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Powerplex sports complex to close

2 years 7 months ago
The Powerplex here, right off 370, used to be at the st. Louis outlet mall before the Powerplex started. Dan Buck, managing partner of the group that operates the Powerplex, says a long term lease deal could not be reached with the new property owner, and the facility here will close on May 1st.
Chris Regnier

Family Business Profile: Malik Oliphant builds businesses he hopes last for generations

2 years 7 months ago
Malik Oliphant had a front-row view of entrepreneurship growing up in St. Louis. His mother, Jeanette Ware, owned Happy’s Convenience Store in Ferguson and his aunt ran a local catering business. That sparked an interest in entrepreneurship for Oliphant, who has incorporated lessons, namely “to really go after it,” from his mother and aunt into businesses he’s launched on his own. “If it's something you really want to do, don't stop. That's the main thing that I took,” Oliphant said.…
Nathan Rubbelke