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Missouri opens 500th bridge under construction program

The Missouri Department of Transportation has opened the 500th bridge completed under a program to fix or replace 802 of the state’s worst bridges. The U.S. 61 bridge over Apple Creek ... Read More

Ralcorp to Buy a Sara Lee Unit for $545 Million

The acquisition of the refrigerated dough business comes amid big changes by the two food companies. ... Read More

Sixty-six Missouri companies among the fastest growing according to Inc.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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