Missouri in top 10 for economic competitiveness
- June 23, 2011
The Show-Me State placed in the top 10 among the nation’s 50 states, moving six places from 15 to a ranking of nine, in the newest economic competitiveness index released by ... Read More
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US Chamber of Commerce Enterprising States Study Ranks Missouri High for Taxes and Regulation
- June 22, 2011
The 2011 Enterprising States study highlights state-driven initiatives to 1) redesign government, including measures to deal with excessive debt levels that inhibit economic growth and job creation and 2) implement forward-looking, ... Read More
Study: Kansas City drug research generates $1.33B a year, employs 9,000
- June 22, 2011
When pharmaceutical companies need help developing or testing new drugs, many head to Kansas City. A new study, released Tuesday, found that the metro area boasts more than 70 contract research ... Read More
DST Systems buys Canadian company Subserveo
- June 21, 2011
DST Systems Inc. has bought Subserveo Inc., a Canadian company that provides software for broker-dealers and investment advisers. The companies did not disclose terms of the deal. Kansas City-based DST announced ... Read More
Capgemini to Buy Prosodie
- June 14, 2011
French IT services company Capgemini continued its buying spree, agreeing the $550.6 million acquisition of Prosodie, a French company that manages business-to-business client transactions. ... Read More
Strafford company gains tax credits for new jobs
- June 14, 2011
A Strafford manufacturing company has received a $214,900 state tax credit for creating 59 jobs with the promise of 36 more. American Products LLC has received an Enhanced Enterprise Zone tax ... Read More
NARS to announce 100-job expansion
- June 14, 2011
National Asset Recovery Services is expected to announce a significant expansion to its Cape Girardeau call center staff at 11 a.m. Tuesday, according to Mitch Robinson, executive director of Cape Girardeau ... Read More
Honeywell to Buy EMS Technologies
- June 13, 2011
Honeywell is paying a 33 percent premium for a maker of systems for mobile networks and satellites. ... Read More
KC lures Applebee’s headquarters
- May 31, 2011
Applebee’s International is moving its headquarters and 390 jobs to Kansas City from Lenexa, the first big counterblow by Missouri in a cross-border business-poaching feud. Lured by a more than $12.6 ... Read More
Midwest power transmission project targets Kansas wind
- May 31, 2011
A Houston company is in the early stages of planning one of the largest energy infrastructure projects the Midwest has seen in years – a $1.7 billion high-voltage transmission line connecting ... Read More