Downtown St. Louis is the legal, financial and governmental hub and largest employment center in the 16 county, bi-state St. Louis metropolitan area, the 18th largest market in the U.S.
Ideally located at the center of the region and the center of the country, Downtown St. Louis has over 11 million square feet of Class A and B office space and is home to 1,700 businesses with a workforce population of nearly 90,000 employees.
The downtown business community is anchored by Government Services (17.8%); Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (15.3%); Finance and Insurance (13.2%); Accommodation and Food Services/Hospitality (10.7%) and Information (10.2%).
Downtown St. Louis is the corporate or regional headquarters for numerous Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 companies including Ameren Corporation, AT&T, Nestle-Purina, Peabody Energy, Ralcorp, and Wachovia among others. Major employers include Accenture, Bank of America, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, CPI Corp, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Fleishman Hillard International Communications, HOK Group Architects and U.S. Bank.
While best know for these major businesses, Downtown St. Louis fully embraces the spirit of the small, independent entrepreneurs with 80% of all businesses employing 25 or fewer employees. Downtown supports new and growing businesses through opportunities such as technology incubators, low interest and forgivable loans for retailers and rebuilding communities tax credits for small professional and technical businesses.
Large or small, Downtown St. Louis businesses enjoy being a part of a revitalized community that offers a central location; a diverse, creative environment; high quality infrastructure (including state-of-the-art telecommunications services, redundant power and fiber-optic systems); outstanding amenities (great restaurants; after-work nightlife; major cultural attractions and sports venues); easy access from four interstate highways, light rail and bus transportation; ample and accessible parking; and the best variety of work spaces in the region.
Whether your business is professional, technical, service or retail, Downtown St. Louis will work for you!