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Google will extend ultra-fast internet project to Kansas City, Mo

Kansas City will get hooked up to the much-touted Google Inc. fiber-optic network that previously was announced for Kansas City, Kan., officials announced Tuesday. New Kansas City Mayor Sly James held ... Read More

St. Louis Children’s ranks as top pediatric hospital

St. Louis Children’s Hospital is among four hospitals tied at No. 8 on U.S. News & World Report’s honor roll for its 2011-2012 ranking of the nation’s best children’s hospitals. The ... Read More

Pew study: Missouri ranks high for tracking transportation spending

Missouri is among the top five U.S. states for tracking the safety, economic and environmental returns on its investments in transportation, a new study finds. Meanwhile, Kansas fell to the middle ... Read More

DuPont Buys Danish Danisco for $6.6 Billion

Tender offer had been repeatedly delayed until DuPont upped its bid. ... Read More

Emerson to supply Texas solar project

Emerson said Monday that it has a contract with Wind Turbine & Energy Cables Corp. to supply utility-scale power inverters for a 30-megawatt solar power plant in Webberville, Texas. Emerson didn’t ... Read More

Takeda in Talks to Buy Nycomed for as Much as $14 Billion

A deal with Nycomed would bolster Takeda's presence in treatments for gastric, respiratory and inflammatory disorders. ... Read More

KC Animal Health Corridor looks to round up promising companies

The Kansas City Animal Health Corridor will hold its third KC Animal Health Investment Forum this summer, providing area companies a chance to connect with potential backers. The forum will be ... Read More

Olympic Steel opens distribution center in Kansas City

Olympic Steel Inc. is opening a 43,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution center in Kansas City. The Cleveland, Ohio-based metals service company’s expansion into Kansas City will enable the company to be closer ... Read More

Nixon plans to sign corporate franchise tax repeal

Gov. Jay Nixon on Tuesday plans to sign into law a repeal of the corporate franchise tax. Nixon plans to sign the legislation at 10:30 a.m. at Boulevard Brewing Co. in ... Read More

Six Missouri community colleges among the nation’s best

The D.C.-based non-profit the Aspen Institute has ranked the nation’s top 120 community colleges. To pick the winners, judges analyzed Department of Education data on the percentage of students who graduate ... Read More