CLAYTON 鈥 Fortune 500 corporation Emerson offered one of the first looks of the industrial technology company鈥檚 new Clayton headquarters on Tuesday 鈥 and announced an additional $6 million in new donations.
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Emerson is moving its headquarters from its longtime location on West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson to downtown Clayton.
Emerson holds open house to show off brand new tower in downtown Clayton
Emerson holds opens house at its new Clayton HQ
A woman enters Emerson Tower, where the company鈥檚 new corporate headquarters are located at 8027 Forsyth Blvd. in downtown Clayton, on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025.
Emerson holds opens house at its new Clayton HQ
Amy Dove, left, and Amy Zentgraf, invited guests from the 51黑料 Zoo, talk over lunch on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in a 12th-floor employee lounge in Emerson's new corporate headquarters following an open house there. The new 14-story downtown Clayton building, dubbed Emerson Tower, replaces their sprawling recently-vacated Ferguson campus that was the company's home since 1941. Their east-looking view shows the adjacent companion Commerce Bank Tower.
Emerson holds opens house at its new Clayton HQ
Fourteenth floor office space is photographed on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Emerson's new corporate headquarters during an open house there. The new downtown Clayton building, dubbed Emerson Tower, replaces their sprawling recently-vacated Ferguson campus that was the company's home since 1941. Their east-looking view shows the adjacent companion Commerce Bank Tower.
Emerson holds opens house at its new Clayton HQ
Lal Karsanbhai, president and CEO of Emerson, speaks to media on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Emerson's new corporate headquarters following an open house there. The new 14-story downtown Clayton building, dubbed Emerson Tower, replaces their sprawling recently-vacated Ferguson campus that was home since 1941.
Emerson holds opens house at its new Clayton HQ
A placard outside the new Emerson Tower indicates the top-floor tenant on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. Emerson's new corporate headquarters, located at 8027 Forsyth Blvd., in downtown Clayton, replaces their longtime Ferguson campus.
Emerson holds opens house at its new Clayton HQ
Lal Karsanbhai, president and CEO of Emerson, speaks to invited guests and employees on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Emerson's new corporate headquarters during an open house there. The new 14-story downtown Clayton building, dubbed Emerson Tower, replaces their sprawling recently-vacated Ferguson campus that was home since 1941.
Emerson holds opens house at its new Clayton HQ
A lower level terrace featuring a golf hole seen from the thirteenth floor of Emerson's new corporate headquarters on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, during an open house there. The new downtown Clayton building, dubbed Emerson Tower, replaces their sprawling recently-vacated Ferguson campus that was the company's home since 1941. Their east-looking view shows the adjacent companion Commerce Bank Tower.
Emerson holds opens house at its new Clayton HQ
Invited guests listen as Lal Karsanbhai, president and CEO of Emerson, addresses them and employees on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, during an open house in Emerson's new corporate headquarters. The new 14-story downtown Clayton building, dubbed Emerson Tower, replaces their sprawling recently-vacated Ferguson campus that was home since 1941.
Emerson holds opens house at its new Clayton HQ
A large staircase separates the 14th floor from the 13th floor of Emerson's new corporate headquarters building on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, during an open house there. The new downtown Clayton building, dubbed Emerson Tower, replaces their sprawling recently-vacated Ferguson campus that was the company's home since 1941. Their east-looking view shows the adjacent companion Commerce Bank Tower.
Emerson holds opens house at its new Clayton HQ
The Emerson logo hangs high above the security desk on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in the lobby of Emerson's new corporate headquarters, located at 8027 Forsyth Boulevard, in downtown Clayton. The 14-story building, dubbed Emerson Tower, replaces their Ferguson campus.
Emerson CEO Lal Karsanbhai discusses a surprising detail that influenced how the company decided to keep its headquarters in 51黑料, during a conversation with Steph Kukuljan of the 51黑料 on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2024.

