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The event will bring teams from across the country to the region, occupying an estimated 1,000 hotel rooms in the city.

One of the largest banks in the St. Louis area has named a new regional president.

If you’ve been to a sports event in St. Louis, there’s a good chance Bobby Sutherland helped shape your experience. Sutherland, for more than 15 years, has worked in roles managing audio and video production at St. Louis’ sports venues.

The burger joint opened in November 2023.

(The Center Square) – The city of St. Louis’ guaranteed basic income program violates its own charter, the Missouri Constitution and must cease, according to a lawsuit. Two taxpayers filed a lawsuit against the city of St. Louis, Comptroller Darlene Green, Treasurer Adam Layne and Mayor Tishaura Jones in St. Louis Circuit Court seeking a “writ of mandamus” to stop the program. The taxpayers, Greg Tumlin and Fred Hale, are represented by attorney Kimberly Mathis and assisted by the Holy…

Webster University's former IT director has admitted defrauding the university and an IT equipment supplier in a $2.1 million scheme, the U.S. attorney's office said.

An industrial project in the works for years has advanced to the construction stage due to demand, according to its developer.

The Kansas City Royals and Chiefs could receive hundreds of millions of dollars in sales tax revenue to move from Missouri and build new stadiums across the state line under legislation passed Tuesday by Kansas lawmakers. The Kansas House voted 84-38 and the Senate voted 27-8 to approve legislation that would expand a state incentive program in an attempt to lure one or both teams from Kansas City. The bill now heads to Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat, who said in a statement following the Senate…

More than 100 million people in the U.S. don’t have access to a consistent source of primary care. Yet only one in 10 of this population is uninsured. This data shows that it takes more than just insurance coverage to ensure access to primary care. That’s why many business owners, HR teams and benefits professionals are embracing holistic primary care strategies for their teams that go beyond benefit plan design. Aetna®, a CVS Health® Company, is partnering with employers in St. Louis, throughout…

Alberto Musalem, in his first public remarks on monetary policy and the U. S. economy since he began his new role in April as president and CEO of the St. Louis Fed, said Tuesday he doesn't see interest rate cuts on the short-term horizon.

Advantage Solutions Inc., a Fortune 1000 company led by CEO Dave Peacock, former Anheuser-Busch and Schnuck Markets executive, plans another divestment as it nears completion of its business reorganization.

Two development firms are partnering to renovate a vacant warehouse in the city’s Near North Riverfront neighborhood into 177 apartments.

The Taylor Geospatial Institute (TGI), a St. Louis research institute launched in 2022 to focus on geospatial technology, has added a former Amazon Web Services executive to its team.

The Biden administration's planned $18 billion weapons sale to Israel, including some 50 F-15 fighter jets produced by Boeing, is reportedly moving forward after gaining approval from two senior congressional Democrats.

Clayton attorneys have asked a federal judge to wipe out their convictions for operating a fraudulent tax shelter or grant them a new trial.

The newest restaurant at St. Louis Lambert International Airport, which also marks NASCAR’s return to restaurants, is now open.

(The Center Square) – Illinois has embarked on a record-setting transportation upgrade program. The state will spend more than $41 billion to build and repair transportation infrastructure. It is the largest investment in state history and will involve all 102 Illinois counties. Gov. J.B. Pritzker said it is an area of the state that has been neglected for years. “Not only was that holding back Illinois’ economic growth, but it was making our residents less safe and our communities less…

Representatives of the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals urged Kansas lawmakers Monday to expand a tax incentive program to provide the teams millions of dollars to leave Missouri and set up shop in new stadiums across the state line. “If we want to be major league we’ve got to have major league teams,” Korb Maxwell, an attorney who represents the Chiefs, told lawmakers during an informational hearing at the Kansas Statehouse. “This is the greatest opportunity we’ve had in any generation,…

The Texas-based movie theater chain, which has a St. Louis-area location, becomes part of an entertainment giant.

Schnucks delivery drivers won't strike Wednesday after union representatives told KSDK that they have reached a tentative contract agreement with the company. Leaders with Teamsters Local Union 610 said they are "fully recommending" Monday's agreement after Schnuck Markets made compromises in favor of the drivers on matters of pay and health care, union members' two biggest demands. Drivers will vote Wednesday at 1 p.m. on whether to ratify the new contract, with leaders expecting the vote to pass. The…