St. Louis ranked No. 23, Kansas City 55th, and Springfield 67th out of 200 metro areas in Forbes annual list of the Best Places for Business and Careers in the country. ... Read More
More than $2.78 million in improvements are either in progress or scheduled to be completed this year at the SEMO Port with funding from state and federal grants. As the port ... Read More
Missouri’s clean economy ranks 16th overall for renewable energy jobs in 2010, according to a new report from the Brookings Institution. The Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings worked with Battelle’s Technology ... Read More
Missouri’s mortgage closing costs are the sixth-lowest in the nation according to financial information website Bankrate.com, the Kansas City Star reports. A $200,000 mortgage in the state averaged $3,524 in origination, ... Read More
For the 19th straight year, Barnes-Jewish Hospital is ranked among the top hospitals in the country according to U.S. News & World Report’s list of “America’s Best Hospitals,” the St. Louis ... Read More
The University of Missouri-Kansas City this fall will begin offering a new degree for students who want a health career but aren’t ready for a professional program. UMKC announced Monday that ... Read More
Milbank Manufacturing plans to invest $2.7 million to set up new production lines for renewable energy products. The 83-year-old Kansas City-based manufacturer is widely recognized as a leading provider of the ... Read More
Express Scripts Inc. has agreed to acquire pharmacy benefit management company Medco Health Solutions Inc. of Franklin Lakes, N.J., in a deal worth $29 billion, the St. Louis Business Journal reports. ... Read More
Google Inc. is taking to the streets. The company, which is building an ultra-fast Internet network in Kansas City, Kan., and Kansas City, Mo., is making some progress, a Google Fiber ... Read More
Emerald Automotive, a British company, plans to build hybrid electric vans and add 580 jobs at a new $175 million plant in Hazelwood, the St. Louis Business Journal reports. Hazelwood’s city ... Read More