Beating most analysts' expectations, manufacturing in the U.S. grew for the 13th month in a row.   Read More...

Electric utility Exelon Corp. said it will buy Deere & Co.'s wind power business for about $860 million, expanding its portfolio of carbon-free electricity generation.   Read More...

Midwest Research Institute won a $1.6 million federal contract to study a virus that could be used as a biological weapon.   Read More...

For decades, the Mississippi River has been a key passageway for barges and other vessels that move millions of tons of coal and petroleum to help power the nation's economy. These days, developers are looking to the river itself as a power source.   Read More...

3M said Monday that it had agreed to buy Cogent, a maker of biometric recognition systems, for $10.50 per share in a deal worth $943 million.   Read More...

Sisters of Mercy Health System will officially launch its new $60 million data center in Washington, Mo., on Monday.   Read More...

St. Louis Children’s Hospital recently became the first hospital in the country to implant an artificial lung.   Read More...

Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) Director David Kerr visited  Fulton today to officially designate a local site as the state’s fifth Certified Site.   Read More...

Leinco Technologies Inc. has landed more than $1.5 million in incentives from Missouri and St. Louis County to expand into part of the former Chrysler supplier complex in Fenton instead of moving to Florida.   Read More...

Two new interstate corridors have been named in Missouri, but don’t try driving on the M-70 and M-55 unless you want to get wet.   Read More...

Once the heavy-duty electrical connections are completed, XIOLINK's new headquarters will open as the latest example of information technology businesses that are expanding downtown.   Read More...

Four Missouri companies- Olin, Stifel Financial, Ralcorp Holdings, and Panera Bread are among the 100 Fastest Growing Companies according to Fortune.   Read More...

The Missouri Development Finance Board today approved an incentives package that will allow Columbia’s 3M plant to move forward with plans to add approximately 120 employees over the next three years. The company employs 208 people today.
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LaBarge Inc. said Thursday it won a $5 million contract from Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. to produce wiring harnesses for the HH-60M Medevac helicopter, which is part of the Black Hawk helicopter family.   Read More...

The chip giant is paying a roughly 60 percent premium for McAfee to expand its presence in security services.   Read More...

 Pactiv Corp., which makes packaging products including Hefty trash bags, said Tuesday it has agreed to be acquired in a deal worth about $6 billion.   Read More...

New production line was added to address the growing demand for specialty films for use in PV modules.   Read More...

Homebuyers in Missouri pay some of the lowest closing costs in the United States, according to a study by Bankrate Inc.   Read More...

Its official, this morning the final section of US Hwy 36 between Clarence and Shelbina opened to traffic, making the corridor a four-lane facility across the entire state of Missouri.   Read More...

A recent report from Business Facilities ranks Missouri 8th for quality of life in the U.S.    Read More...