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Ralcorp Holdings Inc. has completed the acquisition of Gelit S.r.l., an Italian producer of private-brand, frozen ready made meals that has annual sales of $45 million, Ralcorp officials said. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Ralcorp anticipates the transaction will provide $0.05 of GAAP accretion and $0.07 of cash accretion to adjusted diluted earnings per share in the first 12 months of ownership, excluding one-time costs. Read More…

Summer program at St. Louis university gives science students a boost

Some incoming freshmen at Harris-Stowe State University are getting their first taste of college life — and a crash course in math and science. Kimon Chapman conducts an experiment in a ... Read More

Chicago IT firm will move HQ to KC, raises $3.5M

A Chicago-area privacy solutions firm praised by Edward Snowden will move its corporate headquarters to Kansas City by the end of the year and plans to close on a $3.5 million ... Read More

Missouri hospitals prove why the Show-Me state is amongst the best in healthcare

Missouri Hospitals proved why the Show-Me State is amongst the best in cutting edge healthcare. Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis led the way as it was named to the US News ... Read More

Chesterfield medical billing firm to open Cuba facility

National Medical Billing Services (NMBS) is planning to open a new facility in Cuba, Missouri. The planned $213,000 expansion project will create 11 new jobs, with the possibility for “significant” further job ... Read More

Gov. Nixon celebrates Linn County’s Certified Work Ready designation

Brookfield, MO – Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon recently joined local business, education and community leaders at Linn County Area Career & Technical Center to congratulate Linn County for being designated as a Certified Work Ready ... Read More

ProPharma Group opens new medical information contact center in Maryland Heights

ST. LOUIS, Mo.— The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) today announced that ProPharma Group, a provider of compliance services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device sectors, is opening a ... Read More

BioSTL welcomes Forrest Innovations to St. Louis

ST. LOUIS – July 16, 2015 – BioSTL hosted a welcome reception for Israeli agtech company Forrest Innovations at the Bio Research & Development (BRDG) Park at the Danforth Plant Science ... Read More

Growing investment firm enters the St. Louis market

Rapidly expanding Mariner Wealth Advisors has opened an office in St. Louis led by three former Moneta Group partners. The firm, based in Kansas City, has recruited Patrick Howley, Betsy Dow and Matt Fisher, who jointly manage $460 ... Read More

Two Missouri companies nationally recognized for having incredible employee perks

Two Missouri companies rank among the top 14 globally for employee perks according to Salary.com, which tracks pay and benefits. Kansas City-based Hallmark is ranked at No. 9, and St. Louis-based ... Read More

Two Missouri cities rank high for recreation

St. Louis and Kansas City both ranked highly on WalletHub’s 2015 list of the best and worst cities for recreation. St. Louis ranked at No. 8 overall, earning the No. 4 ... Read More