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The analysis comes a day after the machinists union rejected a tentative agreement, the six-week-long strike continued, Boeing’s perilous financial position potentially deepened and questions mounted about what it could mean for the St. Louis-area workforce.

The Democratic gubernatorial candidate said she'd maintain local police control in St. Louis, which she said should no longer be a "boogeyman." She also said she'd look to help downtown, and weighed in on a likely Cardinals subsidy ask.

St. Louis-based creative agency HLK has opened a new office in Chicago, a move the firm says could lead to other new offices in other markets.

“This is not goodbye; we will see you later, as we are searching for a new location,” the creamery posted on social media.

Of the many annoyances in life, a trip to the local motor vehicle office can rank near the top. In early November, the Missouri Department of Revenue will activate new equipment intended to reduce the aggravation, speed up lines and get all of its systems talking to one another. “With this roll out, there’s going to be new computers, scanners and a tablet for the customer,” said Ken Struemph, director of the Division of Motor Vehicle and Driver Licensing. The tablet will let the license…

A Central West End-based automated warranty processing platform has raised $20 million in Series B funding, led by a new investor and two prior investors.

Schnucks customers will no longer be seeing Boar's Head products on store shelves starting in November, the St. Louis-based grocer said on Wednesday. The announcement was made as the deli meat producer is embroiled in a deadly nationwide listeria outbreak, with the Virginia plant at the center of the food poisoning outbreak found to have previously violated several federal regulations, according to United States Department of Agriculture Food Safety documents. The plant has since closed indefinitely. The…

The city of St. Louis will break ground on a new 911 dispatch center Thursday. The groundbreaking will be at the site at 1:30 p.m. "St. Louisans deserve a fast response when they call 911," Rasmus Jorgensen, deputy director of communications for Mayor Tishaura Jones, said. Jorgensen said that's exactly why the city is breaking ground on the Public Safety Answering Point building, which will act as a 911 dispatch center. For the first time ever, it will house police, fire and EMS dispatchers all…

After growing up in poverty in Texas, Gregory Rose spent four years in the U.S. Air Force and then worked full-time through college.

The tentative agreement announced Oct. 19 was rejected by 64% of members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, the union announced. IAM represents about 33,000 Boeing workers in Washington state, Oregon and California.

The Chesterfield-based grocery chain wants to add a store at the $211 million Market at Olive retail development in University City after abandoning a similar plan last year.

In an interview, the Republican gubernatorial candidate suggested greater state involvement in the affairs of the St. Louis region's core city, including law enforcement and education.

American Airlines Group Inc. has been hit with a $50 million federal fine for the treatment of passengers who use wheelchairs.

In a bid to avoid bankruptcy, Spirit Airlines is reportedly exploring a merger with Frontier Airlines, following the collapse of its previous deal with JetBlue.

The contractor hired to build the planned $60 million CarShield Sportsplex in Chesterfield is breaking ground on the project.

Riccardo’s on Broadway, an Italian restaurant near downtown St. Louis, has closed.

The newly formed Rosenblum Robbins LLC is focusing on criminal defense, business law, regulatory compliance and consulting for highly regulated industries such as cannabis.

A reporter for a Kansas City television station was struck by a bullet fragment Tuesday while covering a shooting range campaign event for Democrat Lucas Kunce. Kunce, a Marine veteran hoping to unseat U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, provided first aid to KSHB reporter Ryan Gamboa after a bullet fragment ricocheted off a target and struck him in the arm. KSHB reports Gamboa’s injuries were minor and he was released from the hospital on Tuesday. Kunce was holding an event at a shooting range near Kansas…

The owner of the 910-room Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch is seeking to refinance its loan on the property, with more than $93 million in debt secured for the property at risk of “imminent maturity default,” loan filings show.

Former St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner was sentenced to a pretrial diversion program after admitting to misusing public funds. According to a Wednesday news release from U.S. Attorney Sayler Fleming's office, Gardner admitted to directing her employees to issue her checks from the office's contingent fund. The news release said she deposited the money, which totaled $5,004.33, into her own bank account and used it to pay a fine and other costs associated with a disciplinary order issued by…