Branson Airport flights to Chicago, Indy start
- September 14, 2010
Branson Airport said it began seasonal nonstop service this week to and from Chicago and Indianapolis. Read More… ... Read More
Business News
Toyota to Launch Six New Hybrids by End of 2012
- September 14, 2010
All of the hybrids will be new and not next-generation versions of existing models. More ... Read More
Biotech company to patent fuel-secreting bacterium
- September 14, 2010
A biotech company plans to announce Tuesday that it has won a patent on a genetically altered bacterium that converts sunlight and carbon dioxide into ingredients of diesel fuel, a step ... Read More
Frito-Lay will buy 176 Smith Electric Vehicles delivery trucks
- September 09, 2010
Frito-Lay North America is betting big on Smith Electric Vehicles U.S., planning to deploy 176 of the company’s all-electric delivery trucks during the next year. The company, a division of PepsiCo ... Read More
Unilever Invests in Algae
- September 09, 2010
As food and consumer-goods companies face problems obtaining the key ingredient palm oil without damaging the environment, Unilever is betting on a promising low-life alternative: algae. More ... Read More
3M Continues Deal Spree, Buying Arizant
- September 09, 2010
3M said Thursday that it had agreed to buy Arizant, which provides ways to warm patients to prevent hypothermia, for $810 million in cash. More ... Read More
U.S. Manufacturing posts unexpected growth
- September 01, 2010
Beating most analysts’ expectations, manufacturing in the U.S. grew for the 13th month in a row. The Institute of Supply Management said its manufacturing index rose to 56.3 points, from 55.5 ... Read More
Midwest Research Institute gets $1.6M to study potential biological weapon
- August 31, 2010
Midwest Research Institute won a $1.6 million federal contract to study a virus that could be used as a biological weapon. Mor. ... Read More
Exelon to buy Deere’s wind energy business
- August 31, 2010
Electric utility Exelon Corp. said it will buy Deere & Co.’s wind power business for about $860 million, expanding its portfolio of carbon-free electricity generation. Chicago-based Exelon, the largest U.S. nuclear ... Read More
Mercy opens new data center
- August 30, 2010
Sisters of Mercy Health System will officially launch its new $60 million data center in Washington, Mo., on Monday. More ... Read More