Benson Hill

Companies such as Benson Hill, ICL and EverGrain, which is backed by Anheuser Busch, have doubled down this year on growing the plant-based protein industry in St. Louis.

Early on in its launch, ag-tech startup Benson Hill could barely pay its utility bill. Investment from BioGenerator helped lead it to the New York Stock Exchange.

Benson Hill says the merger will speed up the development of more sustainable and healthier plants to help address the increasing global demand for food.

The nearly 50,000-square-foot agriculture research facility will be located near the company’s new headquarters in Creve Coeur.

Emerging ag-tech company Benson Hill opened a new headquarters in St. Louis on Monday. The business is attracting a lot of attention and forging a unique space in the ag-tech ecosystem. We talked on "St. Louis on the Air" with Benson Hill's CEO and president, Matt Crisp.

Some companies are welcoming workers back to the office. On "St. Louis on the Air," we talked with an architect about how companies are designing or retrofitting their spaces with COVID-19 in mind.

Rising temperatures in tropical forests along the equator are threatening cacao trees -— the source of beans used in making chocolate. Benson Hill, a St.…