Yearly Archives: 2010

Direct-drive turbines to propel offshore wind

With projected growth in offshore wind farms, turbine makers are adopting direct-drive generators, a technology which could help address concerns over cost and reliability of offshore wind. Siemens Energy last week ... Read More

Delta Dental acquires Fla. eyecare firm

Delta Dental of Missouri has acquired Advantica EyeCare, a Clearwater, Fla.-based vision benefits provider with 2.4 million members nationwide and annual revenue in excess of $46 million. Financial terms weren’t closed. ... Read More

Despite the economy UM system research blossoms

Ground broke last month on the site of a new research park at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. The innovation park is being constructed atop what was once the ... Read More

Dell agrees to buy data center software maker

Dell said Thursday that it had agreed to acquire Scalent, a privately held maker of data center software, for an undisclosed amount. Dell expects the deal to close in the current ... Read More

DED designates Kearney location as certified site

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

DED designates KC location as certified site

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

Danforth plant center wins $44 million award for algae-biofuel research

The administration of President Barack Obama announced Wednesday that a consortium led by the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis is the winner of a $44 million Recovery Act ... Read More

Danforth Center, EnviroLogix team on crop nutrients

The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and EnviroLogix Inc., a company that develops and manufactures lab-based agricultural diagnostics, said Tuesday they will partner to create technologies that increase nutrients in local ... Read More

Daimler, BYD form electric car partnership

Daimler AG says it has signed a memorandum of understanding with China’s BYD Co. to develop jointly electric vehicles for the fast-growing Chinese market. Daimler said Monday the two companies envision ... Read More

Curtiss-Wright acquires Hybricon

In a move to expand its defense electronics subsystems portfolio Curtiss-Wright Corp. has acquired Hybricon Corp. for $19 million in cash. Hybricon is a supplier of electronic packaging for the aerospace, ... Read More