Workers Lacking Skills Hinder More Factory Gains: Economy - Bloomberg

Paul Bonin has no problem getting enough orders to keep his South Bend, Indiana, factory busy. What he can

Lawyer in Rams case often fills unheralded role

ST. LOUIS • As the St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission wrestles with negotiations that could determine whether the Rams stay in town, it has […]

Weak market hurts Arch Coal

Arch Coal Inc. said Tuesday that ’severe weakness” in the U.S. market for coal used to generate electricity cut sharply into its first-quarter earnings and […]

Gills take over operations at Viking Conference Center in Sunset Hills

INN KEEPING • Amy and Amrit Gill of Restoration St. Louis have emerged as the receivers running the Holiday Inn Southwest-Viking Conference Center at Lindbergh and Interstate […]

GM European unions: No local negotiations

Unions have warned General Motors that they won’t engage in restructuring talks on the auto group’s Opel and Vauxhall plants in Europe on a local […]

Monti to Meet Labor Unions Amid Warning of Continued Euro Crisis - Bloomberg

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Redevelopment proposed for Doe Run site in Jefferson County

UPDATED at 6:30 p.m. with additional details.
A development group is proposing to turn the Doe Run lead smelter property in Herculaneum into a $100 million […]

Manufacturing, Spending Probably Gained in February: U.S. Economy Preview - Bloomberg

Manufacturing probably accelerated for a fourth straight month in February, consumer confidence improved and Americans picked up the pace of spending a month earlier, economists […]

McDonald’s phasing out tiny cages for pigs

McDonald’s said it will get its pork suppliers to phase out the use of immobilizing cages for pregnant pigs, a move that was applauded […]

S&P, Fitch downgrade Spain financial institutions

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services and Fitch Ratings downgraded their ratings on Spanish financial institutions Monday, after both agencies cut their ratings on that nation’s […]