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MO-Ill. high-speed rail project moves along

  • March 23, 2011

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn announced a $685 million agreement Tuesday to begin construction on the next phase of high-speed rail between Chicago and St. Louis, the St. Louis Business Journal reports. Construction will begin April 5 of a new rail track using concrete ties between Dwight and Lincoln, as well as between Alton and the Mississippi River, along with the installation of a modernized signal system between Dwight and Alton. ... Read More

Truman State ranked 3rd best Master’s University by Washington Monthly

  • September 09, 2011

The Washington Monthly’s “2011 College Rankings” was recently released, evaluating the nation’s colleges and universities in four categories – national universities, liberal arts colleges, Master’s universities and Baccalaureate colleges. The schools ... Read More

Two Missouri companies among the 100 fastest growing

  • September 12, 2011

According to Fortune Magazine, two Missouri companies are among the 100 fastest growing: O’Reilly Automotive and Insituform Technologies. O’Reilly, headquartered in Springfield, ranked 51st, while Insituform, based in Chesterfield, ranked 62nd. ... Read More

New missouri fund to target high-tech startups

  • March 23, 2011

The St. Louis region has been struggling for years to grow more high-tech companies. On Tuesday, it got a truckload of fertilizer. During a visit to the Center for Emerging Technologies, ... Read More

Broadcom buying NetLogic for $3.7 billion

  • September 12, 2011

Broadcom Corp., the maker of wireless computer chips, has agreed to buy NetLogic Microsystems Inc. for $50 a share or about $3.7 billion, Reuters reports. The price is a 57 percent premium over NetLogic's Friday close of $31.91 a share. ... Read More

Google win could spur data center efforts in Missouri

  • April 01, 2011

The announcement that Google Inc. will bring its ultra high-speed Internet service to Kansas City, Kan., helps rather than harms Missouri efforts to bring data center projects to the Show-Me state. ... Read More

Missouri colleges and universities maintain high rankings from US News and World Report

  • September 13, 2011

Ten Missouri colleges and universities were ranked among the best overall in the United States in US News and World Report’s latest rankings of the Best Colleges. Washington University, ranked 14th, ... Read More

St. Charles County biz incubator grows

  • April 01, 2011

The business incubator operated in St. Peters, Mo., by the Economic Development Center of St. Charles County has added 10 startups as tenants, the St. Louis Business Journal reports. “Given the ... Read More

Solvay to Buy Rhodia for $4.8 Billion

  • April 04, 2011

The Belgian chemical company Solvay has agreed to buy the French specialty chemicals maker Rhodia, gaining a greater exposure to high-growth emerging markets. ... Read More

Pfizer selling Capsugel to KKR for $2.38 billion

  • April 04, 2011

Pfizer Inc said it struck a deal to sell its Capsugel unit, the world’s largest maker of hard capsules, to private equity firm KKR & Co for nearly $2.38 billion. Pfizer, ... Read More