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Today, Governor Mike Kehoe, St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer, Greater St. Louis, Inc. Managing Partner Ron Kitchens, and a group of elected officials and community leaders celebrated the passage of transformative new legislation to revitalize Downtown St. Louis with a ceremonial bill signing at Greater St. Louis, Inc. ➡️ Learn more about the bills and the signing: https://lnkd.in/ebBXYtsg

📚 St. Louis County Library is celebrating National Library Card Sign-Up Month this September by inviting businesses, their employees, and folks across the region to sign up for a library card. ➡️ Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e_dXfNSz

At The Midwestern in Downtown St. Louis, you get a lively sports bar energy with the comfort of a St. Louis-style barbecue menu. Read more about The Midwestern in the newsroom: bit.ly/4h35c3P

Rooted in St. Louis. Growing nationwide. 🪴 After years of research and development, Kay Wells launched her brand of self-watering planters, Posie Pots, in 2019. Now, Wells is preparing to take the company to the next level with a planned launch in 100 Walmart stores across the country in spring 2027. Read the full Q&A with Posie Pots owner Kay Wells in the newsroom: 🔗 bit.ly/3SIP7ai 📸 by Jennifer Silverberg

What happens when tech meets fashion? For St. Louis-based SUMMERSALT, it’s a swimwear and apparel brand that’s sold 4M+ garments across 140 countries and continues to grow from right here in St. Louis. Founders Lori Coulter and Reshma Chattaram Chamberlin launched the brand in 2017, and even as it's soared to new heights, they remain committed to St. Louis. Read the full story in the newsroom: 🔗 bit.ly/3Sg4Jlv

St. Louis isn’t just competing in the AI economy — it’s about to be a premier hub for artificial intelligence and geospatial innovation with the debut of the Spirit of St. Louis AI Innovation Center. ➡️ Read more about the project spearheaded by GeoSTL: https://lnkd.in/ejez3WTq

➡️✈️ Big news for St. Louis-based Boeing. Yesterday, the United States Department of Defense announced that Boeing has been awarded a $131.23 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the F-15 Eagle Crest in support of the F-15 Program Office. Work will be performed in St. Louis and is expected to be completed by August 2037. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4xjrhRk

Did you know that Downtown St. Louis is home to the headquarters of Imo's Pizza? Next door to the 1701 Delmar Blvd location is Imo's corporate offices, production facility, and warehouse. Read the full business spotlight in the newsroom: 🔗 bit.ly/4xlemhO

The Supplier Readiness Accelerator welcomes nine small businesses to the Fall 2026 cohort. The 12-week program begins with a baseline assessment for each participating business, then, over the course of three months, blends structured learning with applied practice. We welcome all the participating companies to the program: Alliance Certified Restoration, Elsa's Cleaning Company LLC, FuFu N Sauce, Ivory Commercial Lawn Care and Facility Services, Levels Cuisine, Locs of Glory Salon & Spa, Ryze Manufacturing & Logistics, True Light Electric, and VertiGreens Read the full story in the newsroom: 🔗 bit.ly/4gqFiXL

This week, 39 North hosted their annual Plant Science Family Reunion Event, convening hundreds of professionals in agtech at Energizer Park in Downtown St. Louis. The all-day conference featured a rotation of speakers from a variety of organizations and industries, highlighting the region's prominence as an agtech hub. Attendees had the opportunity to network and celebrate the innovative achievements of St. Louis' thriving agtech and plant science community.