A northern Missouri college of osteopathic medicine has approved a $26 million bond issue to build a dental school. A.T. Still University of Health Sciences said that its board of trustees ... Read More
Gov. Jay Nixon on Tuesday plans to sign into law a repeal of the corporate franchise tax. Nixon plans to sign the legislation at 10:30 a.m. at Boulevard Brewing Co. in ... Read More
The Department of Defense awarded a contract worth up to $11.7 billion to Boeing for support and maintenance of its C-17 aircraft to the U.S. military and global allies, the St. Louis Business Journal reports. Boeing's defense unit, which builds the C-17, is based in St. Louis. ... Read More
The D.C.-based non-profit the Aspen Institute has ranked the nation’s top 120 community colleges. To pick the winners, judges analyzed Department of Education data on the percentage of students who graduate ... Read More
Climate scientists and their billionaire backers, like Bill Gates, are trying to turn down the global thermostat – and make money doing it. Lately another approach to cooling the planet, with ... Read More
Cerner Corp. has agreed to buy Clairvia Inc., a North Carolina company whose software helps health care organizations coordinate staffing, the Kansas City Business Journal reports. Cerner, a health care technology company based in North Kansas City, said the purchase of Clairvia should close in October. ... Read More
Olympic Steel Inc. is opening a 43,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution center in Kansas City. The Cleveland, Ohio-based metals service company’s expansion into Kansas City will enable the company to be closer ... Read More
Gov. Jay Nixon, St. Joseph city officials and officials with KCP&L today celebrated a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the completion of a renewable energy project at the City of St. Joseph landfill. ... Read More
Trade & Industry Development has announced its 7th Annual CiCi (Corporate Investment & Community Impact) Awards. The 30 recipients of the 2012 CiCi Awards helped create 26,605 new jobs, retain 7,902 ... Read More
Washington University in St. Louis spent $696 million on research and development in all fields in fiscal year 2010, putting the university at No. 19 in research and development spending on ... Read More