The announcement comes alongside approval from the U.S. secretary of state for the sale of Israel to buy $18.82 billion in military equipment.

Unionized workers in Boeing's commercial operations walked off the job almost two months ago, prompting company-wide furloughs and layoffs of 10% of its workforce. Boeing employees in St. Louis have felt some of those cuts. The aerospace giant employs around 17,000 people in the region at facilities that support its defense division.

Shane and Amanda Byrne are the owners of Clickety Clack Typewriters, a new store in Rolla that sells and services old typewriters and is fostering a community of fellow enthusiasts.

Construction is expected to begin in the coming weeks on a new, 59,000-square foot Amazon distribution center and warehouse.

The $2.6 million Wi-Fi installation project aims to broaden access to high-speed internet for residents.

Southern Airways Express said it could bring in 20,000 passengers annually, but Quincy officials allege it has delivered only a laundry list of problems. They’re looking to the U.S. Department of Transportation for a new Essential Air Service Provider.

Dubbed the “Yellowhammer Connector,” the new trail and bicycle and pedestrian bridge will connect campus to Madison County’s central bike trail. The name for the new trail comes from an early 20th-century streetcar corridor that ran near the new trail.

St. Louis Alderwoman Cara Spencer has resigned from the city’s nonprofit development arm, the St. Louis Development Corporation, citing internal dysfunction and a lack of transparency.

The city is seeking some $36,295 in earnings and payroll taxes that the developer failed to pay in 2022.

Park Central Development opened the Eric Outlaw Business Center, a minority retail business incubator this month in the Grove. For the next 14 months, three Black women entrepreneurs will sell their products in the center to help scale their businesses.