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A shopping center in suburban St. Louis County was one of the first acquisitions by a real estate investment trust looking to acquire successful open-air shopping centers nationwide.

Copeland, a climate technologies and HVAC business and one of St. Louis' largest private companies, has named its next chief financial officer.

Centene Corp.’s Medicaid membership declined 18% over the past year as state governments determined whether recipients remained eligible for benefits after the Covid-19 pandemic.

The St. Louis Board of Education said Friday that it named the district's deputy superintendent as acting leader, while Superintendent Keisha Scarlett "is on a temporary leave of absence."

A February poll of Republican primary voters showed Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft had the most recognizable name in the race for governor. That shouldn’t be surprising. Ashcroft has held statewide office for eight years, and his father, John, ran statewide seven times, winning five elections for state attorney general, governor and U.S. senator before becoming U.S. attorney general under President George W. Bush. Jay Ashcroft was born the year his father was appointed state auditor…

(The Center Square) – The city of St. Louis is ready to handle the property tax freeze for seniors while St. Louis County is making preparations for the process. Missouri Republican Gov. Mike Parson signed Senate Bill 756 into law earlier this month to change how seniors can be eligible for a property tax freeze. When the law was passed last year, it limited the definition of an eligible taxpayer to someone eligible for Social Security retirement benefits. The 2023 law, Senate Bill 190, prohibited…

Even without the merger deal, the credit union's CEO said organic growth vastly outpaced the industry average. The key? Increased insurance coverage.

I remember being struck by the reserve, earnestness and humility of each of the businessmen, and the long odds ahead they faced.

St. Louis has the makings of a world-class city, according to executives involved in the region’s resurgence. They recently shared their positive outlooks about how the city can thrive and what its leaders and residents can do to get there. Robert Bobroff, market president at the St. Louis Business Journal, moderated a panel discussion at Ballpark Village in downtown St. Louis on “The Future of St. Louis” with the five executives, who included: Brian Hall, chief marketing officer, Explore…

The building that long housed St. Louis’ only full-service kosher deli has been put up for sale following the restaurant’s sudden closure earlier this month.

Edison Agrosciences, an agtech startup that focuses on boosting natural rubber created by the sunflower, has closed a $600,000 seed financing round and added a new board member.

A Central West End condominium association has sued the developers behind the project, alleging condo owners have had to pay to repair damage caused by the project’s construction.

Autoworkers at the Lear Corp. seating assembly plant in Wentzville ended their strike Thursday, days after they walked off the job over health and safety concerns as well as pay demands. UAW Local 282 President Bill Hugebeck said the union reached a tentative deal with Lear and workers returned to the assembly line Thursday morning. Hugebeck said the terms of the deal would be released at a later time. Lear is responsible for making seats for several cars, including for the General Motors plant…

Missouri's economic future and quality of life depend on making innovation a priority in political discourse, writes Donn Rubin of BioSTL.

The St. Louis-based Catholic and nonprofit health system has agreed to sell nine of its Illinois hospitals to a for-profit health system based in California.

The home goods retailer plans to close dozens of stores this year, and at least one of those is in St. Louis.

The Queen Casino & Entertainment, owner of the Casino Queen in East St. Louis, is to combine with Bally's Corp. as part of a deal that will see Standard General LP buy Bally's outstanding shares.

Southwest Airlines, the largest carrier at St. Louis Lambert International Airport, said Thursday it would abandon its longstanding open-seating policy, and instead assign seats, offer premium seating and redesign its boarding model.

A former U.S. Defense Department contractor on Tuesday got five years of probation and a $50,000 fine for illegally obtaining parts for the military overseas.

Voters in November could decide to restructure St. Louis County's government to include a non-partisan county manager in charge of day-to-day operations. Councilman Mark Harder, a Republican, introduced legislation at Tuesday's council meeting that would put the charter change proposal on the ballot. Harder said he's doing this because there have been too many problems with the way the county government is run. "We can't seem to do some of the basic functions of government. By having a person…