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World Wide Technology

We have some untapped, unrealized potential here. If there’s anyplace that’s going to take the lead in the global marketplace, it’s going to be St. Louis. St. Louis is visionary, open-minded. ... Read More

Texas Instruments to Buy National Semiconductor for $6.5 Billion

The two analog chip makers are to merge in a $25-a-share all-cash deal. ... Read More

Endo to Acquire American Medical for $2.9 Billion

The deal is the third for Endo Pharmaceuticals in 12 months, and will add to the drug maker's treatments for urology and pain. ... Read More

Silgan to Acquire Graham Packaging

Silgan Holdings agreed to acquire Graham Packaging for $1.25 billion in cash and stock in a deal designed to expand its food- and beverage-container operations. ... Read More

UAW deal with GM adds, keeps jobs

General Motors Corp. announced plans to invest $380 million in its assembly plant in Wentzville, Mo., according to the St. Louis Business Journal. The deal, which will add a second shift at the St. Louis-area plant, is part of a tentative four-year contract with the United Auto Workers. The automaker also agreed to add or keep 6,400 jobs in the United States and invest $2.5 billion in its factories, including the reopening of a plant in Spring Hill, Tenn. ... Read More

Wash U. gets grant for breast cancer research

Washington University in St. Louis is getting a $6.5 million grant for research on a vaccine to reduce recurrence in breast cancer survivors. The grant from Susan G. Komen for the ... Read More

Young, educated population on the rise in the urban cores of St. Louis and Kansas City

Talented young adults are increasingly choosing to settle in the close-in neighborhoods of the nation’s metropolitan areas. Since 2000, the number of college-educated 25 to 34 year-olds has increased twice as ... Read More

Missouri colleges get grant to train 4,600 health care workers

Missouri’s 13 community and technical colleges have received a $20 million federal grant to train as many as 4,600 people for careers in health care. Gov. Jay Nixon announced the MoHealthWINS ... Read More

Moberly, Mamtek project win CiCI Award

Trade & Industry Development, a leading magazine dedicated to site selection, has announced its 6th annual CiCi (Corporate Investment & Community Impact) Awards. The CiCi Awards are unique in that they ... Read More

AT&T to invest $20 million in Bridgeton facilities

AT&T Inc. announced this morning that it will spend more than $20 million on infrastructure upgrades at two facilities in Bridgeton. The company also said it has nearly completed the hiring of 64 additional technicians in the Bridgeton area to support the growth of its U-verse services. AT&T is upgrading a work center at 3746 Pennridge Drive that will house U-verse technicians and management teams. The company also is renovating a data center building at 12976 Hollenberg Drive that the company said it is purchasing after having leased it for 20 years. ... Read More