The Ballpark Village Starbucks at 6 Cardinal Way has reopened under a new franchisee after closing in October 2024. The return restores downtown coffee service near Busch Stadium.

Olin and Huntsman announced an all‑stock merger of equals that will create OlinHuntsman and relocate the combined headquarters to The Woodlands, Texas. The deal, expected to close in the first half of 2027, promises more than $400 million in synergies.

An Illinois appeals court reversed a $60M verdict in a preterm‑formula NEC case and ordered a new trial, saying jurors were given the wrong duty‑to‑warn instruction.

State filings show Bausch + Lomb will cut 119 manufacturing jobs in Kirkwood starting Aug. 10, with reductions continuing into December.

Dana Inc. will close its Robinson, Illinois, plant and cut 81 jobs beginning June 15, according to state WARN filings. City and state officials say Rapid Response resources will be offered for displaced workers.

Air Products cut the ribbon on a $70M expansion in Maryland Heights, boosting PRISM membrane production and adding dozens of jobs in the St. Louis region. The facility will now build GreenSep and N2Sep units for biogas, nitrogen and marine markets.

A St. Louis baby‑product maker filed suit after a New York soda brand challenged its new electrolyte drink, asking a judge to rule there’s no consumer confusion.

The Steel Works in Granite City landed about $10M in NMTC‑backed financing to buy equipment and create roughly 32 full‑time manufacturing jobs. Economic partners say investments began in early 2026.

Post-harvest crews at Proper Cannabis filed an NLRB petition this week, backed by a recent NLRB ruling and a new Missouri law that clarify cannabis workers' rights.

Broadway Ford Truck Sales has filed Chapter 11 after expansion plans left it owing millions and naming hundreds of creditors.

A multimillion-dollar lawsuit over a 2013 minority stake sale in Lion's Choice is headed to trial, with plaintiffs alleging a trustee engineered a restructuring to enrich himself.

Lee Enterprises says digital revenue now makes up 56% of its business and adjusted EBITDA jumped to $15M, narrowing the Post‑Dispatch owner's quarterly loss.

Sixty‑one Teamsters walked off at Breakthru Beverage's St. Louis distribution center amid a contract dispute over picket‑line protections. Picket lines are in place while bargaining continues.