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Agri-tech Company Announces Launch of North American Development in Missouri

Northwest Missouri State University CIE welcomes Missouri Moisture Analyzers LLC to Maryville The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Northwest Missouri State University has entered into an agreement with Missouri ... Read More

Mizzou Ranked Among World’s Top Institutions In Plant And Animal Sciences

Mizzou was ranked #8 in the U.S. and #15 in the world in impact in plant and animal sciences over the period 1999-2009, according to the Times Higher Education. The ranking ... Read More

InvestMidwest picks 12 St. Louis firms to present

Twelve St. Louis-area companies have been selected to present their stories to potential investors at this year’s InvestMidwest Venture Capital Forum. Organizers of the annual event, which will be April 4-5 ... Read More

Valent Aerostructures breaks ground on $15M Washington plant

Valent Aerostructures broke ground Monday on a $15 million to $20 million plant in Washington, Mo., that will add 100 jobs and retain 120 existing ones. The state of Missouri awarded ... Read More

St. Louis lands $1M for life science start-ups

St. Louis has been awarded a $1 million two-year federal grant— one of six grants handed out nationwide — for life science start-ups. The grant winner is a regional collaboration, brought ... Read More

Southwest to Buy AirTran for $1.37 Billion

Southwest Airlines, the biggest discount airline in the United States, on Monday said it had agreed to acquire AirTran Airways for $1.37 billion in cash and stock More ... Read More

Washington U. med school gets $50M NIH grant

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has received a $50 million federal grant aimed at helping researches turn scientific discoveries into ways to improve human health. The university announced ... Read More

Unilever to buy Alberto Culver for $3.7 billion

Consumer products maker Unilever N.V. said Monday it has agreed to buy Melrose Park-based Alberto Culver Co., which makes beauty products such as TRESemme, VO5 and Noxzema, for $3.7 billion in ... Read More

Healthier Auto Sector Means Increased Demand for Sensors

Market for sensors expected to grow 14% annually through 2014, according to report. More ... Read More

Boeing lands $5B contract for Super Hornet, Growler

The Boeing Co. said Tuesday it won a new multi-year procurement contract totaling nearly $5.3 billion from the U.S. Navy for 124 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler aircraft. More ... Read More