Economic Development

Last year’s event drew around 102,000 people to the venue over the course of the weekend, and nearly 60,000 for Sunday's main event. That’s comparable to a major playoff game in any other major sport.

This week, the community improvement district released the findings from a study that examined what may be missing from the business district. A market hall for developing businesses is one possibility.

Modern riverfront developments face a reality of accommodating a river that’s seeing major floods and droughts with more frequency.

The goal is to see what’s working well and apply it across similar districts that dot the St. Louis region.

The vision for a greenway along St. Louis’ central corridor has been around for decades, but the idea of connecting it with communities in north St. Louis is more recent.

The roughly 3,100 people who work for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency in St. Louis will likely start moving into new space in late 2025, with that move completed in early 2026.

Residents throughout the region, including the Metro East, will have access to the resources that come with the federal Build Back Better Challenge Grant.

A report tracking small cities that aren’t part of metropolitan areas shows Rolla and Hannibal did much better economically than the national average.

Green Street Real Estate Ventures, a St. Louis firm with a history of converting former industrial buildings, will open the historic Armory building as a huge entertainment venue in December.

The potential project could bring the city’s first marina to the north St. Louis riverfront. It would also add a hotel, waterpark and indoor trampoline park to a 70-acre plot of land north of Interstate 270, just within city limits.