Saint Louis University scientists plan to study the most effective way to administer an investigational vaccine for smallpox as part of efforts to protect Americans from a bioterrorism attack. Up to ... Read More
The Kansas City Council on Thursday approved the Kansas City, Kan., aircraft company’s plan to move into Kansas City International Airport’s overhaul base on March 1. The long-term leases for Jet ... Read More
The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) has approved $2.5 million in Development Tax Credits for the expansion project of Noranda Aluminum, Inc. The credits will be authorized at the 50 ... Read More
Genesis 10, a New York-based business consulting firm, has opened an office in Kansas City and expects to hire 153 employees at good salaries over the next three years. The firm ... Read More
President Obama announced today a proposal to establish a $33 billion tax credit to encourage small businesses to hire more workers and increase wages. The plan is one of several the ... Read More
The Obama administration on Thursday said it will provide $31 million to help build high-speed passenger-rail service between Kansas City and St. Louis. The award is part of $8 billion in ... Read More
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has received a five-year, $13 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to help eliminate elephantiasis and river blindness. The parasitic ... Read More
Illinois scored more than $1.2 billion of the $8 billion in federal high-speed rail stimulus grants to be announced Thursday, enough to cut the Chicago-to-St. Louis travel time by nearly 25% ... Read More
Smith Electric Vehicles U.S. Corp. said Wednesday that its Smith Newton vehicle has been approved for purchase by federal agencies and the military, the only all-electric medium/heavy duty truck with the ... Read More
A day after delivering a State of the Union address aimed at showing recession-weary Americans he understands their struggles, President Barack Obama intends to award $8 billion in stimulus funds to ... Read More