Austin Huguelet

ST. LOUIS — A wave of union efforts that is sweeping Starbucks cafes across the country has reached South City. Workers at two stores in the Northhampton and Clayton-Tamm boroughs announced Monday they would file papers with the federal government calling for union elections, joining colleagues in Ladue and Bridgeton who filed last week. The … Read more

ST. LOUIS COUNTY – The war in Ukraine could spell trouble for one of the region’s key assembly lines. The Russian incursion upsets military priorities in Germany, the latest foreign customer committed to buying Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jets. In a post-invasion speech, the German Chancellor suggested his country could instead buy Lockheed Martin’s … Read more

CHESTERFIELD – Build-A-Bear introduces a new concept in St. Louis. The St. Louis-based retailer will open its first Build-A-Bear Adventure venue in the Chesterfield Valley later this month. The concept combines the usual workshop shop with a bakery, arcade and private spaces for parties, school trips, baby and bridal showers and team building events. The … Read more

CHESTERFIELD — Dierbergs this week lifted mask requirements for store workers, citing new guidance from the federal government. The decision coincided with the end of mask mandates in St. Louis County and Illinois. Schnucks, the other major grocer in the area, did the same for shoppers, employees and clerks in stores across the area, except … Read more

ST. LOUIS — A collapse in labor negotiations delaying the start of the baseball season could be a major headache for companies here. Dozens of them rely on the Cardinals to bring customers downtown to eat, drink, sleep — and spend — from April through October. “St. Louis needs the Cardinals to play baseball,” said … Read more