Lisa Brown

Growlers Pub in Sunset Hills closes

stltoday.com — Growlers Pub, the Sunset Hills restaurant and bar known for its lengthy beer list, has closed. A message on the restaurant's marquee this morning reads, "Thank you for your business. See you soon." A paper sign taped to the front door states, "Closed. Thank you for your patronage."

Pinnacle to sell Lumiere Place, Four Seasons in St. Louis

stltoday.com — Pinnacle Entertainment is selling the Lumiere Place casino, Four Seasons hotel and HoteLumiere in downtown St. Louis to gain antitrust approval for its pending acquisition of Amerstar Casinos. Las Vegas-based Pinnacle said Monday morning it's reached an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission to sell the St.

Christy Cos. makes bid for Mid America Brick plant

stltoday.com — An affiliate of Christy Cos., a St. Louis-based refractory, has made a bid to buy the assets of Mid America Brick & Structural Clay Products, which shut down brick production earlier this month. Shamrock Assets LLC, the Christy Cos.

Fifth Third Bank names Hagan president in St. Louis

stltoday.com — Fifth Third Bank named Shawn Hagan as president and CEO of its growing St. Louis operations. Hagan, who received a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from Indiana University, was hired to start a loan production office for the Cincinnati-based bank in 2002.

Former Hostess site in St. Louis may get new owner soon

stltoday.com — Bids were due this week to buy several former Hostess bakeries around the country, including the one in St. Louis where Wonder Bread and Ding Dongs were made for decades before it was shuttered in November. Wednesday's deadline moves along the process to sell the property, but the identities of the highest bidders aren't yet being released.

Gannett to buy TV station owner Belo for $1.5 billion

m.stltoday.com — In the St. Louis market, Gannett already owns KSDK-TV. Belo owns KMOV-TV. in addition, KSDK already produces newscasts for KDNL, the station that runs ABC content. Unless KMOV is sold to a different owner, the deal would mean overlap between three TV stations in the St. Louis market.

$100 million fund launching for St. Louis startups

stltoday.com — St. Louis city and county government leaders are partnering with private groups to raise $100 million for a fund to help new companies in the startup phase and as they grow. "This has been a year-long effort," Katy Jamboretz, a spokeswoman for St. Louis County Economic Council, said of the fund.

A-B adds reclosable beer bottles for Bud Light Platinum

stltoday.com — Anheuser-Busch is introducing reclosable aluminum bottles of Bud Light Platinum this month, the latest example of its efforts to stand out in the beer aisle with new packaging. It's A-B's first re-closable aluminum bottle with a twist-off cap, the company said in a statement.