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A swim school chain has opened its first St. Louis-area location, one of several such chains to open or expand in the market in recent years.

A Maryland real estate investment trust is seeking control of a Missouri marijuana business as it says some $22 million is owed on a back note.

An aircraft management firm plans to open a new $1.5 million hangar, with construction on the project to start within weeks.

A Jefferson County nonprofit will close its doors, or in this case its gates, for the final time this weekend. The founders of The Gentle Barn announced the closure Friday morning in a video on Facebook. For the past eight years, The Gentle Barn has used a 27-acre property in Dittmer at 9171 State Road Y, which the nonprofit owns according to county records, to house a variety of animals. The nonprofit animal sanctuary also offers therapy programs for children and adults who have been impacted…

Telecommunications giant AT&T said Friday it is relocating jobs from St. Louis to other U.S. offices in a move that will impact hundreds of employees locally.

The developer who claims he still has ownership of the massive vacant building said a city request for proposals for the site "surprised and blindsided" him.

A Metro East meat processor and retailer's new location in a newly renovated former newspaper printing facility will open this weekend.

A restaurant group known for its Italian dining options plans to create a new restaurant concept inside a converted auto body repair shop.

The cost of new construction projects planned and started in 2024 was more than $6 billion, pushing the total combined cost of the largest construction projects in the St. Louis region to over $20 billion.

St. Louis city staff is recommending the St. Louis Preservation Board reject a developer’s plan to build a hotel at a historic site in the Central West End. The board will weigh the project Monday at its monthly meeting.

Centene's third-quarter adjusted earnings were $1.62 a share, above the $1.41 average of analysts’ estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Centene maintained its full-year adjusted diluted earnings per share guidance floor of greater than $6.80.

St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones says the city won't end up having to return federal money, amid questions from an opponent about funds that haven't been obligated ahead of a deadline.

Costs skyrocketed around the nation as inflation soared after the pandemic. Here's how it affected the St. Louis region's ranking for overall affordability.

Jennifer Farmer, former KYKY Y98 morning host and music director, has died. She was 49.

There are signs of progress in attracting more people to visit St. Louis. Recent upgrades at the Dome at America's Center are helping lure big events to town. New turf and new lights were installed at the Dome last month. Next year is expected to be one of the biggest in a decade when it comes to conventions. This weekend, a Bands of America event will attract 10,000 people to the Dome at America's Center for a regional competition for high school bands. That band competition begins Friday.…

One of the most well-known fast-casual restaurant chains in Texas is looking for franchising partners to expand to six states, including Missouri.

Southwest Airlines, the busiest carrier at St. Louis Lambert International Airport, announced Thursday an agreement with activist investor Elliott Investment Management that will reshape the airline's board and avert a proxy fight.

A chain of gas stations and convenience stores has purchased property to build a new gas station along the Mississippi River, after winning a legal challenge against St. Louis County to move ahead with construction.

Presently, many of us feel there are too many laws and prohibitions to suit us, while we yearn for the freedoms those fellows 235 or so years ago so designated. Thank goodness none of us are presently living in New Zealand.

The construction industry faces many ongoing challenges regardless of market sector or business size. Procurement issues, inflationary pressures and trade labor shortages continue to impact us and are among our biggest opportunities to manage to ensure project success. These are strategic initiatives for us to concentrate on because these global issues are not going away anytime soon. Coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic and all the global trade disruptions and depleted inventory that followed has…