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The building housing a well-known buffet restaurant in the St. Louis region is for sale, but the restaurant has no plans to close.

VetBiz, a St. Louis nonprofit that helps veterans with entrepreneurship resources, counseling and training, has a new executive director.

The startup is in the process of relocating operations, including manufacturing, to the Cortex Innovation District from New York and has eight employees

For Energizer (NYSE: ENR), the Clayton-based manufacturer of batteries and car care products, its decision to put its name on the stadium of Major League Soccer franchise St. Louis City SC is part of a new, broader initiative to make its brand more recognizable locally.

The new hotel, at the site of the former Clayton Police Department HQ, opened last week after more than two years of construction.

The lawsuit, pending in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, challenges how the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services scored Centene’s quality rating for Medicare Advantage and Part D health plan contracts. The Clayton-based corporation alleges that an error by CMS will reduce its gross revenue by $73 million.

Webster University is closing its remaining nine campuses on military bases as it battles financial and enrollment challenges.

CityPark, the MLS stadium downtown, is getting a new name with a corporate sponsorship.

NBA star and St. Louis native Jayson Tatum is backing the idea of a WNBA franchise in the city, according to a report.

A Chesterfield-based public company has sold a Minneapolis-area office tower that it took over this summer from a St. Louis real estate firm through a deed in lieu of foreclosure.

Though the Blues are worth more, they rank just 24th for value among the National Hockey League's 32 teams.

The acquisition will bring together two software businesses that serve the academic field.

The firm's leader said "although the markets we serve continue to face uncertainty, we see incredible opportunities for the future."

A group associated with conservative activist Leonard Leo donated $1 million on Tuesday to a campaign opposing Missouri’s abortion-rights amendment.  The Concord Fund, an advocacy organization funded by groups connected to Leo, stepped into the fight over Amendment 3 with a $1 million check to a PAC called Vote No on 3, according to filings with the Missouri Ethics Commission. The Concord Fund’s previous spending in Missouri was focused on boosting Will Scharf’s unsuccessful GOP primary…

Crystal Quade’s campaign says she would support reviving state agencies' purchasing goals for services and products from firms owned by women and people of color should she win the Missouri gubernatorial election next week.

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.