Monthly Archives: September 2010

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

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

Washington University gets $18M for nanotechnology

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis said Wednesday it and four other partner schools snagged $18 million from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to research therapies and ... Read More

LaBarge wins $1M helicopter contract

LaBarge Inc. said Wednesday it won a $1 million contract from Lord Corp. to produce electronic assemblies for military and civilian helicopters. More ... Read More

Peugeot, Mitsubishi Team Up on Electric Vehicle Project

The carmakers said they will begin technical development of electric versions of the Peugeot Partner combi-van and the Citroen Berlingo, with the aim of beginning production by the end of 2012. ... Read More

U.S. Manufacturing posts unexpected growth

Beating most analysts’ expectations, manufacturing in the U.S. grew for the 13th month in a row. The Institute of Supply Management said its manufacturing index rose to 56.3 points, from 55.5 ... Read More

Frito-Lay will buy 176 Smith Electric Vehicles delivery trucks

Frito-Lay North America is betting big on Smith Electric Vehicles U.S., planning to deploy 176 of the company’s all-electric delivery trucks during the next year. The company, a division of PepsiCo ... Read More

Unilever Invests in Algae

As food and consumer-goods companies face problems obtaining the key ingredient palm oil without damaging the environment, Unilever is betting on a promising low-life alternative: algae. More ... Read More