Missouri holds its own when it comes to tax environments friendly to entrepreneurs and small businesses according to new rankings from a small business advocacy group. Missouri landed at No. 15 ... Read More
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co said it will acquire Harleysville Group for about $760 million to expand its reach in commercial insurance lines of business and add capacity on the U.S. East ... Read More
A city official said last week that when a project to install 12 acres’ worth of solar panels in Columbia is complete, the city could become a leading community in the ... Read More
A northern Missouri college of osteopathic medicine has approved a $26 million bond issue to build a dental school. A.T. Still University of Health Sciences said that its board of trustees ... Read More
Gov. Jay Nixon on Tuesday plans to sign into law a repeal of the corporate franchise tax. Nixon plans to sign the legislation at 10:30 a.m. at Boulevard Brewing Co. in ... Read More
The Department of Defense awarded a contract worth up to $11.7 billion to Boeing for support and maintenance of its C-17 aircraft to the U.S. military and global allies, the St. Louis Business Journal reports. Boeing's defense unit, which builds the C-17, is based in St. Louis. ... Read More
The D.C.-based non-profit the Aspen Institute has ranked the nation’s top 120 community colleges. To pick the winners, judges analyzed Department of Education data on the percentage of students who graduate ... Read More
Climate scientists and their billionaire backers, like Bill Gates, are trying to turn down the global thermostat – and make money doing it. Lately another approach to cooling the planet, with ... Read More
Cerner Corp. has agreed to buy Clairvia Inc., a North Carolina company whose software helps health care organizations coordinate staffing, the Kansas City Business Journal reports. Cerner, a health care technology company based in North Kansas City, said the purchase of Clairvia should close in October. ... Read More
Olympic Steel Inc. is opening a 43,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution center in Kansas City. The Cleveland, Ohio-based metals service company’s expansion into Kansas City will enable the company to be closer ... Read More