Yearly Archives: 2010

Missouri tops Kansas in tech job rankings

Missouri bested Kansas in terms of tech jobs, according to a new Cyberstates report, which ranked the states as the 19th and 27th cyberstates, respectively. The report found that Missouri’s high-tech ... Read More

Missouri metros’ economies among the strongest

Four Missouri metros ranked in the top 50% of 366 metros due to the strength of their economies. Kansas City ranked 17th, followed by St. Louis at 101st, Springfield at 162nd, ... Read More

Missouri is the only state in the Midwest with a AAA credit rating

Moody’s Investors Service and Standard & Poor’s have both reaffirmed Missouri’s AAA credit rating, making Missouri once again the only state in the Midwest to earn a triple-A rating from all ... Read More

Missouri home to two of the top children’s hospitals in the nation

St. Louis Children’s Hospital-Washington University and Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City have once again been recognized in U.S. News & World Report’s 2010 list of America’s Best Children’s Hospitals. St. ... Read More

Missouri Department of Economic Development designates Springfield location as certified site

The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) announced today that a Springfield location has been designated as the state’s second Certified Site. Chosen by DED’s Certified Site team, the site will ... Read More

Missouri Biotech Featured in fDi Magazine

Missouri has established itself as a leader in life sciences and biotechnology – boasting of the world’s leading R&D centres in this field, writes Karen E Thuermer. Located in the US’s ... Read More

Micron buys Numonyx for $1.27 billion

Micron Technology announced late Tuesday that it was acquiring Numonyx Holdings in an all-stock deal worth about $1.27 billion, a move that may help it challenge Samsung and Toshiba. Numonyx, formed ... Read More

Midwest Research Institute wins Department of Defense research contract

Midwest Research Institute has received a U.S. Department of Defense contract to provide support services for national defense research against chemical and biological warfare and terrorism. The Kansas City-based organization said ... Read More

Merck, Sanofi merge animal medicine units

Two of the world’s biggest pharmaceutical companies said Tuesday they are uniting their animal health businesses in a deal to become the top dog in the veterinary industry. Merck & Co. ... Read More

MEMC’s SunEdison unit to build Italian solar plant, Europe’s biggest

The Italian government issued final approval to MEMC’s SunEdison division to develop and build a 72-megawatt photovoltaic solar power plant near Rovigo, in northeastern Italy. The plant is expected to be ... Read More