Overland Park-based insurance company Alternative Risk Services LLC is heading across the state line. ARS will move about 50 employees to a 13,000-square-foot office at 10525 N.W. Ambassador Drive in December. ... Read More
French conglomerate Safran said it is expanding its presence in the U.S. with plans to buy L-1 Identity Solutions for a cash amount of $1.09 billion. More ... Read More
Mizzou was ranked #8 in the U.S. and #15 in the world in impact in plant and animal sciences over the period 1999-2009, according to the Times Higher Education. The ranking ... Read More
Alternative energy company BioStar Systems LLC has received more than $3 million in state grants for two projects aimed at converting biological gases into energy. More ... Read More
Monsanto of Creve Coeur, Mo., and AgraQuest Inc. of Davis, Calif., said Monday they struck a three-year deal to evaluate the potential use of AgraQuest’s pipeline of biopesticide leads to develop ... Read More
Branson Airport said it began seasonal nonstop service this week to and from Chicago and Indianapolis. Read More… ... Read More
All of the hybrids will be new and not next-generation versions of existing models. More ... Read More
A biotech company plans to announce Tuesday that it has won a patent on a genetically altered bacterium that converts sunlight and carbon dioxide into ingredients of diesel fuel, a step ... Read More
Frito-Lay North America is betting big on Smith Electric Vehicles U.S., planning to deploy 176 of the company’s all-electric delivery trucks during the next year. The company, a division of PepsiCo ... Read More
As food and consumer-goods companies face problems obtaining the key ingredient palm oil without damaging the environment, Unilever is betting on a promising low-life alternative: algae. More ... Read More