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Hartzell ups job numbers, expands in Kirksville

Hartzell Hardwoods is continuing growing its local operations less than a year after opening its doors in Kirksville, expanding warehouse space and adding more than a dozen new employees, according to ... Read More

$7.3M in Mo. incentives attract 500 Expedia jobs

The state of Missouri awarded online travel firm Expedia an incentive package worth more than $7.3 million to help cement the Bellevue, Wash.-based company’s planned expansion in Springfield, Mo., and the ... Read More

Electric car industry hitting the tipping point

The age of the electric car is upon us, or so the numbers would suggest. Companies in cleantech, especially those making cars, received over $400 million in funding in the second ... Read More

Coca-Cola distribution facility brings 50 new jobs to Joplin

The grand opening of the 56,000 square foot Coca-Cola distribution center in Crossroads Industrial Park has added 50 new jobs to the Joplin area market, according to distribution center Manager Jarrett ... Read More

Phycal wins $24.2M for algae fuel research

Phycal LLC, which has an algae biotechnology laboratory at the BioResearch and Development Growth Park (BRDG) at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, has won a $24.2 million federal research grant. ... Read More

Monsanto acquires ag biotech startup GrassRoots Biotechnology

The six-year-old company, which was spun out of research at Duke University, is focused on discovering genes that can improve crop performance. Since 2009, Monsanto and GrassRoots have had a technology ... Read More

Mo. creates new job training program

Unemployed Missourians will be able to get on-the-job training while still receiving their jobless benefits under a new program. Gov. Jay Nixon announced details of the Work Ready Missouri program on ... Read More

Newberry Group buys cmdLabs

The Newberry Group Inc., a St. Charles IT services and security firm, recently acquired cmdLabs LLC, a Baltimore-based digital forensics and incident response company, for an undisclosed sum. More ... Read More

Newly independent Mallinckrodt invests in headquarters

Company officials said the move could bring 150 new jobs to the Hazelwood facility, KTVI reports. Mallinckrodt was spun off by Covidien and traded as a independent public company on the ... Read More

Leading pharmaceutical manufacturer plans to strengthen presence in Missouri

Gov. Jay Nixon today praised plans by Mallinckrodt, a leading global provider of specialty pharmaceuticals, to strengthen its presence in Missouri. As part of its spinoff from former parent company Covidien, ... Read More