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The fast-casual Italian concept had operated at its old location for 37 years.

The Golf Foundation of Missouri, which provides golf programming for children in the city of St. Louis, has named a new executive director.

The operator of storage facilities in the Metro East sold the sites for nearly $15 million, as part of a larger sell-off of its storage facilities nationwide.

The nomination deadline for the St. Louis Business Journal's 2024 Most Influential Business Women Awards is Sunday, May 5. This program recognizes remarkable women who excel in their careers and make a big impact in their organizations and St. Louis communities. Submit your nomination by clicking here. When making a nomination, describe in detail the nominee's career accomplishments, as well as her involvement in the community, using tangible results. While many nominations include personal…

UMB Financial Corp., which has a large presence in the St. Louis area, will acquire Heartland Financial USA Inc. in all-stock transaction valued at about $2 billion.

St. Louis-based law firm BCLP continues to expand its Pacific Northwest office, this time by luring away the chief financial officer of Seattle's largest law firm.

Gus' Pretzels, a St. Louis staple in the Benton Park neighborhood, was damaged in a crash Saturday.

More than half the estimated $562 million bond issue proposed to build a new St. Louis County government center would go toward other building projects, including a $22 million renovation of the much-disputed leased county offices at the former Northwest Plaza.

Breckinridge Long wiggled his way into the upper strands of the State Department, and there he was able to carry out clearly what he was made for: to be responsible, through treachery and deception, for the deaths of tens of thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands, of Jewish people who were trying to immigrate to the United States from countries under German and Italian control during World War II.

A fried chicken restaurant that closed earlier this year has relaunched as a ghost kitchen.

The acquisition of GKN is a return to the Boeing fold. The plant previously was owned and operated by McDonnell Douglas, which merged with Boeing in 1997. The facility then was spun off and sold to GKN Aerospace in 2001.

NASCAR executives, visiting St. Louis Thursday, outlined the business prospects of the auto racing league, which has expanded its presence in the region.

The Clayton-based corporation increased its full-year adjusted diluted earnings per share guidance floor by 10 cents to greater than $6.80.

Stress from the COVID-19 pandemic shook employees’ sense of stability in ways most people could not anticipate, highlighting fractures that employees were already facing in their lives. That realization has made it even more important for employers to enhance their wellness strategy to help workers take a comprehensive approach to their wellbeing and perform better on the job. Brent Hunter, general manager for Cigna Healthcare’s Mid-America market, including St. Louis, explains, “Our overall…

After a multiyear search, Peter & Paul Community Services, a nonprofit that provides housing and support services to people who are homeless, has acquired a new shelter location where it plans to expand.

The donation of the 44,604-square-foot building and eight-acre tract is the continuation of the legacy the late Centene CEO and chairman Michael Neidorff handed to his successor, CEO Sarah London.

The trip coincides with the launch next week of Air Canada's new nonstop flight from St. Louis to Montreal.

A new quick-service chicken wing restaurant franchise is opening in the St. Louis region.

The University of Missouri-Columbia’s newly hired Director of Athletics Laird Veatch will get a significant pay boost in his new role.

A visit to Rawlings new Westport headquarters brought back the memory of a long-lost mitt that was once the cornerstone of a Major League dream.