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I had the chance to meet Gyo Obata almost 40 years ago. In the times we shared, there was not a word ever spoken about buildings or airports or extraordinary structures, or his remarkable, unmatched career, or the books that would herald him as one of the greatest architects who had ever lived. I was able to get to know Gyo in a completely different way.

The private university, whose athletic program is undergoing major changes, said Thursday it will add a NCAA Division I men’s hockey team. It will become the only university in the St. Louis region with a Division I men's hockey program.

YWCA Metro St. Louis is leading an effort to open an early childhood education center in the 39 North agtech innovation district to bring needed affordable childcare to the area.

For six years, William Jones and his family have run MC Appliances on Dr. Martin Luther King Drive in the heart of north St. Louis. Like many businesses, they were hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. "The pandemic really did affect us all in many ways. We would like to do many things still, including hiring more staff, investing in stock and making necessary repairs," said Jones. Much-needed help for the family's appliance shop and about 100 other businesses on the city's north side could soon…

The new estimates, for 2021, follow an already-poor performance in the 2020 Census.

A Business Journal analysis shows that the growth of St. Louis’ startup scene has the region in a strong position to compete with peer markets as more investment shifts from Silicon Valley.

Marylen Mann founded Oasis, a program to provide more education and stimulation to the aging population in St. Louis, in 1982. Today, Oasis serves older adults in 250 communities across 23 states.

The acquisition is the latest in a string of deals made in recent years by the local company and will expand its footprint beyond the U.S.

Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri has received what the organization said Wednesday is its largest ever one-time donation.

For the first time in more than two years, Venture Cafe St. Louis will be back Thursday at the Cortex innovation district with its popular weekly programming. Its return comes after the organization suspended its programming, which had shifted online during the Covid-19 pandemic, amid a leadership change at the organization.

A company connected to the former Missouri House speaker says it has paid millions of dollars more than it bid last summer for the aviation site.

An investigator for St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner pleaded guilty Wednesday to one misdemeanor count of tampering with physical evidence, related to a criminal probe of former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens that saw him resign from public office in 2018. Private investigator William Tisaby received a suspended sentence of one year of probation, the St. Louis Circuit Court said. Jury selection in Tisaby's trial had been set to begin Thursday. He had been indicted in 2019 on six counts of perjury…

Raintree Foundation is proposing to operate a forest school for kids at the former home of the Dog Museum inside Queeny Park that has been empty since 2018 after the museum left for New York City.

The airline blamed "ongoing staffing challenges" at its regional carriers for the move.

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration recently awarded about $6.8 million combined to two St. Louis-area transit districts for upgrades to their bus systems.

Venture capitalists from around the world are taking note of St. Louis’ bioscience startups and contributing to an impressive $2.5 billion raised by BioGenerator’s home-grown portfolio of companies. In the past year, 94 percent of venture capital flowing to BioGenerator-backed companies came from outside of St. Louis, giving the startup arm of innovation umbrella organization BioSTL a hefty 75:1 leverage for every dollar it has invested. The nonprofit BioGenerator – the only seed or venture…

As employers navigate the twin challenges of a talent shortage and workers’ shifting expectations, a trend in workplace design is emerging. Companies are reconfiguring their office space to create a more enticing and collaborative environment, one that focuses on facilitating high-quality work while also nurturing employees. The designs swap private offices and dedicated workspaces for more creative team zones and comfortable places to land for occasional solo work. In this new trend, offices…

The decision to vote out the Boilermakers comes as union members in 2021 totaled 9% of wage and salary workers in Missouri, down from 11.1% in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The company touts its golf simulator, the centerpiece of its venues, as "the most comprehensive indoor golf tracking system available.”

Last week, St. Louis Lambert International Airport saw its highest outgoing passenger volume since before the Covid-19 pandemic began. The airport reported Tuesday that for the week of March 13-19, the Transportation Security Administration at Lambert recorded 124,972 outgoing passengers through its security checkpoints. That is the highest number of passengers Lambert has seen go through security since it started recording those numbers when the pandemic began in March 2020. That number doesn't…