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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson was in St. Louis Thursday touting $15 million in grants to aid manufacturing of semiconductors and active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) in the state. He held a ceremonial signing at the Cortex innovation community for a bill that took effect July 1. It says the grant money is to go to "state based organizations creating infrastructure for industries that are fundamental to the national security of the United States where the manufacturing of essential products have become…

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This is the Place de la Concorde in central Paris. Why not the Place de la Bastille today? Because we didn't go there and I don't have any pictures of it. Besides, the Bastille was stormed and then destroyed by mobs of woke Frenchmen anyway, so why bother? As the favored place for guillotining kings ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"

“Companies frequently tell us that they want their in-house counsel to think like a businessperson and not just a lawyer,” said Michael Sachs, a partner with a legal executive search firm. “As a result, when a company is shaping overall strategy, a good in-house attorney can be one of the top people relied upon for their judgment and expertise.”

The meeting planning tech company originally operated out of 10,000 square feet on Washington Avenue, but signed a lease in late 2018 to double that space. It will occupy less space at Cortex.

WASHINGTON — Advocates told Congress on Thursday that a U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning a landmark abortion rights case is likely only the beginning, and could be followed by similar action by the high court on same-sex marriage, contraception and more. Witnesses at a U.S. House Judiciary Committee advised that to prevent that from happening, […]

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In his more than eight years with MiTek, Senior Vice President and Corporate Counsel Amit Shah has provided a steady hand through many changes at the Chesterfield company that provides integrated software, services, engineered products and automated solutions for the building industry.

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In going from serving McBride Homes as outside counsel in private practice to working for the company as in-house counsel, Katherine Moore has literally found her professional home.

Today on TAP: California Gov. Newsom announces that the state will make and distribute insulin at cost.

After announcing dates for a 2023 U.S. tour leg earlier this week, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band have unveiled plans to play four concerts in the United Kingdom…

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Since making the swap from public office to the private sector five years ago, Chris Koster has overseen the legal strategy for several mergers and acquisitions at St. Louis-based Centene Corp., one of the country’s largest payers of government-sponsored health care programs.

Employers from many industries are holding interviews.

The Covid-19 pandemic nearly doubled the workload for Sarah Holdener, general counsel at Moto Inc., the company behind MotoMart — a Belleville-based, family-owned chain of nearly 80 convenience stores across the Midwest.

Large swaths of Missouri are in the early stages of a drought.

Attorney Ken Goins left private practice as a name partner 13 years ago to serve as corporate counsel for the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD) and its Project Clear, and has had a significant impact on the agency.

The labor market remains tight, wages are increasing and consumer inflation jumped 9.1% last month from the year before — the highest rate in more than four decades. But there are ways businesses can protect against inflation. St. Louis bank executives tell how.

Christine Carney began working at Emerson as an intern while completing her MBA degree. Fifteen years later, she has left her mark on the company, rising through the ranks to senior associate general counsel.