St. Louis

===Major companies and institutions===
[[File:StLouisABPackaging_Plant.JPG|thumb|The [[Anheuser-Busch]] packaging plant in St. Louis]]
As of 2022, the St. Louis Metropolitan Area is home to seven [[Fortune 500|''Fortune'' 500]] companies. They include Centene, Emerson Electric, Reinsurance Group of America, Edward Jones, Olin, Graybar Electric, and Ameren.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schneider |first=Joey |date=May 26, 2022 |title=Seven St. Louis-area companies named in 2022 Fortune 500 list |url=https://fox2now.com/news/seven-st-louis-area-companies-named-in-2022-fortune-500-list/ |access-date=November 1, 2022 |website=FOX 2 |archive-date=November 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101154831/https://fox2now.com/news/seven-st-louis-area-companies-named-in-2022-fortune-500-list/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Other notable corporations headquartered in the region include [[Arch Coal]], [[Bunge Limited]], [[Wells Fargo Advisors]] (formerly A.G. Edwards), [[Energizer Holdings]], [[Patriot Coal]], [[Post Foods]], [[United Van Lines]], and [[Mayflower Transit]], [[Post Holdings]], [[Olin Corporation|Olin]], [[Enterprise Holdings]] (a parent company of several [[car rental]] companies). Notable corporations with operations in St. Louis include [[Cassidy Turley]], [[Kerry Group]], [[Mastercard]], TD Ameritrade, [[BMO Harris Bank]], and [[World Wide Technology]].

Health care and biotechnology institutions with operations in St. Louis include [[Pfizer]], the [[Donald Danforth Plant Science Center]], the [[Solae Company]], [[Sigma-Aldrich]], and [[Multidata Systems International]]. [[General Motors]] manufactures automobiles in [[Wentzville, Missouri|Wentzville]], while an earlier plant, known as the [[St. Louis Truck Assembly]], built [[GMC (automobile)|GMC]] automobiles from 1920 until 1987. [[Chrysler]] closed its [[Saint Louis Assembly|St. Louis Assembly]] production facility in nearby [[Fenton, Missouri]] and [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] closed the [[St. Louis Assembly Plant]] in Hazelwood.

Several once-independent pillars of the local economy have been purchased by other corporations. Among them are [[Anheuser-Busch]], purchased by Belgium-based [[InBev]]; [[Missouri Pacific Railroad]], which was headquartered in St. Louis, merged with the [[Omaha, Nebraska]]-based [[Union Pacific Railroad]] in 1982;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.up.com/aboutup/special_trains/heritage/mopac/index.htm|title=Missouri Pacific Railroad|website=Up.com|access-date=August 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817054351/http://www.up.com/aboutup/special_trains/heritage/mopac/index.htm|archive-date=August 17, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> [[McDonnell Douglas]], whose operations are now part of [[Boeing Defense, Space & Security]];<ref>{{cite news |last=Stoller |first=Gary |url=https://www.usatoday.com/money/world/iraq/2003-03-23-jdam_x.htm |title=JDAM smart bombs prove to be accurate and a good buy |work=USA Today |date=March 24, 2003 |access-date=March 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110325002256/http://www.usatoday.com/money/world/iraq/2003-03-23-jdam_x.htm |archive-date=March 25, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Trans World Airlines]], which was headquartered in the city for its last decade of existence, prior to being acquired by [[American Airlines]]; [[Mallinckrodt]], purchased by [[Tyco International]]; and [[Ralston Purina]], now a wholly owned subsidiary of [[Nestlé]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stlrcga.org/x2212.xml |title=Ratings and Rankings – Area Companies |publisher=Stlrcga.org |access-date=March 14, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129211233/http://stlrcga.org/x2212.xml |archive-date=November 29, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The [[May Department Stores Company]] (which owned [[Famous-Barr]] and [[Marshall Field's]] stores) was purchased by [[Federated Department Stores]], which has its regional headquarters in the area. The [[Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis]] in downtown is one of two federal reserve banks in [[Missouri]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stlouisfed.org/about%5Fus/ |title=About Us &#124; The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis |publisher=St. Louis Fed |access-date=March 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101219214747/http://stlouisfed.org/about%5Fus/ |archive-date=December 19, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> Most of the assets of [[Furniture Brands International]] were sold to [[Heritage Home Group]] in 2013, which moved to [[North Carolina]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/triad/news/2014/04/30/heritage-home-formerly-furniture-brands-moving-hq.html|title=Triad bound? Heritage Home moving HQ to North Carolina|last1=Kirn|first1=Jacob|last2=Acieri|first2=Katie|work=[[Triad Business Journal]]|date=April 30, 2014|access-date=May 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531090639/http://www.bizjournals.com/triad/news/2014/04/30/heritage-home-formerly-furniture-brands-moving-hq.html|archive-date=May 31, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/triad/news/2015/05/19/heritage-home-group-names-interim-ceo.html|title=Heritage Home Group names interim CEO|last=Arcieri|first=Katie|work=Triad Business Journal|date=May 19, 2015|access-date=December 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523061431/http://www.bizjournals.com/triad/news/2015/05/19/heritage-home-group-names-interim-ceo.html|archive-date=May 23, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:JeffersonLake BJC.jpg|thumb|[[Barnes-Jewish Hospital]], which is affiliated with the [[Washington University School of Medicine]]|alt=]]
St. Louis is a center of medicine and [[biotechnology]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stlrcga.org/x438.xml |title=St. Louis Health Care |publisher=RCGA St. Louis |access-date=May 24, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527143319/http://www.stlrcga.org/x438.xml |archive-date=May 27, 2013 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> The [[Washington University School of Medicine]] is affiliated with [[Barnes-Jewish Hospital]], the fifth largest hospital in the world. Both institutions operate the [[Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siteman.wustl.edu/about-us.aspx|title=Siteman Cancer Center, About Us|publisher=Siteman Cancer Center|access-date=May 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512083147/http://www.siteman.wustl.edu/about-us.aspx|archive-date=May 12, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> The School of Medicine also is affiliated with [[St. Louis Children's Hospital]], one of the country's top pediatric hospitals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stlrcga.org/x2208.xml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070106000813/http://www.stlrcga.org/x2208.xml |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 6, 2007 |title=Ratings and Rankings |publisher=RCGA St. Louis |access-date=May 24, 2013}}</ref> Both hospitals are owned by [[BJC HealthCare]]. The [[McDonnell Genome Institute]] at Washington University played a major role in the [[Human Genome Project]].<ref>[http://genome.wustl.edu Home – The Genome Institute at Washington University] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019135215/https://www.genome.wustl.edu/ |date=October 19, 2019}}. Genome.wustl.edu. Retrieved on August 16, 2013.</ref> [[Saint Louis University]]<!-- DO NOT CHANGE; the university ALWAYS is referred to as "Saint Louis University" and is never abbreviated --> Medical School is affiliated with [[SSM Health]]'s [[Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital]] and [[Saint Louis University Hospital]]<!-- DO NOT CHANGE; the university ALWAYS is referred to as "Saint Louis University" and is never abbreviated -->. It also has a cancer center, vaccine research center, geriatric center, and a bioethics institute. Several different organizations operate hospitals in the area, including BJC HealthCare, [[Mercy (healthcare organization)|Mercy]], SSM Health Care, and Tenet.

[[Cortex Innovation Community]] in [[Midtown St. Louis|Midtown neighborhood]] is the largest innovation hub in the [[Midwestern United States|midwest]]. Cortex is home to offices of [[Square, Inc.|Square]], [[Microsoft]], [[Aon (company)|Aon]], [[Boeing]], and [[Centene]]. Cortex has generated 3,800 tech jobs in 14 years. Once built out, projections are for it to make $2 billion in development and create 13,000 jobs for the region.<ref name="brookings-stl">{{cite web |url=https://www.brookings.edu/blog/metropolitan-revolution/2016/05/05/in-st-louis-a-gateway-to-innovation-and-inclusion/ |title=In St. Louis, a gateway to innovation and inclusion |first=Julie |last=Wagner |access-date=18 September 2018 |date=5 May 2016 |work=Brookings |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919061811/https://www.brookings.edu/blog/metropolitan-revolution/2016/05/05/in-st-louis-a-gateway-to-innovation-and-inclusion/ |archive-date=September 19, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="cortex-official">{{cite web |url=https://cortexstl.com |access-date=18 September 2018 |title=Cortex Official Website |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411235753/https://cortexstl.com/ |archive-date=April 11, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Boeing]] employs nearly 15,000 people in its north St. Louis campus, headquarters to its defense unit. In 2013, the company said it would move about 600 jobs from [[Seattle]], where labor costs have risen, to a new [[information technology|IT]] center in St. Louis.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2020963458_boeingitxml.html |title=Boeing to shed 1,500 IT jobs here over next three years |work=[[The Seattle Times]] |date=May 10, 2013 |access-date=May 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513183538/http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2020963458_boeingitxml.html |archive-date=May 13, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stltoday.com/business/local/boeing-s-shift-to-st-louis-reflects-broader-shifts-in/article_bc7ea6d2-cf1b-5027-bc2f-ec3c578f6e08.html |title=Boeing's shift to St. Louis reflects broader shifts in local economy |work=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]] |date=May 13, 2013 |access-date=October 8, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105201312/http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/boeing-s-shift-to-st-louis-reflects-broader-shifts-in/article_bc7ea6d2-cf1b-5027-bc2f-ec3c578f6e08.html |archive-date=January 5, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>  Other companies, such as [[LaunchCode]] and LockerDome, think the city could become the next major tech hub.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dailyrft/2014/01/launch_code_program_apprentice_terrence_bowen.php|title=Launch Code: How 42 "Unqualified" People Landed Dream Tech Jobs in St. Louis|website=Blogs.riverfronttimes.com|access-date=August 10, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613041604/http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dailyrft/2014/01/launch_code_program_apprentice_terrence_bowen.php|archive-date=June 13, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref>  Programs such as [[Arch Grants]] are attracting new startups to the region.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/02/21/arch-grants/|title=Arch Grants Raises $2.5M To Turn St. Louis Into A Startup Hub; Square Co-founder Signs On|first=Rip|last=Empson|website=Social.techcrunch.com|date=February 21, 2012 |access-date=August 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709221309/https://techcrunch.com/2012/02/21/arch-grants/|archive-date=July 9, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

According to the ''[[St. Louis Business Journal]]'', the top employers in the St. Louis metropolitan area {{as of|2021|April|1|lc=y}}, are:<ref>{{Cite web |last=Simpson |first=Maddy |date=August 31, 2022 |title=St. Louis' largest employers |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/subscriber-only/2022/04/01/st-louis-largest-employers.html |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=www.bizjournals.com |archive-date=April 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220414120218/https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/subscriber-only/2022/04/01/st-louis-largest-employers.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of employees
|-
|1
| [[BJC HealthCare|BJC Health Care]]
|29,595
|-
|2
| [[Washington University in St. Louis|Washington University]]
|18,805
|-
|3
| [[Mercy (healthcare organization)|Mercy]]
|15,410
|-
|4
| [[Boeing Defense, Space & Security]]
|14,865
|-
|5
| [[SSM Health]]
|14,600
|-
<!--  old numbers and ranks from June 2013
|4
| [[Boeing Defense, Space & Security]]
|15,000
|-
|5
| [[Scott Air Force Base]]
|13,000
|-
|8
| [[Schnucks|Schnuck Markets]]
|10,919
-->
|}

According to St. Louis's 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (June 30),<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 13, 2023|title=FY 2023 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR)|url=https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/comptroller/documents/2022-comprehensive-annual-financial-report.cfm|access-date=August 26, 2023|archive-date=August 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230827001242/https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/comptroller/documents/2022-comprehensive-annual-financial-report.cfm|url-status=live}}</ref> the top employers in the city only are (representing 82,481 people, or 18.74% of the city's total employment of 440,000):

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
|1
| [[Washington University in St. Louis|Washington University]]
|19,380
|-
|2
| [[BJC HealthCare|Barnes Jewish Hospital]]
|18,920
|-
|3
| [[Saint Louis University]]<!-- DO NOT CHANGE; the university ALWAYS is referred to as "Saint Louis University" and is never abbreviated --&gt; comment, 2022-01-06: Not always in full; it is abbreviated in the city's financial report. If there is an issue, please take it up with the report creators -->
| 9,152
|-
|4
| City of St. Louis
| 7,033
|-
|5
| [[Defense Finance and Accounting Service]]
| 6,051
|-
|6
| [[Wells Fargo Advisors]]
| 5,801
|-
|7
| [[United States Postal Service|US Postal Service]]
| 4,960
|-
|8
| [[St. Louis Public Schools|St. Louis Board of Education]]
| 4,131
|-
|9
| [[SSM Health|SSM SLUH]]
| 3,983
|-
|9
| State of Missouri
| 3,259
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| [[AT&T|AT&T Services]]
| 4,016
|-  -->
|}
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| [[Anheuser-Busch InBev|Anheuser-Busch, Inc.]]
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