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Explore the latest Missouri business news and stay informed on recent project announcements, economic development updates, business expansions, and success stories.

From key industry updates to economic trends, we provide comprehensive coverage of Missouri business developments.

Whether you’re tracking growth opportunities, following market shifts, or seeking insight into the state of Missouri’s business climate, our aggregated news feed is here to keep you ahead of the curve.

Stifel to buy Thomas Weisel Partners for $300M

Stifel Financial Corp. said Monday it plans to buy San Francisco investment bank Thomas Weisel Partners for more than $300 million in stock. The deal will create a middle-market investment bank ... Read More

Sensient plans $16M expansion in St. Louis

Sensient Technologies Corp. of Milwaukee said it plans to invest $16 million at its Color Group headquarters in St. Louis. Sensient will build an additional 25,000-square-foot facility dedicated to natural colors ... Read More

Qwest, CenturyTel to merge

CenturyTel Inc. agreed Thursday to buy Qwest Comunications International Inc. in an all-stock deal valuing Qwest at about $10.6 billion—one of the biggest U.S. telecommunications deals in years. The merger will ... Read More

Novartis receives FDA approval for Zortress

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Zortress oral tablets for the prevention of rejection of kidney transplants in adult patients at low-to-moderate immunologic risk. Zortress is to be ... Read More

CG Automation acquires Second Wind SCADA technology

CG Automation, a wholly owned subsidiary of MSE Power Systems Inc., announced the acquisition of ADMS Wind SCADA and wind turbine monitoring systems technology from Second Wind Systems Inc. The company ... Read More

Electric car pioneer Tesla aims for broader market

For well-heeled early adopters of electric-car technology, Tesla has been the car of choice. The 2,373-pound, two-seat Roadster accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in 3.9 seconds, can reach a top ... Read More

Alpla to open new manufacturing facility in St. Peters, Mo.

Alpla Inc., a privately held $3 billion manufacturer of plastic packaging solutions, has purchased an 83,485 square-foot industrial property at 9 Cermak Blvd. in St. Peters, Mo. Austrian-based Alpla is a ... Read More

$670M Mississippi River bridge breaks ground

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood visited St. Louis on Monday for the groundbreaking of the $670 million Mississippi River bridge project. The four-lane, cable-stayed bridge will connect St. Clair ... Read More

St. Louis County to open new life science incubator

St. Louis County sold $7 million in bonds Tuesday to build a new incubator in Creve Coeur and renovate existing ones. The new incubator, which will be adjacent from the Bio-Research ... Read More

Jet Midwest to touch down in Kansas City

Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) Director David Kerr visited Kansas City International Airport (KCI) today and awarded nearly $7 million in state economic incentives to Jet Midwest Airlines, assisting the ... Read More