Home to four of the nation’s leading brokerage firms, St. Louis is also a financial hub of the Midwest. It's also home to some of Forbes largest privately held companies.
In June 2007, Forbes ranked St. Louis 14th on its list for “best cities for young professionals” and Site Selection magazine ranked St. Louis as one of the top cities to succeed in attracting new or expanded corporate operations.Want more? Here’s a glance of what the St. Louis Region has to offer:
- Provide internships
- Hire our graduates
- Sponsor students in Olin’s Executive Programs
- Provide guest speakers, course projects and mentoring
- Consult with faculty
- Support the Olin Business School financially
- 19 Fortune 1000 company headquarters
- 80,000 employed in biosciences
- $4 billion invested in downtown St. Louis since 1999
- 2.8 million residents
- 2nd lowest cost of living among the nation’s largest metropolitan areas
- 37 stations on the MetroLink light rail connecting the airport, Washington University, downtown St. Louis and beyond
- 100 parks
- Forest Park, one of the nation’s largest urban parks (500 acres larger than Central Park) - literally across the street from Washington University
- 200 miles of trails for cycling, walking and running
- 9 professional sports teams, including our Cardinals baseball, Blues hockey and Rams football teams
- 45 museums
- 82 music, dance and theater companies
- 113 stars on the St. Louis Walk of Fame in the University City Loop
Source: All statistics are from the St. Louis Regional Chamber & Growth Association (RCGA).
For more information about what St. Louis has to offer, go to:http://www.explorestlouis.com/.