for people," said Felecia Gray, who's lived in Bellefontaine Neighbors for three years. City Hall is still closed and all non-essential employees are not on the job. "I'm just hearing about this today, and…

Outside of a deal, CEO said he is bullish on a return to double-digit margins next year.

A broad real estate report gives St. Louis poor marks – except in one category.

As Dad and I watched at the polling place, he would try to put in perspective the sacrifices that had been made just so “that line of people” could cast their ballots.

Cynara Velazquez became familiar with Michael Halow over the summer.  Velazquez is an organizer with the California nonprofit called Cannabis Education Project that San Diego County hired in March to implement its social-equity cannabis program. The group largely helps people who were imprisoned for cannabis apply for a license to sell or grow marijuana.  That’s how her team met Halow.  At one of the county’s informational sessions, organizers saw Halow pass out business cards, she said,…

Pharmacies care for our communities by providing vital health services on "Main Street." But because of the predatory behavior of the managed care industry, it's the pharmacists that need care right now, a former industry leader writes.

Kay Wells endured swarms of insects when she went out to water her plants. Then, a startup was born. It now offers patented, 3D-printed self-watering pots.

Business leaders aren't sitting on the sidelines in the 2024 election. Here's a look at the largest St. Louis-area donors.

The new company is pitching an easier and more effective way of identifying the molecules produced by the body during metabolism.

A subsidiary of First Mid Bancshares Inc. has hired a chief investment officer who also will serve as a wealth adviser for a new entity called First Mid Wealth Strategies.

Mexican restaurant Brew Tulum said Monday it is dropping its plans to open a restaurant on Laclede's Landing.

The St. Louis facility produces antibody-drug conjugate therapies that target and kill tumor cells.

A trust tied to the Hoffmann Family of Companies has upped its stake in St. Louis Post-Dispatch parent Lee Enterprises.

Family members and business associates joined the St. Louis Business Journal to celebrate honorees in the Family Business Awards for 2024 during a dinner event at the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown St. Louis on Oct. 24.