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
ProEnergy Services plans to invest $25.7 million in its Sedalia, Mo., facilities and create more than 300 jobs there during the next three years. The Sedalia-based company serves the energy industry ... Read More
Missouri holds its own when it comes to tax environments friendly to entrepreneurs and small businesses according to new rankings from a small business advocacy group. Missouri landed at No. 15 ... Read More
Microgrid Energy, a St. Louis-based solar installer and energy efficiency company, said it installed an electric vehicle charging station at the St. Charles headquarters of animal nutrition firm Novus International. The ... Read More
Dairy Farmers of America Inc. will gain ownership of Twin Cities dairy operation Kemps LLC. Kemps, based in St. Paul, Minn., said in a statement that its parent company, HP Hood LLC, had entered an agreement that would make DFA the 100 percent equity owner of the company. DFA is a giant in the dairy industry and is the largest private company in the Kansas City area. ... Read More
Researchers from the University of Missouri and Texas A&M received two grants totaling $14 million to study effective cattle feeding and bovine respiratory disease, the Columbia Tribune reports. ... Read More
Washington University in St. Louis is getting a $6.5 million grant for research on a vaccine to reduce recurrence in breast cancer survivors. The grant from Susan G. Komen for the ... Read More
Talented young adults are increasingly choosing to settle in the close-in neighborhoods of the nation’s metropolitan areas. Since 2000, the number of college-educated 25 to 34 year-olds has increased twice as ... Read More
Trade & Industry Development, a leading magazine dedicated to site selection, has announced its 6th annual CiCi (Corporate Investment & Community Impact) Awards. The CiCi Awards are unique in that they ... Read More
Silgan Holdings agreed to acquire Graham Packaging for $1.25 billion in cash and stock in a deal designed to expand its food- and beverage-container operations. ... Read More