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A bridal boutique, coffee shop and wellness lounge are some of the new retailers at City Foundry.

Cinema St. Louis is planning for its annual St. Louis International Film Festival without part of its funding after losing a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. In a press release, Cinema St. Louis said its grant was withdrawn due to a realignment of priorities under the Trump administration. President Donald Trump called for the elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts as part of his 2026 budget proposal. "While we respect that their values may have changed, ours have…

The international law firm said it is undergoing a “business modernization program” to streamline operations in areas including technology, finance, administrative support and facilities.

A fly fishing shop, meal prep business, and dance studio are at the center of a high-stakes legal battle that could reshape a major St. Louis County corridor.

Peabody Energy said Monday it might terminate its pending $3.8 billion deal to buy some of the Australian steelmaking coal assets from Anglo American PLC, citing continued inactivity at one of the mines in the deal.

Hotel Indigo, currently in receivership, has been listed for sale after an attempt to sell the facility through an auction fell through.

First Student, a Cincinnati-based bus services provider, is laying off over 200 employees after losing a St. Louis-area school contract.

Ameren electric customers across Missouri will see their bills go up this summer after a settlement between the utility and consumer advocates was approved by state regulators. Steve Wills is Ameren Missouri’s senior director of regulatory affairs and said the company is pleased the Public Service Commission approved the settlement, calling it “fair and constructive.” “We understand that it’s never a good time to raise rates … but we’ve made very significant improvements in our system…

It's taking significantly longer for the St. Louis County Animal Care and Control Adoption Center to open its doors again after a highly contagious disease swept through the facility as concerns over animal welfare continue to grow. "We've never seen anything like this before," St. Louis County Executive Sam Page said Sunday. Multiple cases of parvovirus were first detected in April, forcing the center to remain closed for the next several days after initially hoping to reopen on Sunday. "We have…

Mia Rose Holdings, known for luxury apartment complexes across the region, is requesting tax exemptions for its Wildwood project due to escalating construction expenses.

American City Business Journals and Morning Consult have partnered to launch the Metropolitan Consumer Sentiment Index, which will provide visibility into metro-level consumer confidence data each quarter.

The proposed subdivision would have consisted of 53 attached and detached rental houses.

MLC, a St. Louis-based supplier of high-calcium lime products and technical services, has begun work on an expansion at its Southeast Missouri site.

The return of nonstop flights to JFK could be a game-changer for St. Louis travelers, opening doors to hundreds of international destinations. JFK hasn't been serviced from Lambert since 2015.

Des Peres-based Edward Jones has shuffled its leadership team, citing its “multi-year journey to serve clients and branch teams more completely.”

The Le Meridien St. Louis Downtown hotel remains shuttered more than a year after it closed temporarily due to interior damage from a winter storm, with the 96-room hotel missing a targeted reopening date.

A city official said Friday she's referred reported issues at the government's tow lot – including large sums of missing cash – to federal criminal authorities. "There were procedures in place to address these issues which were not followed," her office said.

President Trump's executive order to cut all federal funding to PBS and NPR is a direct threat to St. Louis, "with serious consequences for our region’s economic and civic well-being," write two key backers of Nine PBS and St. Louis Public Radio.

This week's Arch City Report Podcast examines possible creation of a downtown district that aims to bring bigger events to the neighborhood, as well as more security. Bob O'Loughlin, chairman of downtown hotel operator Lodging Hospitality Management, joins us. But first, we talk about a push to create a different district, for a special tax, at the site of the Jefferson Arms redevelopment, and the proliferation of those entities. And Editor Erik Siemers shares a story about the Stanley Cup, as…

The La Salle Retreat Center, a Catholic facility that is used for retreats by various organizations and is owned by the the Christian Brothers organization, has been put up for sale.