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10 car brands to watch for

A host of new models are poised to enter the North American market – some new, some familiar. More ... Read More

Ford’s Kansas City plant builds new, fuel-efficient F-150 pickup

Ford Motor Co.’s most fuel-efficient full-size pickup is planting its roots in Kansas City. The 2011 F-150, which Ford says is the most fuel-efficient of its kind among any manufacturer, is ... Read More

USDA to bring 400 jobs to Overland

The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to bring 100 full-time jobs and 300 part-time jobs to Overland. The workers will be added to a newly established USDA operations center, to be ... Read More

Brain mapping study centered in St. Louis

The human brain is among the most complex structures in the universe — and researchers here will try to map it in just five years. A consortium led by scientists at ... Read More

MEMC unit gets $60M in financing

MEMC’s SunEdison unit said late Wednesday that JPMorgan Capital Corp. has agreed to provide an estimated $60 million to finance SunEdison’s solar projects in the U.S. Mores ... Read More

Emerson lands deal for California solar power plant

Emerson said Thursday it won a contract from Quanta Services to supply power inverters and controls for what will be California’s largest photovoltaic power generation plant and one of the largest ... Read More

Daimler, Penske to Launch Small Car in U.S.

Smart USA intends to launch a five-door car on the U.S. market within the next 15 months. More ... Read More

GE to Buy Dresser for $3 Billion

General Electric agreed to acquire Dresser, a maker of energy-infrastructure products, for $3 billion from investors led by private-equity firms Riverstone Holdings and the Carlyle Group. More ... Read More

Boeing lands $5B contract for Super Hornet, Growler

The Boeing Co. said Tuesday it won a new multi-year procurement contract totaling nearly $5.3 billion from the U.S. Navy for 124 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler aircraft. More ... Read More

Washington University gets $18M for nanotechnology

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis said Wednesday it and four other partner schools snagged $18 million from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to research therapies and ... Read More