Financial services company Northern Trust Corp. is actively planning to expand and is considering acquisitions, executives said on Wednesday. The executives, speaking at the company’s investor day in New York, said ... Read More
Magna International Inc., Canada’s biggest auto-parts maker, plans to invest as much as $600 million (U.S.) on new plants for making lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. “We currently are scouting out ... Read More
Novus International Inc. said Tuesday it acquired several food and feed pigment and ingredient companies in Spain and Mexico for an undisclosed amount. The purchases increase the company’s size and reach ... Read More
Drivers who buy electric cars will need a quick, convenient place to recharge their batteries. And the industry is ramping up to fill that need, says a report released Tuesday by ... Read More
MEMC Electronic Materials Inc., based in O’Fallon, Mo., announced today it has reached agreement to acquire privately held Solaicx for at least $66 million. Solaicx, which is headquartered in Santa Clara, ... Read More
The University of Missouri is among the top 10 undergraduate schools that produced the most chief executives among S&P 500 companies. According to this week’s issue of Bloomberg Businessweek, 11 graduates ... Read More
Boeing Co. won a long-sought decision by the Navy to keep buying its F/A-18 Super Hornet for several years after the company knocked 10% off the fighter jet’s price, saving the ... Read More
Astellas Pharma Inc., Japan’s No. 2 drug maker, said Monday it will buy U.S. cancer drug company OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc. for $4 billion in cash in a bid to expand its ... Read More
Two of St. Louis’ major powerhouses announced a unique partnership today whose purpose is to discover new uses for existing drugs and to accelerate the development of scientific knowledge about human ... Read More
Gov. Jay Nixon today took part in the official announcement that global technology innovator IBM will locate a new services delivery center in Columbia, a project that will create 800 new ... Read More