Having no strict plan in place did not mean no planning was done, of course. With about 2,300 miles of river to choose from, we had to decide which section to ... Read More
The Food and Drug Administration Friday approved a new drug from Acorda Therapeutics Inc. to improve walking in patients with multiple sclerosis. The Food and Drug Administration Friday approved a new ... Read More
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu on Wednesday announced the recipients of more than $80 million in government funding for biofuels research and development. The bulk of the funding, coming from the ... Read More
The administration of President Barack Obama announced Wednesday that a consortium led by the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis is the winner of a $44 million Recovery Act ... Read More
Corning Inc. said Tuesday its profit almost tripled in the fourth quarter on surging sales of glass for flat-screen televisions and computers. The world’s largest maker of liquid-crystal-display glass, accounting for ... Read More
Genesis 10, a New York-based business consulting firm, has opened an office in Kansas City and expects to hire 153 employees at good salaries over the next three years. The firm ... Read More
Illinois scored more than $1.2 billion of the $8 billion in federal high-speed rail stimulus grants to be announced Thursday, enough to cut the Chicago-to-St. Louis travel time by nearly 25% ... Read More
Private equity firm Castle Harlan Inc. said Monday it is buying plastic container maker Pretium Packaging LLC and rival PVC Container Corp. in deals valued at a combined $200 million. The ... Read More
Brazil on Tuesday opened the world’s first ethanol-fueled power plant in an effort by the South American biofuels giant to increase the global use of ethanol and boost its clean power ... Read More
Akermin Inc. said Tuesday it raised $10 million in its Series B financing round and will use the new funds to develop and bring to market its carbon-capture system for power ... Read More