Endo to Acquire American Medical for $2.9 Billion
- April 11, 2011
The deal is the third for Endo Pharmaceuticals in 12 months, and will add to the drug maker's treatments for urology and pain. ... Read More
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Texas Instruments to Buy National Semiconductor for $6.5 Billion
- April 05, 2011
The two analog chip makers are to merge in a $25-a-share all-cash deal. ... Read More
Solvay to Buy Rhodia for $4.8 Billion
- April 04, 2011
The Belgian chemical company Solvay has agreed to buy the French specialty chemicals maker Rhodia, gaining a greater exposure to high-growth emerging markets. ... Read More
Pfizer selling Capsugel to KKR for $2.38 billion
- April 04, 2011
Pfizer Inc said it struck a deal to sell its Capsugel unit, the world’s largest maker of hard capsules, to private equity firm KKR & Co for nearly $2.38 billion. Pfizer, ... Read More
Google win could spur data center efforts in Missouri
- April 01, 2011
The announcement that Google Inc. will bring its ultra high-speed Internet service to Kansas City, Kan., helps rather than harms Missouri efforts to bring data center projects to the Show-Me state. ... Read More
St. Charles County biz incubator grows
- April 01, 2011
The business incubator operated in St. Peters, Mo., by the Economic Development Center of St. Charles County has added 10 startups as tenants, the St. Louis Business Journal reports. “Given the ... Read More
MO-Ill. high-speed rail project moves along
- March 23, 2011
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn announced a $685 million agreement Tuesday to begin construction on the next phase of high-speed rail between Chicago and St. Louis, the St. Louis Business Journal reports. Construction will begin April 5 of a new rail track using concrete ties between Dwight and Lincoln, as well as between Alton and the Mississippi River, along with the installation of a modernized signal system between Dwight and Alton. ... Read More
New missouri fund to target high-tech startups
- March 23, 2011
The St. Louis region has been struggling for years to grow more high-tech companies. On Tuesday, it got a truckload of fertilizer. During a visit to the Center for Emerging Technologies, ... Read More
ABB investment sharpens solar focus
- March 17, 2011
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has agreed to buy a 35 percent stake in Novatec Solar (formerly Novatec Biosol), an innovative Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) technology company based ... Read More
Missouri ranks 6th for Long Haul Freight activity
- March 14, 2011
INRIX has the nation’s largest data warehouse of sampled vehicle speeds, including the most extensive data related specifically to freight activity. In this Annual Scorecard, the subset of GPS vehicle probe ... Read More