Two financial institutions based in central Illinois are merging in a cash-and-stock deal valued at over $170 million. HBT Financial (NASDAQ: HBT) is merging with CNB Bank Shares (OTC: CNBN). HBT is ...

Jefferson City-based Central Bancompany Inc. (OTC: CBCY), which does business as The Central Trust Bank and operates locally as Central Bank of the Ozarks, has filed paperwork with the U.S. Securities ...

The Trump administration is reportedly cutting a $197 million federal grant that had been awarded for a $500 million battery plant in north St. Louis. The grant was for ICL Specialty Products Inc. The ...

Co-Angler receives $315,000 in pitch contest from a Pennsylvania-based philanthropic foundation. This item is for subscribers only.

In early 2024, developer Royce Reding was feeling frustrated by his interactions with city of Springfield inspectors. Reding, who specializes in rehabbing housing units, was interviewed by Springfield ...