Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis said Tuesday it landed a five-year, $3.8 million federal grant for a center that helps researchers collect and use data on the brain ... Read More
Handmark Inc. is helping Freedom Communications Inc. develop mobile device applications for its group of newspapers and television stations. The Kansas City-based software company said in a release Tuesday that it ... Read More
Federal-Mogul Corp. is looking to acquire companies developing emerging technologies for electric vehicles, its CEO said. CEO José Maria Alapont told Crain’s that Southfield-based Federal-Mogul is in talks to acquire at ... Read More
Medical technology company CareFusion Corp. said Monday it will buy Medegen for $225 million in cash. Medegen makes needleless access valves and other products that deliver intravenous medication to patients. CareFusion ... Read More
A St. Louis-based unit of Boeing and Stirling Energy Systems (SES) inked a deal calling for the Scottsdale, Ariz.-based solar power developer to integrate the aerospace company’s high-concentration photovoltaic cells into ... Read More
Manufacturer Solo Cup Co. is buying take-out container maker InnoWare Plastic Inc. for $24 million in cash. The privately held company said Wednesday it will buy the unit of disposable foodservice ... Read More
KV Pharmaceutical Co. said Wednesday is has laid off 289 employees, or approximately 42 percent of its work force. The move is part of the Bridgeton, Mo.-based company’s ongoing effort to ... Read More
Smith Electric Vehicles U.S. Corp. is getting $32 million in federal money to help develop future all-electric vehicles and to reimburse customers participating in a study of how the vehicles operate. ... Read More
A private trade group says the manufacturing sector expanded in March at its strongest pace since July 2004. The Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing executives, says its ... Read More
Automakers Renault and Nissan signed a deal with Spanish energy and infrastructure group Acciona on March 20 to market electric cars in the country, the three companies announced. Under the agreement ... Read More