For the second time in as many weeks, local economic development officials have announced the successful completion of a project that will bring a new employer to town. This time, it’s ... Read More
According to electronic market research firm iSuppli, LEDs are facing a global supply shortage in 2010, and the year may end with a sharp under-supply of the in-demand devices unless production ... Read More
Landshire Inc., which makes and distributes packaged sandwiches for gas stations, plans to move its headquarters and 50 jobs from Belleville, Ill., to downtown St. Louis. The company, which has called ... Read More
Landec Corp. said Monday it acquired Lifecore Biomedical Inc. from Warburg Pincus Private Equity IX LP for $40 million in cash and assumed debt of $4 million, along with future possible ... Read More
Labopharm Inc. and Gruppo Angelini today announced they have entered into an agreement to establish a joint venture in the United States for the commercialization of OLEPTRO(TM), a novel once-daily formulation ... Read More
LaBarge Inc. has landed contracts valued at $1 million from London-based BAE Systems to make circuit card assemblies for missile warning systems. LaBarge Inc. has landed contracts valued at $1 million ... Read More
KV Pharmaceutical Co. said Wednesday is has laid off 289 employees, or approximately 42 percent of its work force. The move is part of the Bridgeton, Mo.-based company’s ongoing effort to ... Read More
LaBarge Inc. has won a contract from Parker Aerospace’s electronic systems division to provide printed circuit card assemblies for a variety of aircraft programs. LaBarge estimates the value of the award ... Read More
After months of fierce resistance, Cadbury’s about-face to accept a sweetened 11.5 billion pound ($19.5 billion) takeover from Kraft Foods Inc. – forming the world’s biggest candy company – has alarmed ... Read More
The Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce says Kraft Foods Inc. plans to invest $9 million in two new manufacturing lines in the Springfield area. The company says the investment will bring ... Read More