Yearly Archives: 2010

F-35 to dominate future fighter market

During the past decade, world fighter production totaled only around 2,500 units, but over the next 10 years, annual deliveries are set to rise. Unlike the 1970s and 1980s, when large ... Read More

Express Scripts opens $60M pharmacy automation center in St. Louis County

Express Scripts opened its new $60 million pharmacy automation center Thursday in north St. Louis County. The company added 300 new jobs at the 12-acre Technology and Innovation Center, which dispenses ... Read More

Exploring the Missouri part of the Mississippi river in a kayak

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

European energy firms look to U.S. as biomass source

Demand for woody biomass, in the form of wood chips, wood pellets and torrified pellets will increase substantially in Europe over the next ten years, according to the North American Wood ... Read More

Exploring algae as fuel

in a laboratory where almost all the test tubes look green, the tools of modern biotechnology are being applied to lowly pond scum. Foreign genes are being spliced into algae and ... Read More

Essar to buy Trinity Coal

India’s Essar Group Ltd. will acquire U.S. coal producer Trinity Coal for $600 million, giving the global steelmaker direct access to a key raw material that’s seen a recovery in demand. ... Read More

Endo to buy HealthTronics for $223M

Drug developer Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc. is buying HealthTronics for $223 million in a move to expand its urology and diagnostic products, the companies said Wednesday. Endo, based in Chadds Ford, ... Read More

Emerson, Panduit announce partnership

Emerson Network Power is partnering with Panduit to incorporate its products into Panduit’s Unified Physical Infrastructure (UPI) system, the two companies said today. The UPI system integrates equipment and technology from ... Read More

Emerson, Korea South East Power partner on power plants

An Emerson business unit and Korea South East Power Co. have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on modernizing existing power plants and constructing new ones in Korea, the Middle ... Read More

Electric car pioneer Tesla aims for broader market

For well-heeled early adopters of electric-car technology, Tesla has been the car of choice. The 2,373-pound, two-seat Roadster accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in 3.9 seconds, can reach a top ... Read More