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Abbott rival Mylan gets FDA approval for generic hypertension drug

Mylan Inc. said Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administration approved the drugmaker’s generic version of the high blood pressure treatment Teveten. more ... Read More

Boeing lands $3.5 billion missile defense contract

The U.S. Defense Department has awarded Boeing Co. a $3.48 billion, seven-year contract to develop, test, engineer and manufacture missile defense systems, the Chicago Tribune reports. Boeing beat out a team ... Read More

St. Louis 4th among U.S. cities for manufacturing jobs

St. Louis ranked fourth in Manufacturers’ News Inc.’s list of the top U.S. cities by number of manufacturing jobs as of Jan. 1. According to the list, St. Louis has 80,795 ... Read More

Branson Airport flights to Chicago, Indy start

Branson Airport said it began seasonal nonstop service this week to and from Chicago and Indianapolis. Read More… ... Read More

Unilever to buy Alberto Culver for $3.7 billion

Consumer products maker Unilever N.V. said Monday it has agreed to buy Melrose Park-based Alberto Culver Co., which makes beauty products such as TRESemme, VO5 and Noxzema, for $3.7 billion in ... Read More

Gov. Nixon joins company officials in opening new Pharma Medica Research facility in St. Charles

Gov. Jay Nixon today joined leadership of Pharma Medica Research Inc. as well as local government and economic development officials in cutting the ribbon on the company’s new research facility in ... Read More

Exelon to buy Deere’s wind energy business

Electric utility Exelon Corp. said it will buy Deere & Co.’s wind power business for about $860 million, expanding its portfolio of carbon-free electricity generation. Chicago-based Exelon, the largest U.S. nuclear ... Read More

Exelon Acquires John Deere Renewables

Chicago-based Exelon, the largest U.S. nuclear power operator, said the acquisition of John Deere Renewables will add 735 operating megawatts (MW) of clean energy to its portfolio, which currently includes about ... Read More

Advanced manufacturing company to open in Pomona

The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) announced today that Robinson Laser, a manufacturer of laser cut steel parts, is locating to Pomona. The company will invest $1,289,000 to open the ... Read More

Bolt to hire 100 employees to support regional expansion

Bolt Restoration, a St. Louis-based construction and restoration contractor, will hire as many as 100 new employees in St. Louis as it plans to expand into several key markets within a ... Read More