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A boost for light-duty trucks

Smith Electric Vehicles and Proton Power Systems have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop long-range electric service trucks. The partnership will allow Smith Electric to install Proton Power’s fuel cell ... Read More

3M to buy Canadian aerospace products company

Manufacturing conglomerate 3M Co. said Monday it has agreed to acquire MTI PolyFab Inc., a Canadian manufacturer of noise and vibration reduction technology for airplanes. MTI said the acquisition price is ... Read More

3M quarterly profit climbs 80%; lifts outlook

Dow component and economic bellwether 3M Co. said Tuesday its first-quarter profit rose 80% on surging demand for electronics for autos and health-care products, boosting its full-year outlook. Results of the ... Read More

$670M Mississippi River bridge breaks ground

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood visited St. Louis on Monday for the groundbreaking of the $670 million Mississippi River bridge project. The four-lane, cable-stayed bridge will connect St. Clair ... Read More

$4.6M grant to finance incubator, Danforth greenhouse

The U.S. Department of Commerce awarded St. Louis County Economic Council and Donald Danforth Plant Science Center a $4.6 million grant to expand plant and life sciences in St. Louis County. ... Read More

Missouri-based AgTech Firm Launches Cloud Biology Software

Benson Hill Biosystems, a Missouri-based AgTech firm located in the Helix Center Biotech Incubator, has launched its cloud biology software, called CropOS, which can be used to dramatically accelerate plant genomics ... Read More

Missouri Manufacturer Earns Top Rankings

Kansas City, Missouri, based luxury watch manufacturer Niall has been ranked No. 1 in the nation on The Good Trade’s “Guide to American Made Watches.” The ranking recognized Niall’s “quality and ... Read More

Hacking the Farm

Missouri is the global leader in AgTech due to Missouri companies such as Monsanto and the Climate Corporation. “We’re using data science to de-convolute what’s going on [on the farm],” Climate Corporation ... Read More

Missouri AgTech Tool is First of its Kind

Missouri is the global leader in AgTech, and a new tool from Valent BioSciences Corporation and the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center is about to add to that leadership position. The large-scale X-ray ... Read More

Israeli AgTech Firms See Missouri As A Place To Grow

When a group of St. Louisans visited Israel in 2014 to build ties with that country’s entrepreneurs, they expected to wait years for the effort to bear fruit. Instead, it took ... Read More