Monthly Archives: September 2013

New information technology company to locate to Kansas City

The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) announced today that LightEdge Solutions, a colocation and information technology company owned by Anschutz Investment Company, will open a new regional office in Kansas ... Read More

Missouri Western receives $1 million federal grant

Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph has received the largest research grant in its history. University officials announced Thursday that the school was awarded a $1 million, three-year National Science ... Read More

Springfield utility planning big solar project

The utility company is expected to finalize a contract today with Solexus Development, out of St. Louis, and Strata Solar, out of North Carolina. Construction is expected to begin in the ... Read More

MOgene gets $1.5 million grant to make bacteria for fuel

A St. Louis startup has received $1.5 million from the Department of Energy to engineer a bacteria that can convert methane into a liquid fuel. MOgene Green Chemicals LLC, a subsidiary ... Read More

Graematter to boost workforce after debuting new system

Graematter, the regulatory intelligence startup operating out of the downtown T-REx building, will more than triple its staff in the coming weeks as it expands to support its new search system, ... Read More