Economy & Business

Ameren and Spire don't expect any disruptions for customers in the St. Louis region, who could face higher gas bills.

The National Weather Service expects between five and seven inches of light, fluffy snow to accumulate throughout the day. The wind chill factor could drop as low as 20 degrees below zero.

Executives blame slow vaccine rollout and international travel restrictions for slowing down demand. Plus, federal payroll support for airline workers expires in early April.

Large meat companies are paying millions to settle price-fixing suits, but even those penalties may not change much.

Habitat for Neighborhood Business, a St. Louis nonprofit has helped entrepreneurs of color stay in business during the coronavirus pandemic. The nonprofit matches entrepreneurs with professional mentors and students from the Chaifetz School of Business at Saint Louis University who do an assessment of their business.

Letters from the Department of Labor indicate it's trying to recoup money it accidently overpaid to out-of-work people.

A Washington, D.C., think tank suggests connecting rural areas to faster internet service can help bring the country together.

Small and mid-size manufacturing companies are leaving St. Louis, and they aren’t being replaced with other jobs.

The USDA has published final rules for hemp production in 2021, although Midwest farmers could still be in for a difficult year.

Small-business consultant Erica Henderson said the federal loan program previously left out many business owners from marginalized groups. She's trying to make sure that doesn't happen again.