Monthly Archives: September 2011

BJC, Wash. U join $30 million commitment to new bioscience group

The Coalition for Plant and Life Sciences if evolving into BioSTL, a new organization to promote the growth of bioscience business in the St. Louis area, and has received an initial ... Read More

Alliant Techsystems gets $59M contract for U.S. Army ammunition

Alliant Techsystems Inc.has received a contract worth at least $58.7 million to provide the U.S. Army with ammunition. The contract was awarded to Alliant Techsystems’ Integrated Weapons Systems Division in Mesa, ... Read More

Missouri education gets good grades in national report

Missouri’s report card doesn’t look too bad. The U.S. Department of Education’s State of the States in Education report shows 83 percent of high school students are graduating, well above the ... Read More

Nationwide to buy Harleysville for $760 million

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co said it will acquire Harleysville Group for about $760 million to expand its reach in commercial insurance lines of business and add capacity on the U.S. East ... Read More