Ralcorp to Buy a Sara Lee Unit for $545 Million
- August 09, 2011
The acquisition of the refrigerated dough business comes amid big changes by the two food companies. ... Read More
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Sixty-six Missouri companies among the fastest growing according to Inc.
- August 08, 2011
Sixty-six Missouri companies were included in the Inc. 5000 fastest growing companies list this year. Eight Missouri companies were included in the top 500 companies. The company in Missouri that experienced ... Read More
U.S. Doling Out $336 Million to Help States Buy New Trains
- August 04, 2011
California, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan and Missouri to receive funds to buy locomotives, with strict ‘Buy America’ requirements. In 2009, some 30 foreign and domestic rail manufacturers promised to employ American workers ... Read More
MEMC to buy Fotowatio’s U.S. subsidiary for up to $238.5 million
- August 04, 2011
MEMC Electronic Materials Inc.bizWatch said Wednesday it plans to buy the privately held U.S. subsidiary of solar power plant developer Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) in a deal totaling up to $238.5 ... Read More
Columbia makes Forbes’ Best Small Places for Business and Careers List
- August 03, 2011
The college town known for its Shakespeare’s Pizza and historic columns ranked No. 8 on Forbes’ Best Small Places for Business and Careers list. The list looked at 12 measurements when ... Read More
City almost ready to access new solar power source
- August 02, 2011
Solar panels leased from an Omaha, Neb.-based renewable energy company have arrived in Columbia and, once installed, could help the city exceed its renewable energy goal for the coming year. But ... Read More
EADS to buy Vizada for $960 million
- August 02, 2011
Plane maker and defense contractor European Aeronautics, Defence and Space Co. (EADS) plans to buy satellite communications company Vizada from Apax Partners LLP for about $960 million, Bloomberg reports. France-based Vizada ... Read More
State offers incentives to SE Mo. manufacturer
- July 29, 2011
Missouri officials have authorized about $852,000 in incentives to help a manufacturing company in the southeast with a planned expansion. Nordenia USA makes flexible packaging for consumer goods, such as the ... Read More
Emerald Automotive to add 580 jobs in Hazelwood
- July 28, 2011
Emerald Automotive, a British company, plans to build hybrid electric vans and add 580 jobs at a new $175 million plant in Hazelwood, the St. Louis Business Journal reports. Hazelwood’s city ... Read More
Google starts working on details of its Kansas City network
- July 26, 2011
Google Inc. is taking to the streets. The company, which is building an ultra-fast Internet network in Kansas City, Kan., and Kansas City, Mo., is making some progress, a Google Fiber ... Read More