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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.

In an interview, Riverfront Times founder and former "Donnybrook" panelist Ray Hartmann, who's now running for Congress against Ann Wagner, emphasized abortion rights and bipartisanship.

ArchStar targets investments in lower-middle market companies with valuations lower than $50 million and with more than $10 million in revenue.

Mizzou's and Illinois' football coaches make millions, but they aren't among the highest-paid college coaches in the U.S.

After trying to convince voters that legalized sports betting would boost Missouri education funding, the campaign for Amendment 2 is now focused on the fact that residents already bet in large numbers and allowing it in the state will capture some of the revenue, a spokesman said Monday. Winning for Missouri Education, the committee promoting Amendment 2 on next Tuesday’s ballot, reported Monday that it has raised $40.25 million since beginning its initiative campaign in January. That is $9 million…

Washington University plans to tear down an old church near its Danforth Campus and replace it with a new administrative building.

The St. Louis Preservation Board gave approval Monday to a hotel project pitched at a historic site in the Central West End.

The Arts and Education Council of Greater St. Louis, which last year sold its building to cut expenses after it lost key funding, has merged into another local nonprofit.

Longtime broadcaster Wendy Wiese is retiring from radio.

The alderwoman said that the organization's structure, including the fact its CEO is also chairman of the board, are impediments to oversight.

Bank of America's top St. Louis market executives offer a guide for late-stage startups looking to enter their next phase of growth.

The St. Louis-based financial services giant has received federal approval for a private equity fund to provide capital to small manufacturers serving the national security supply chain so they can invest in technology such as 3D printing.

AT&T’s decision to relocate hundreds of jobs from St. Louis to other U.S. cities is “regrettable,” Mayor Tishaura Jones’ office said Monday.

The Ronald McDonald House Charities of St. Louis (RMHC) has named a new president and CEO, effective Dec. 9.

The company also has announced a share sale to boost its liquidity.

The federal government has found that Lambert airport's $3 billion plan for redevelopment as a single-terminal facility does not have the potential for significant environmental impacts, another step toward completion of the project.