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The scare business isn't so much about scaring as it is escaping. It's also profitable, though not without a whole lot of work, guile and a sense of entrepreneurship.

"The citizens should be the top priority, " Missouri state Rep. Marlene Terry (D) said. Since Friday, none of the 10,000 people who live in Bellefontaine Neighbors in north St. Louis County have been able to go to City Hall for any services. "I think that's a shame and a whole lot of sadness for people," said Felecia Gray, who's lived in Bellefontaine Neighbors for three years. City Hall is still closed and all non-essential employees are not on the job. "I'm just hearing about this today, and…

Outside of a deal, CEO said he is bullish on a return to double-digit margins next year.

A broad real estate report gives St. Louis poor marks – except in one category.

As Dad and I watched at the polling place, he would try to put in perspective the sacrifices that had been made just so “that line of people” could cast their ballots.

Cynara Velazquez became familiar with Michael Halow over the summer.  Velazquez is an organizer with the California nonprofit called Cannabis Education Project that San Diego County hired in March to implement its social-equity cannabis program. The group largely helps people who were imprisoned for cannabis apply for a license to sell or grow marijuana.  That’s how her team met Halow.  At one of the county’s informational sessions, organizers saw Halow pass out business cards, she said,…

Pharmacies care for our communities by providing vital health services on "Main Street." But because of the predatory behavior of the managed care industry, it's the pharmacists that need care right now, a former industry leader writes.

Kay Wells endured swarms of insects when she went out to water her plants. Then, a startup was born. It now offers patented, 3D-printed self-watering pots.

Business leaders aren't sitting on the sidelines in the 2024 election. Here's a look at the largest St. Louis-area donors.

The new company is pitching an easier and more effective way of identifying the molecules produced by the body during metabolism.

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.