Area Development magazine has ranked 365 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) to determine the “Leading Locations for 2012. The results show that even amid the recessionary gloom, there were blooms of prosperity, ... Read More
The National Cancer Institute has awarded MRIGlobal a five-year, $3.8 million contract to analyze potential drugs in the fight against cancer. Kansas City-based MRIGlobal announced the award Friday, saying this is ... Read More
The Missouri Department of Transportation has won top honors in the Mid America Regional “America’s Transportation Awards” competition for two projects that were completed ahead of schedule and under budget. Chief ... Read More
The Missouri Department of Economic Development announced today that a Springfield call center has been approved for state tax credits under the Enhanced Enterprise Zone program. Sunrise Communications, a call center ... Read More
Ascension Insurance Inc. has acquired Atlanta-based Modern Services Insurance Agency Inc., the company announced Thursday. The acquisition, which closed last week for an undisclosed amount, is the seventh since 2010 for ... Read More
Call it good timing, in a perverse kind of way. A team of University of Missouri researchers has won a $5.4 million grant to study alternative biofuels that do not impact ... Read More
MEMC’s SunEdison unit said late Wednesday that JPMorgan Capital Corp. has agreed to provide an estimated $60 million to finance SunEdison’s solar projects in the U.S. Mores ... Read More
St. Louis, now more than 2.8 million residents strong, earned its reputation as a central Midwestern hub on the Mississippi River in Mark Twain’s river stories. It continues to be a ... Read More
The human brain is among the most complex structures in the universe — and researchers here will try to map it in just five years. A consortium led by scientists at ... Read More
Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines plan new nonstop flights from Kansas City International Airport. On Monday, Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE: DAL) announced what will be Kansas City’s only nonstop ... Read More