Healthier Auto Sector Means Increased Demand for Sensors
- September 28, 2010
Market for sensors expected to grow 14% annually through 2014, according to report. More ... Read More
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Southwest to Buy AirTran for $1.37 Billion
- September 27, 2010
Southwest Airlines, the biggest discount airline in the United States, on Monday said it had agreed to acquire AirTran Airways for $1.37 billion in cash and stock More ... Read More
Unilever to buy Alberto Culver for $3.7 billion
- September 27, 2010
Consumer products maker Unilever N.V. said Monday it has agreed to buy Melrose Park-based Alberto Culver Co., which makes beauty products such as TRESemme, VO5 and Noxzema, for $3.7 billion in ... Read More
St. Louis lands $1M for life science start-ups
- September 24, 2010
St. Louis has been awarded a $1 million two-year federal grant— one of six grants handed out nationwide — for life science start-ups. The grant winner is a regional collaboration, brought ... Read More
Valent Aerostructures breaks ground on $15M Washington plant
- September 21, 2010
Valent Aerostructures broke ground Monday on a $15 million to $20 million plant in Washington, Mo., that will add 100 jobs and retain 120 existing ones. The state of Missouri awarded ... Read More
Overland Park insurance company will move to Kansas City
- September 20, 2010
Overland Park-based insurance company Alternative Risk Services LLC is heading across the state line. ARS will move about 50 employees to a 13,000-square-foot office at 10525 N.W. Ambassador Drive in December. ... Read More
Safran to Expand U.S. Presence
- September 20, 2010
French conglomerate Safran said it is expanding its presence in the U.S. with plans to buy L-1 Identity Solutions for a cash amount of $1.09 billion. More ... Read More
Mizzou Ranked Among World’s Top Institutions In Plant And Animal Sciences
- September 20, 2010
Mizzou was ranked #8 in the U.S. and #15 in the world in impact in plant and animal sciences over the period 1999-2009, according to the Times Higher Education. The ranking ... Read More
BioStar Systems gets $3M from California, Missouri for biogas energy projects
- September 14, 2010
Alternative energy company BioStar Systems LLC has received more than $3 million in state grants for two projects aimed at converting biological gases into energy. More ... Read More
Monsanto, AgraQuest to develop seed treatments against pests
- September 14, 2010
Monsanto of Creve Coeur, Mo., and AgraQuest Inc. of Davis, Calif., said Monday they struck a three-year deal to evaluate the potential use of AgraQuest’s pipeline of biopesticide leads to develop ... Read More