In a recent announcement, St. Louis-based Impetus Ag was recognized as the runner-up in the Radicle Natural Plant Protection Challenge by UPL in partnership with Radicle Growth. The company received a prize of $750,000 for their innovative work. Meanwhile, First Mid Bancshares, also located in St. Louis, was awarded the Top Workplaces USA recognition by the USA Today network for 2024.
Dowd Bennett, a law firm based in St. Louis, announced the hiring of Partner Ben A. Barnes as part of its expansion to Dallas, Texas. In related news, Washington University St. Louis received a grant of up to $31 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health to develop a single-injection treatment for tissue regeneration and joint restoration, including researchers Farshid Guilak and Christine T. N. Pham.
Shapiro Metals marked its 120th year of providing industrial recycling services and sustainability solutions to businesses in the St. Louis area. Polsinelli Law Firm relocated its St. Louis office to a 70,000 square foot space across three floors at the Centene Plaza C building in Clayton. Integrated Facility Services completed the automation of the building control system at Logboat Brewing Company in Columbia, Missouri. Finally, Accounting Today recognized Honkamp as one of the Top 10 Midwest CPA firms for 2024 after acquiring Schowalter and Jabouri in St. Louis in December headquartered in Dubuque, Iowa .
