An investigation into accusations of misconduct by Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher was dismissed Monday at the end of a tense hearing where members of the ethics committee blocked the chair from reading an email about how Plocher’s office had allegedly intimidated possible witnesses.
The email, obtained by The Independent through an open records request, was from Lori Hughes, director of administration for the Missouri House. In it, Hughes detailed events over several months that she said…
The transaction, pending regulatory and shareholder approval, would boost UMB’s assets from $44 billion to $64.5 billion while staying at a 67% loan-to-deposit ratio, said Mariner Kemper, chairman and CEO of UMB Financial Corp.
While the store's owner had said he was going to have "a hard time" reopening the business after Saturday's damage, the shop will welcome customers sooner than initially expected.
Nestlé Purina PetCare Co., the St. Louis-based pet food maker, is investing $195 million to expand a Wisconsin facility, as it prepares to launch over 100 new products this year.
A push to eliminate Missouri’s requirement for children under 16 to obtain official work permits before they can begin a job could be debated by the House this week.
In order to work in Missouri, 14 and 15 year olds must obtain a certificate issued by their school, with information from their prospective employer about the details of the job as well as parental consent and age verification.
The child’s school, or if they are homeschooled, a parent, must review that information to ensure…
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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…
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