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BJC Health System Selects Nick Barto as President, CEO

Posted October 1, 2025 St. Louis-based BJC Health System has appointed Nick Barto as its new president and chief executive officer. Barto brings more than 30 years of health care and operations experience to his role. Barto will now lead… more

Cigna buys St. Louis-based Express Scripts

3/8/2018 St. Louis-based Express Scripts, the largest company headquartered in Missouri, is being bought by health insurer Cigna in a cash and stock transaction worth a whopping $67 billion, the companies announced Thursday. Cigna issued a news release saying it… more

Menard’s Will Build Distribution Site in Southeast Missouri

Menard's, the Wisconsin-based hardware and home improvement chain, announced today that it would build a 185,000-square-foot manufacturing and distribution facility in Sullivan, Mo., about an hour southwest of St. Louis. Work on the $29.1 million facility is expected to start this month, and the site will generate nearly… more

SLU Hospital Nurses Organize Anti-Union Vote

Union nurses at Saint Louis University Hospital have forced an election that would strip the union-security clause from their current contract, which means employees would no longer be required to pay union dues. The nurses group has gathered more than… more

Small Brewer Wins a Round Against Bud

A small craft brewer from Kansas City’s southern fringe has taken the first round in a legal battle with national brewing giant Anheuser Busch, one of the largest employers in St. Louis. According to Bloomberg news, Anheuser-Busch InBev’s has filed… more