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A restaurant group known for its Italian dining options plans to create a new restaurant concept inside a converted auto body repair shop.

The cost of new construction projects planned and started in 2024 was more than $6 billion, pushing the total combined cost of the largest construction projects in the St. Louis region to over $20 billion.

St. Louis city staff is recommending the St. Louis Preservation Board reject a developer’s plan to build a hotel at a historic site in the Central West End. The board will weigh the project Monday at its monthly meeting.

Centene's third-quarter adjusted earnings were $1.62 a share, above the $1.41 average of analysts’ estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Centene maintained its full-year adjusted diluted earnings per share guidance floor of greater than $6.80.

St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones says the city won't end up having to return federal money, amid questions from an opponent about funds that haven't been obligated ahead of a deadline.

Costs skyrocketed around the nation as inflation soared after the pandemic. Here's how it affected the St. Louis region's ranking for overall affordability.

Jennifer Farmer, former KYKY Y98 morning host and music director, has died. She was 49.

There are signs of progress in attracting more people to visit St. Louis. Recent upgrades at the Dome at America's Center are helping lure big events to town. New turf and new lights were installed at the Dome last month. Next year is expected to be one of the biggest in a decade when it comes to conventions. This weekend, a Bands of America event will attract 10,000 people to the Dome at America's Center for a regional competition for high school bands. That band competition begins Friday.…

One of the most well-known fast-casual restaurant chains in Texas is looking for franchising partners to expand to six states, including Missouri.

Southwest Airlines, the busiest carrier at St. Louis Lambert International Airport, announced Thursday an agreement with activist investor Elliott Investment Management that will reshape the airline's board and avert a proxy fight.

A chain of gas stations and convenience stores has purchased property to build a new gas station along the Mississippi River, after winning a legal challenge against St. Louis County to move ahead with construction.

Presently, many of us feel there are too many laws and prohibitions to suit us, while we yearn for the freedoms those fellows 235 or so years ago so designated. Thank goodness none of us are presently living in New Zealand.

The construction industry faces many ongoing challenges regardless of market sector or business size. Procurement issues, inflationary pressures and trade labor shortages continue to impact us and are among our biggest opportunities to manage to ensure project success. These are strategic initiatives for us to concentrate on because these global issues are not going away anytime soon. Coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic and all the global trade disruptions and depleted inventory that followed has…

The Mosaic Project is aiming to get at least 20 companies that will host international students as interns under the new program.

BioSTL, the biosciences economic development organization, has named a new leader for its investment arm.

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…