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Schnucks picks location for $100 million distribution facility

Schnuck Markets Inc. officials said Thursday they will begin construction this summer on a new distribution center, estimated to cost $100 million, in north St. Louis County. The St. Louis grocery ... Read More

Allen Global to break ground on new HQ in Ozark

Allen Global LLC has scheduled a groundbreaking ceremony tomorrow in Ozark for its new $500,000 headquarters. Managing member Jerry Nichols said the 4,000-square-foot project – located at the southeast corner of ... Read More

Prime Inc. plans $50M headquarters expansion

Killian Construction Co. President Bill Killian said today the Springfield-based contracting firm was hired to build a $50 million expansion of Prime Inc.’s Queen City headquarters, 2740 N. Mayfair Ave. “This ... Read More

A new ranking names Missouri S&T a hidden gem

A promising new college ranking system that the Brookings Institution rolled out this week measures how well alumni perform in three economic measures: mid-career earnings, student loan repayment and what the ... Read More

Three Missouri cities make list of best places to start a business

Springfield, Kansas City and St. Louis were all named to WalletHub’s 2015 list of the best places to start a business in the U.S., with Springfield ranking third best overall, Kansas ... Read More

Two Missouri cities make list of best places for tech jobs

Kansas City and St. Louis were both named to NerdWallet’s list of the best places for tech jobs, with Kansas City ranking at No. 31 best and St. Louis at No. ... Read More

Doing business 100 feet underground

Here’s a novel way to slash your business expenses in half: Relocate 100 feet underground. In the Midwest, many businesses have done just that. In states like Missouri, Kentucky and Pennsylvania, ... Read More

Leading automotive supplier to open manufacturing facility in Riverside, creating 267 new jobs

U.S. Farathane will supply plastic components for GM and Ford vehicles Missouri’s automotive supplier industry continued its growth today as Gov. Jay Nixon, along with local leaders and company executives, announced ... Read More

Moore Gear adds 34 new jobs in Hermann, DED announces

The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) today announced that local manufacturer Moore Gear and Manufacturing Company will invest more than $1.8 million to increase production capacity at its Hermann facility. ... Read More

SLU awarded federal contract to study ‘universal’ flu vaccine

Saint Louis University is studying a concept for a universal flu vaccine, under a $1.1 million federal contract funding the project. The goal is to develop a vaccine that could protect ... Read More