Yearly Archives: 2012

With 3 New EV Charging Station Installations, Microgrid Energy Prepares for Electric Vehicles

Unveiling of several new electric vehicles at Detroit Auto Show highlights need for EV charging infrastructure in St. Louis Already responsible for installing the first networked electric vehicle (EV) charging station ... Read More

Columbia company hopes to fuel power plant with corn waste

Enginuity is stepping to the forefront in creating and marketing a new form of renewable energy, and they hope the Columbia Municipal Power Plant will be their proving ground. Enginuity is ... Read More

2 Biotech Firms Bolster Their Drug Pipelines Through Deals

Amgen and Celgene are separately acquiring two smaller companies that are harnessing novel technologies to develop drug treatments for leukemias and lymphomas. more ... Read More

Kansas City Is Boosting Its Tech Startups With Launch KC

One of the best kept secrets of the Midwest is that Kansas City, Missouri is home to a thriving entrepreneurial community. But thanks to the launch of Google Fiber, Kansas City ... Read More

St. Louis data center XIOLINK uses 55 percent less power than average data center

Managed hosting and colocation company XIOLINK says it’s downtown data center, at 1111 Olive St., uses 55 percent less power to cool its facility than the average enterprise data center. Mike ... Read More

Global aerospace manufacturer to significantly expand operations in St. Charles

A leading provider of components, assemblies and engineering services to the aerospace, defense and technology industries plans to expand its corporate headquarters and manufacturing facilities in St. Charles, Gov. Jay Nixon ... Read More

St. Louis, Kansas City among the most literate U.S. cities

Both St. Louis and Kansas City ranked in the top 15 U.S. cities for literacy for 2011. St. Louis ranked 8th overall, while Kansas City was 14th. The study, by Central ... Read More

St. Louis 4th among U.S. cities for manufacturing jobs

St. Louis ranked fourth in Manufacturers’ News Inc.’s list of the top U.S. cities by number of manufacturing jobs as of Jan. 1. According to the list, St. Louis has 80,795 ... Read More

LMI Aerospace to spend $4.3 million, add 100 jobs at St. Charles plant

LMI Aerospace Inc. plans to spend $4.3 million over the next five years to expand its corporate headquarters and manufacturing facilities in St. Charles and add 100 jobs to the existing ... Read More

Growth of Micro-hybrids will Create $6.9 Billion Battery Market

By 2017, 39 million micro-hybrids will be on the road according to a new study. more ... Read More