Samsung to spend $20 billion on green energy, health
- May 11, 2010
Samsung said on May 11 that it plans to invest $20 billion in healthcare and green energy until 2020 in a move it says could provide thousands of new jobs. Among ... Read More
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Intuit to buy health care firm Medfusion
- May 11, 2010
Best known for its Quicken software, Intuit is moving further into the health care market through a new acquisition. Intuit announced Tuesday that it will pay $91 million in cash to ... Read More
Red Wing Shoe gets $261K grant to expand, add 42 jobs
- May 10, 2010
Red Wing Shoe Co. has received a $261,270 grant to expand its Potosi plant and add 42 new full-time jobs within two years. The Industrial Infrastructure grant, made through the Community ... Read More
Vedanta to buy Anglo American zinc assets
- May 10, 2010
Vedanta Resources PLC said Monday it has acquired the zinc assets of Anglo American PLC, creating the world’s largest zinc and lead producer. The deal, valued at $1.34 billion, follows Anglo’s ... Read More
Oshkosh gets $410M military truck deal
- May 10, 2010
The defense arm of Oshkosh Corp. has received a Pentagon order for more than 2,600 military trucks, in a deal worth more than $410 million. Oshkosh Defense said Monday the vehicles ... Read More
Dow plans seed trait to combat Roundup-resistant weeds
- May 06, 2010
Dow Chemical Co. plans to add a gene to its corn, cotton and soybean seeds that will allow farmers to use a second herbicide to control weeds not killed by Monsanto ... Read More
MU gets millions for health study
- May 06, 2010
The University of Missouri has been awarded an $8.47 million grant to study cardiovascular health, one of the largest awards for medical research in MU’s history. The five-year, renewable grant will ... Read More
Endo to buy HealthTronics for $223M
- May 06, 2010
Drug developer Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc. is buying HealthTronics for $223 million in a move to expand its urology and diagnostic products, the companies said Wednesday. Endo, based in Chadds Ford, ... Read More
Landec acquires Lifecore Biomedical for $40M plus debt
- May 04, 2010
Landec Corp. said Monday it acquired Lifecore Biomedical Inc. from Warburg Pincus Private Equity IX LP for $40 million in cash and assumed debt of $4 million, along with future possible ... Read More
Tech’s 29 most powerful colleges
- May 03, 2010
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. ... Read More