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XIOLINK taking data center solar

Data center and co-location provider XIOLINK is investing $125,000 to install a solar electricity system on the roof of 1111 Olive St., its downtown St. Louis headquarters. XIOLINK is working with ... Read More

Independent report shows Missouri’s graduation rate in the top 10 nationally

Gov. Nixon issued the following statement regarding Education Week’s 2013 Diploma’s Count report showing Missouri with the 8th highest graduation rate in the country.  According to the report, over 80 percent ... Read More

Washington University in St. Louis Is a Hotbed for Genomics Research

Four of the 21 hottest researchers in the world are from Washington University, according to Thomson Reuters The hottest researcher of the year, Dr. Richard K. Wilson, is an expert in molecular ... Read More

80 Kansas City buildings to use solar equipment

Kansas City, turning toward the sun, has signed a deal to install solar panels and equipment on 80 city buildings to meet part of their demand for electricity. Brightergy, a Kansas ... Read More

Monsanto, Dow deal surpasses $3.2 billion

In its effort to increase farmers’ yield, Monsanto Co. signed three cross-licensing agreements with major competitors since March. But the agreements, with Bayer CropScience, Dow AgroSciences and DuPont, are also a ... Read More

Danforth scientists open algae farm for biofuels research

Dozens of strains of algae are growing at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, in a new algae farm that’s powered by 30 kilowatts of electricity. Twelve custom growth chambers, which ... Read More

Top global credit-rating agencies reaffirm Missouri’s AAA status

All three top global credit-rating agencies, Fitch Ratings, Moody’s, and Standard & Poor’s, have recently reaffirmed Missouri’s AAA credit rating. The ratings, which apply to general obligation bonds issued by the ... Read More

10 Missouri companies included in the 2013 Fortune 500

The top-ranked Missouri company, Express Scripts, moved up to 24th from 60th. The state has ten companies on the list, nine of which are located in St. Louis. O’Reilly Automotive is ... Read More

St. Louis and Kansas City Make Top List for Business Growth

St. Louis and Kansas City have made MarketWatch’s “Top Cities for Business Growth” list. Twenty metrics were used to develop the rankings and were divided into three main groups looking at ... Read More

Ford seeks 900 workers for new Kansas City plant shift

Ford Motor Co.’s Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo will begin operating around the clock as the company prepares to hire 900 more workers to fill another F-150 production shift, The ... Read More