Dow Ramps Up Manufacturing for Specialty Films
- August 17, 2010
New production line was added to address the growing demand for specialty films for use in PV modules. More ... Read More
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The University of Missouri comes in at No. 23 on The Daily Beast’s list of Tech’s 29 Most Powerful Colleges.
The school is hailed for its Missouri Research Park in St. Charles County and its University of Missouri Technology Park at Fort Leonard Wood, the first technology incubator on an active military base. Notable alums include Andy Bryant, chief administrative officer for Intel, and Ernie Hall, a robotocist who holds patents for an optical vision system for robots and a system for remotely guiding unmanned robots.
Pactiv to be acquired in $6-billion deal
- August 17, 2010
Pactiv Corp., which makes packaging products including Hefty trash bags, said Tuesday it has agreed to be acquired in a deal worth about $6 billion. More ... Read More
Dell to Buy Data Storage Company for $1.15 Billion
- August 16, 2010
Dell said Monday that it has agreed to buy 3PAR, a data storage company, for about $1.15 billion in cash, as the computer giant races to expand beyond its core P.C.-making ... Read More
Missouri receives over $80 million for 120 Recovery Act Broadband Projects in Rural Communities
- August 13, 2010
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the funding of 126 new Recovery Act broadband infrastructure projects that will create jobs and provide rural residents in 38 states and Native American tribal areas ... Read More
Missouri home to two of the top metros for export related jobs
- August 13, 2010
U.S. exports support 121,865 jobs in the St. Louis area and more than 77,000 jobs in the Kansas City area, according to a report released last month by the Brookings Institution. ... Read More
Asynchrony sold to Schafer Corp.
- August 12, 2010
St. Louis software developer Asynchrony Solutions Inc. has been sold to Schafer Corp. for an undisclosed sum. More ... Read More
Siemens wins turbine orders in U.S., Canada
- August 10, 2010
Siemens said on August 10 that it has won two orders in the United States and Canada to supply wind turbines that experts said were worth around 800 million euros (US$1.1 ... Read More
Mo. creates new job training program
- August 09, 2010
Unemployed Missourians will be able to get on-the-job training while still receiving their jobless benefits under a new program. Gov. Jay Nixon announced details of the Work Ready Missouri program on ... Read More
Phycal wins $24.2M for algae fuel research
- August 06, 2010
Phycal LLC, which has an algae biotechnology laboratory at the BioResearch and Development Growth Park (BRDG) at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, has won a $24.2 million federal research grant. ... Read More
Esco buys aerospace supplier Crissair
- August 05, 2010
Esco Technologies Inc. said Wednesday it acquired Crissair Inc., a maker of hydraulic, fuel and pneumatic system components for the aerospace industry, for an undisclosed sum.Read More… ... Read More