It's a remarkable thing, being master of your domain.
Private companies understand this. Certainly, Tad Edwards does, too.
As reporter Jim Drew details in this section, Edwards, CEO of financial services firm Benjamin F. Edwards, understands more than most the pros and cons of public vs. private when it comes to running a business.
Edwards' father, Benjamin Edwards III, transformed the firm founded by his great-grandfather, A.G. Edwards, into a brokerage with nearly 700 offices by the time he…
There is something about when corporate brands get used in political advertisements that seems to make everybody forget about the very concept of fair use or international equivalents. One previous example would be when a bunch of foodstuff brands claimed trademark infringement over an anti-littering campaign in Canada, arguing that the use of their own […]
The top 10 companies on the Business Journal's List of St. Louis' Largest Privately Held Companies are dominant — their combined revenue makes up 60% of the combined revenue of all 150 companies on the List.
The average growth for the 50 fastest-growing private companies in St. Louis this year was 113%, and included entrants from many industries: marketing, real estate, financial services, construction and more. Here is a look at the 10 fastest on the List.
The firm over the past two years has experienced a staggering jump in revenue, reaching $1.13 billion in 2021 from $202.1 million in 2019, a two-year growth rate of more than 450% that places it at the top of the Business Journal's list of fastest-growing private companies for the year.
St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann makes his case for consolidating courts in St. Louis County and city and returning the city police board to state control.
Experience one of the Riverboats’ longest-standing traditions. Listen and dance to live performances from some of the St. Louis region’s best blues artists aboard this