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.

Schnuck Markets will close the Jasper Schnucks Fresh on May 24. About 29 employees will be offered transfers or severance.

Two Missouri wholesalers say Good Day Farm built an illegal 'cartel' that controls 61 dispensaries and crushed wholesale prices; the company says the claims are baseless.

Bunge's first-quarter net income plunged 66% even as revenue surged. The company blames Viterra integration costs but raised adjusted EPS guidance.

St. Louis added about 2,300 jobs in March even as Missouri payrolls fell; construction and leisure drove most of the metro gains. The split highlights an uneven recovery across industries.

Centene posted a $1.5B quarter even as Marketplace enrollment fell by about two million after enhanced subsidies expired. Medicare drug plan growth and cash moves helped offset the hit.

Charter sued Express Scripts in St. Louis, alleging millions in unpaid drug rebates tied to 2020–22 prescription claims.

Stifel posted $242.1M in net income and $1.48B in revenue for Q1, driven by stronger investment-banking and asset-management fees and a sale to Equitable.