http://news.stlagent.com/s.php?category=business Business News Stories from St. Louis, MO Thu, 17 May 2012 01:59:53 -0500 en-us http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?SmithAmundsen-Expands-by-Opening-St.-Louis-Office-125 SmithAmundsen LLC, a 128-lawyer firm headquartered in Chicago, has opened a new office in St. Louis, Missouri. Brad Goss and Marvin Lindmark, well known members of the St. Louis legal community, will lead the office. Sat, 02 Oct 2010 22:39:00 -0500 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?SmithAmundsen-Expands-by-Opening-St.-Louis-Office-125 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?Ameren-Illinois-Company-Directors-Declare-Quarterly-Dividend-124 The board of directors of Ameren Illinois Company, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), today declared a quarterly dividend on all classes of Ameren Illinois Company preferred stock. Fri, 01 Oct 2010 22:34:00 -0500 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?Ameren-Illinois-Company-Directors-Declare-Quarterly-Dividend-124 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?Metro-St.-Louis-to-Get-Cutting-Edge-Smartcard-Technology-128 Indra, a Spanish IT company, was awarded a multi-million dollar contract to implement cutting edge contactless smart card ticketing technology on the Metro St. Louis bus and light rail networks. Thu, 30 Sep 2010 14:23:00 -0500 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?Metro-St.-Louis-to-Get-Cutting-Edge-Smartcard-Technology-128 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?Solutia-Reaches-Agreements-With-Labor-Unions-127 Solutia announced today that five of its North American labor unions have ratified agreements covering items such as health and welfare benefits. Wed, 29 Sep 2010 23:17:00 -0500 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?Solutia-Reaches-Agreements-With-Labor-Unions-127 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?Two-from-Brown-Crouppen-Honored-by-Missouri-Lawyers-Weekly-107 Two attorneys from Brown & Crouppen, a personal injury and accident law firm in Missouri, were honored by the state's leading legal newspaper last night as "Up & Coming Lawyers" in Missouri. Thu, 23 Sep 2010 23:11:00 -0500 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?Two-from-Brown-Crouppen-Honored-by-Missouri-Lawyers-Weekly-107 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?Charter-Communication-Prices-1-Billion-Senior-Notes-Offering-104 St. Louis-based Charter Communications has announced it has priced its previously announced offering of Senior Notes due 2017- upsized to $1 billion. Mon, 20 Sep 2010 23:33:00 -0500 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?Charter-Communication-Prices-1-Billion-Senior-Notes-Offering-104 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?Missouri-s-Largest-Office-Furniture-Dealer-Launches-A-New-Healthcare-Website-112 Care Interiors, the healthcare division of Color Art Integrated Interiors, is excited about their latest addition to the world wide web: http://www.careinteriors.com. Sat, 18 Sep 2010 00:40:00 -0500 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?Missouri-s-Largest-Office-Furniture-Dealer-Launches-A-New-Healthcare-Website-112 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?St-Louis-based-Nestle-Purina-Completes-Acquisition-106 St. Louis based Nestle Purina PetCare Company today announced it has completed the acquisition of Waggin' Train, a leading marketer in the real-meat dog snacks segment in the United States. Fri, 17 Sep 2010 23:43:00 -0500 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?St-Louis-based-Nestle-Purina-Completes-Acquisition-106 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?Bud-Light-Supports-3D-Game-of-the-Week-on-ESPN-3D-90 This college football season, ESPN 3D and Sony are changing the way fans view games from home with the introduction of the "3D Game of the Week." Bud Light is helping to extend the experience. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:52:00 -0500 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?Bud-Light-Supports-3D-Game-of-the-Week-on-ESPN-3D-90 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?St.-Louis-based-Sendouts-Names-New-President-and-CEO-84 St. Louis based Sendouts, a provider of staffing and recruiting software, has appointed Brian Hopcraft as President and Chief Executive Officer. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:23:00 -0500 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?St.-Louis-based-Sendouts-Names-New-President-and-CEO-84 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?FutureFuel-Corp.-Appoints-New-Officer-87 St. Louis' FutureFuel Corp. announced the appointment of Samuel W. Dortch as the executive vice president and general manager of the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, FutureFuel Chemical Company. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:50:00 -0500 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?FutureFuel-Corp.-Appoints-New-Officer-87 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?Missouri-Lost-Fewer-Industrial-Jobs-Over-Past-Year-According-to-Manufacturers-Directory-82 Industrial employment in Missouri fell 2% over the past twelve months according to the 2011 Missouri Manufacturers Register. The report goes on to say that Missouri had much smaller loss than the previous year. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:46:00 -0500 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?Missouri-Lost-Fewer-Industrial-Jobs-Over-Past-Year-According-to-Manufacturers-Directory-82 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?Dept.-of-Economic-Development-awards-104-812-in-tax-credits-to-St.-Louis-based-Intercon-Chemical-Company-77 The Missouri Department of Economic Development has announced approval of state tax credits for a St. Louis business under the Enhanced Enterprise Zone program to assist in the creation of new jobs and investment. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:19:00 -0500 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?Dept.-of-Economic-Development-awards-104-812-in-tax-credits-to-St.-Louis-based-Intercon-Chemical-Company-77 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?Fish-Window-Cleaning-Services-Named-to-Inc.-5000-76 Fish Window Cleaning Services, Manchester, Mo., has been named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing companies in America. Fish Window Cleaning® is the largest window cleaning company in the country. The organization ranked 182nd on Entrepreneur Magazine's 2010 Franchise 500 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:31:00 -0500 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?Fish-Window-Cleaning-Services-Named-to-Inc.-5000-76 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?St-Louis-Education-Technology-Partners-on-Inc.-List-of-Fastest-Growing-Companies-69 St. Louis-based Education Technology Partners, a provider of technology solutions and services to K-12 schools, has been recognized by Inc. magazine as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the country. Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:05:00 -0500 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?St-Louis-Education-Technology-Partners-on-Inc.-List-of-Fastest-Growing-Companies-69 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?St.-Louis-based-Kellwood-Company-Finalizes-Acquisition-of-ADAM-73 The St. Louis-based Kellwood Company announced its acquisition of ADAM, effective today, according to Michael Kramer, Chief Executive Officer and President of Kellwood. This acquisition is the first in a series of aggressive expansion plans for Kellwood. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:32:00 -0500 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?St.-Louis-based-Kellwood-Company-Finalizes-Acquisition-of-ADAM-73 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?Edward-Jones-Purchases-Oakbrook-Solutions-WealthWorx-Product-70 Oakbrook Solutions announced today that it has entered into an agreement with St. Louis-based Edward Jones Trust Company to implement its WealthWorx® Business Process Management (BPM) Software. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:11:00 -0500 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?Edward-Jones-Purchases-Oakbrook-Solutions-WealthWorx-Product-70 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?FORTUNE-Names-Stifel-Financial-Corp.-to-100-Fastest-Growing-Companies-List-71 St. Louis' Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), a full-service brokerage and investment banking firm, is pleased to announce that it has been named to FORTUNE'S annual 100 Fastest-Growing Companies list for a second consecutive year. Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:18:00 -0500 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?FORTUNE-Names-Stifel-Financial-Corp.-to-100-Fastest-Growing-Companies-List-71 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?Patriot-Coal-Announces-Management-Changes-61 Patriot Coal Corporation announced today that Paul H. Vining is stepping down as President & Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:09:00 -0500 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?Patriot-Coal-Announces-Management-Changes-61 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?St.-Louis-Fed-s-Bullard-Discusses-the-Outlook-for-the-U.S.-Economy-and-Monetary-Policy-56 St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said Thursday that while the U.S. macroeconomic outlook has been downgraded, continued expansion is the most likely course going forward. Sat, 21 Aug 2010 15:32:00 -0500 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?St.-Louis-Fed-s-Bullard-Discusses-the-Outlook-for-the-U.S.-Economy-and-Monetary-Policy-56 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?Illinois-Honors-Peabody-Energy-For-Environmental-Leadership-in-Midwest-55 Peabody Energy today announced the company has earned the 2010 Illinois Land Reclamation Award. The honor recognizes Peabody's Cottage Grove Mine near Equality, Ill., for re-establishing areas of prime farmland, highly productive cropland and wildlife habitat. Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:42:00 -0500 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?Illinois-Honors-Peabody-Energy-For-Environmental-Leadership-in-Midwest-55 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?Fairwood-Capital-Acquires-Embassy-Suites-St.-Louis-Airport-50 Fairwood Capital today announced that the company acquired the 159-suite Embassy Suites St. Louis–Airport in Missouri from a private investment group for an undisclosed amount. Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:29:00 -0500 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?Fairwood-Capital-Acquires-Embassy-Suites-St.-Louis-Airport-50 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?Customers-Vote-Panera-Bread-Most-Popular-in-2010-Zagat-Survey-40 Zagat Survey®, the world's leading provider of consumer survey-based leisure information, has named Panera Bread (NASDAQ: PNRA) the Most Popular large restaurant chain in the United States in its 2010 Zagat Fast-Food Survey. Mon, 16 Aug 2010 22:00:00 -0500 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?Customers-Vote-Panera-Bread-Most-Popular-in-2010-Zagat-Survey-40 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?Improving-a-Business-IQ-Strategies-To-Make-Business-Work-Better-through-Research-36 “Firms don’t have a good measure of R&D effectiveness or what I call, Firm IQ,” says Anne Marie Knott, associate professor of strategy at Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis. Knott’s business research focuses on how to measure a firm’s IQ. Sat, 14 Aug 2010 21:43:00 -0500 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?Improving-a-Business-IQ-Strategies-To-Make-Business-Work-Better-through-Research-36 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?Missouri-Winery-Begins-Exporting-To-China-37 Mount Pleasant (www.mountpleasant.com ), one of Missouri’s oldest and largest wineries, is for the first time exporting to China. The winery recently sent their first shipment, consisting of 900 cases. Thu, 12 Aug 2010 05:56:00 -0500 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?Missouri-Winery-Begins-Exporting-To-China-37 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?Federal-Court-Rules-in-Monsanto-s-Favor-33 Monsanto Company welcomed the St. Louis Federal Court's ruling that DuPont was not licensed to combine the Roundup Ready® trait with the Optimum® GAT® trait in corn or soybeans. The ruling means that DuPont is not authorized to use the Roundup Ready trait to mask the "unacceptable risks to farmers" posed by DuPont's OGAT trait. Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:16:00 -0600 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?Federal-Court-Rules-in-Monsanto-s-Favor-33 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?Missouri-Releases-December-State-Jobs-Report-27 Missouri’s unemployment rate increased slightly in December to 9.6 percent, up two-tenths of a percentage point from the revised November figure on a seasonally-adjusted basis. The state’s non-farm payroll employment decreased by 2,600 jobs. Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:03:00 -0600 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?Missouri-Releases-December-State-Jobs-Report-27 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?Americans-Trust-in-Their-Own-Banks-in-at-an-All-Time-Low-30 While more Americans are starting to believe the banking system is stabilizing, consumers remain skeptical of the banking system and are losing trust in their own banks, according to a Maritz Poll on the U.S. economy. Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:13:00 -0600 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?Americans-Trust-in-Their-Own-Banks-in-at-an-All-Time-Low-30 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?Tax-Credits-Awarded-to-St.-James-Business-for-Jobs-Creation-24 The Missouri Department of Economic Development has announced approval of state tax credits for a St. Louis area business under the Enhanced Enterprise Zone (EEZ) program to assist in the creation of new jobs and investment. Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:10:00 -0600 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?Tax-Credits-Awarded-to-St.-James-Business-for-Jobs-Creation-24 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?Attorney-General-Settles-with-Fenton-Company-for-Hazardous-Waste-Violations-20 Attorney General Chris Koster has reached a settlement with Enterprise Equipment in Fenton for violating the state's Hazardous Waste Management Law. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:54:00 -0600 http://www.news.stlagent.com/a.php?Attorney-General-Settles-with-Fenton-Company-for-Hazardous-Waste-Violations-20