West Community and Gateway Metro have combined to form a roughly $670M St. Louis credit union serving about 43,000 members, with a full systems integration planned for October.

General Mills will close its St. Charles pizza‑crust plant in early June, eliminating 163 jobs and prompting local workforce outreach. The WARN sets a tight timeline for layoffs.

MilliporeSigma is reviewing plans that could move some St. Louis customer-service jobs to Costa Rica, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. The company says no final decision has been made.

Chicago attorneys filed a $2B bad‑faith suit against Travelers after a Madison County jury ordered $241M in a dry‑ice wrongful‑death case. Lawyers say the insurer refused to settle and left Prairie Farms exposed.

Spire closed a $2.48B deal to buy Piedmont's Tennessee gas unit, folding about 200,000 customers and nearly 3,800 miles of pipeline into Spire Tennessee.

The St. Louis Fed's March Beige Book finds manufacturing gains alongside weak auto sales and rising prices, creating mixed signals for the region.

Students say Piston Aviation abruptly stopped operating at St. Charles Regional Airport, leaving prepaid training funds tied up and refunds delayed. Local reporters reviewed emails and documents raising fresh questions about the shutdown.

Swade's Overland store opens Saturday with a 24/7 preorder drive‑thru and delivery operation, a first for the St. Louis area and a change for late‑night access.

CardVault by Tom Brady announced an April opening at Ballpark Village in downtown St. Louis. The shop — the brand’s 14th — will offer grading, buying and live box‑break events near Busch Stadium.

Sensient will invest up to $250 million to expand natural food-color production in North St. Louis and is expected to add hundreds of jobs.

7 Brew plans to replace a former Jack in the Box on Hampton Avenue with a new drive‑thru, marking the chain's second St. Louis location. City records show the building will be demolished for redevelopment.

Germania Brew Haus has closed its Clayton lobby café at Emerson Tower, less than a year after opening, leaving downtown workers with one fewer coffee stop.

A St. Louis County judge entered a nearly $900,000 default judgment tied to three promissory notes from 2022–2024 after defendants failed to respond. Court filings say the notes together exceeded $1 million.