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More than pennies from heaven December 15, 2006 Biovest to hire 40 workers at future plant on The Hill December 6, 2006 St. Louis Receives World Leadership Award December 6, 2006 Data Published in Clinical Chemistry Reveal the Presence of a Biochemical Marker For Acute Meyocardial Infarction (AMI) in Blood of Health Individuals November 21, 2006 WU gets $156 million for genome research November 9, 2006 Amendment 2 vote clears way for research October 27, 2006 A Deal on Ballpark Village October 27, 2006 St. Louis' revival a hit October 25, 2006 Siteman Cancer Center gains nationally recognized leader in cancer prevention October 25, 2006 Edward Jones Announces Plan to Add 1,000 Jobs, Redevelop Campuses in St. Louis County October 19, 2006 St. Louis - Researchers at a new multi-million-dollar laboratory in St. Louis called "C-TRAIN" are aiming to invent a host of new medical treatments using nanotechnology. October 12, 2006 An expansive green space flanked by an art museum, history museum, and zoo. A botanical garden featuring ornately sculpted landscaping, glass accents, and intoxicating flowers. A world-class symphony, smoky blues clubs, and concert halls that entice the eye as much as the ear. Think I'm speaking of New York, Chicago, or San Francisco? You'd be close, but not quite right. You can find these arts attractions (and many more) in St. Louis. October 9, 2006 ST. LOUIS– Today, NorthPark Partners, LLC broke ground on the history-making NorthPark project and announced NorthPark’s first tenant, Vatterott College. A $15 million, 90,000-square-foot project, Vatterott‘s new national headquarters and main St. Louis campus will open in October 2007. Vatterott’s presence will bring approximately 150 jobs to the area, and 500 to 600 students will attend school on the campus at NorthPark. October 4, 2006 Meet Me in Revitalized Downtown St. Louis September 20, 2006 St. Louis - Shri Thanedar, owner of Chemir Analytical Services, has found St. Louis to be a great entrepreneurial business culture, one built around energetic small businesses rather than big established companies. September 12, 2006 BELLEVILLE, Ill. - MidAmerica St. Louis Airport on Tuesday landed a tenant to lease half of its new $7 million cargo terminal, trumpeting the deal as a big step toward making the airport a Midwest cargo hub. September 12, 2006 Transplant cures rats' type 2 diabetes without immune suppression drugs September 5, 2006 Monsanto Fund Makes $15 Million Gift to Danforth Center August 30, 2006 ST. LOUIS - Bunge North America Inc., based in Maryland Heights, and DuPont's Agriculture and Nutrition group are teaming up to see just how much can be squeezed from a soybean as they expand their focus beyond human food. August 25, 2006 ST. LOUIS - In the structure, genes and components of a corn kernel lie the secrets to making ethanol a more economical fuel. Teams at Monsanto, the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center at Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville are bent on unlocking them. August 22, 2006 A new St. Louis-based company will use a novel technology to rapidly screen thousands of drugs for their effectiveness against two of the biggest health threats in the United States -- diabetes and cancer. August 21, 2006 MADISON COUNTY - The area east of St. Louis, Missouri in Madison County, Illinois (near Edwardsville and Pontoon Beach) is becoming a player in the mid-west logistics market, with a fast rate of expansion going on at warehouse and distribution facilities. August 18, 2006 St. Louis - Washington University School of Medicine researchers Ross Cagan and Thomas Baranski have formed a company, Medros Inc., which promises to find diabetes and cancer drugs faster and with less cost than is possible today. August 16, 2006 World Wide Technology Opens World Class Integration Technology Center August 14, 2006 Creve Coeur - Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. has completed its corporate relocation to Creve Coeur and established a regional office in its former headquarters city of Biloxi, Miss., the company said recently. August 9, 2006 The best-selling novel The Bridges of Madison County may have put Madison County, Iowa, on the map, but Madison County, Illinois, is now gaining attention for being a hotbed for distribution centers. August 8, 2006 St. Louis - The St. Louis region is making strides in becoming a Midwestern hub for biotechnology as the work of places like the Missouri Botanical Gardens, the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and Monsanto Co., among others, serves as evidence of the region's growing importance to the emerging area of biotechnology. August 7, 2006 St. Louis - A corridor outside of St. Louis, Missouri, is the site of much activity in the transportation and logistics sector, with three major DC's being built or expanding within a few miles of each other. August 3, 2006 St. Louis is ready to make its "moon shot" in biofuels, say local business, civic and science leaders. Similar to putting a man on the moon, some of the elements are the same: a presidential challenge, daunting scientific barriers, a national security need and the potential for great economic return. August 1, 2006 Business developers representing cities, states and whole nations are intensifying their efforts to win new projects. St. Louis, MO, is one of those regions that made a conscious decision about five years ago to focus it economic development efforts on life sciences. July 30, 2006 The recent boom in construction of "green" buildings has pushed St. Louis into the nation's top 10 cities with the highest number of green developments. July 19, 2006 St. Louis And Its Companies Benefit From Biotech Push July 18, 2006 St. Louis, MO – The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI) recently announced that it selected a proposal organized by the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center to conduct genome sequencing of the cassava plant. July 12, 2006 ST. LOUIS - Three small firms recently moved into the Center for Emerging Technologies, hoping to measure up -- in success and square footage -- to the legacy of the incubator's model graduate, Stereotaxis Inc. July 10, 2006 Barnes-Jewish Hospital Ranked 8th in Nation By U.S. News & World Report June 22, 2006 Maritz Expands St. Louis Call Center and Adds 200 Jobs Due to Increase in Loyalty and Rewards Business June 21, 2006 St. Louis-based Isto Technologies wins approval for clinical trials of a potentially ground-breaking graft for the repair of cartilage injuries. June 19, 2006 ST. LOUIS – The Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine are taking the first step in offering a revolutionary way to treat cancer patients who need radiation therapy. June 16, 2006 St. Louis - Critics who say Missouri universities and research centers lag in contributing to the local economy are missing the forest for the trees, according to a recent report by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. June 9, 2006 ST. LOUIS - Saint Louis University President Lawrence Biondi, S.J., will announce the naming of the Edward A. Doisy Research Center to faculty, staff and students at 1:30 p.m. this afternoon during a special topping out ceremony at which the final 519-pound steel beam will be lifted in place on the western side of the building. The University also will announce that the Doisy family has committed a total of $30 million for construction of this state-of-the-art biomedical research facility. June 5, 2006 CHICAGO - Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich today announced more than $2 million in Opportunity Returns support for ZincOx Resources, PLC, a British zinc metal production company, which is purchasing Big River Zinc, who recently closed its Sauget facility, and expand the plant as part of its $57.1 million investment. June 5, 2006 Edwardsville - The National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center, located on the campus of Southern Illinios University Edwardsville, has encouraged farmers to continue hoping for an alternative to oil, as this center and other governments and private companies have spent fortunes researching ethanol - the alcohol fuel made from starch - in an effort to make it a viable alternative to oil. May 31, 2006 ST. LOUIS -- Following a number of months of planning, civic leaders and the St. Louis Regional Chamber & Growth Association (RCGA) today announced that “Innovate St. Louis” has been established as a new 501©(3) organization. Chartered by business, civic, university leaders, and the RCGA, Innovate St. Louis is designed to enhance the region’s entrepreneurial environment and to catalyze the emergence of the St. Louis region as a global hub of innovation and entrepreneurship. RCGA Board member and Technology Gateway Chair Dr. William A. Peck has shepherded the development of Innovate St. Louis in his capacity as RCGA Board Chair for Technology. May 26, 2006 The Solae Company Announces Plans to Relocate Global Headquarters May 19, 2006 ST. LOUIS - For the third consecutive year World Wide Technology Inc. was ranked the nation's top-grossing black-owned business by Black Enterprise (B.E.) in the magazine's industrial/service 100 list. May 19, 2006 ST. LOUIS - A Washington University School of Medicine assistant professor was named one of four national principal investigators for Boston Scientific Corp.'s latest clinical studies in managing heart failure patients, the company said Friday. May 17, 2006 All Things Considered, May 17, 2006 · In downtown St. Louis, the opening of the new Busch Stadium is the latest effort to beautify and improve an area that once was called an eyesore and a tragedy. May 11, 2006 "More say, 'Meet me in St. Louis' as city shows signs of renewal" May 5, 2006 Westar Breaks Ground in St. Louis for New Corporate HQ and Research Technology Center May 4, 2006 ST. LOUIS - The Show-Me state is drawing attention from agricultural, biotech and industrial companies nationwide that want to tap plants as a source of enhanced food, fuel and fiber. May 2, 2006 ST. LOUIS - Chlorogen, a client of the Nidus Center for Scientific Enterprise, today was named 2006 Outstanding Incubator Client in the technology category at the National Business Incubation Association's 20th International Conference on Business Incubation in St. Louis. Flu News: Study in 8,475 Young Children in 16 Countries Points to a More Effective Influenza Vaccine May 1, 2006ST. LOUIS – A Saint Louis University researcher, Dr. Robert Belshe, presents results pointing to an intranasal influenza vaccine that proved to be more effective than the injectable influenza vaccine in children older than 6 months and younger than 5 years of age today at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies in San Francisco. April 13, 2006 Lambert-St. Louis International Airport opens a new runway, which is the centerpiece of the $1.059 billion Airport Expansion Program begun in 1998 to expand Lambert’s airfield capacity. The new runway will reduce weather delays and allow the Airport to manage increasing passenger demand for air service. April 10, 2006 St. Louis' latest biotech breakthroughs are not coming in a lab but at an international business conference and on an eight-acre commercial development in Creve Coeur. March 31, 2006 "36 Hours St. Louis" March 21, 2006 St. Louis is 10th least-expensive city in which to do business among large cities, according to a study released Tuesday by KPMG LLP. March 9, 2006 St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay and St. Louis civic leaders accepted the Washington-based Partners for Livable Communities' National Entrepreneurial American Leadership Award recognizing the city's $3.3 billion downtown revitalization. March 8, 2006 ST. LOUIS -- New regional job growth data released today shows a continued strong St. Louis regional economy. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicates that the bi-state St. Louis region added jobs during 2005 at a faster pace than initially thought. Annual average employment increased by 1.3%, or 17,000 jobs during 2005. Initial estimates showed regional growth of less than 1% in 2005. Non-farm employment in the St. Louis region began to grow in mid-2004, and the pace of that growth accelerated in 2005. January 2006 metropolitan area employment, estimated by the BLS at 1,328,600, increased 1.7% from January 2005, and exceeded the employment of level of January 2001. “This means that the region has now likely recovered fully from the 2001 recession and subsequent weak employment markets of 2002 and 2003,” noted St. Louis Regional Chamber & Growth Association (RCGA) Chief Economist Bryan Bezold. March 8, 2006 ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay and his Downtown Now! partners, consisting of the City of St. Louis and its St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC), the St. Louis Regional Chamber & Growth Association (RCGA), the Downtown St. Louis Partnership, St. Louis 2004, and the non-profit organization Downtown Now!, are being honored in Washington, D.C., with the National Entrepreneurial American Leadership Award tomorrow evening, Thursday, March 9th, for the successful revitalization efforts in downtown St. Louis. March 8, 2006 The Washington-based Partners for Livable Communities presents its National Entrepreneurial American Leadership Award to St. Louis recognizing the city's $3.3 billion downtown revitalization.
February 17, 2006 Fireman's Fund Insurance Company is in the process of adding 190 new jobs, including 145 new claims professional positions, to its operation in St. Louis County. As part of the expansion, a new national customer sales and service center has been opened to assist the company's network of independent agents. With the increase in staff, Fireman's Fund expects to employ nearly 370 people at its St. Louis County offices. February 7, 2006 St. Louis-based TALX Corporation, a leading provider of payroll-related and human resources services, will centralize many of its core business units into 94,000 square feet of space at West Port Place. February 7, 2006 The Butterfly Conservation Initiative will relocate to the Missouri Botanical Garden from Maryland in early 2006. January 30, 2006 Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. is relocating its corporate headquarters from Biloxi, Miss., to Creve Coeur, Mo. Isle of Capri, a billion dollar corporation, will bring more than 150 corporate jobs to the St. Louis region beginning in early summer 2006. January 23, 2006 World-renowned UCLA scientist, M. Frederick Hawthorne, moves to University of Missouri-Columbia advancing MU's national leadership in nanomedicine and cancer research. January 20, 2006 St. Louis-based Orion Genomics will join research team at the University of Glasgow in Scotland to focus on improved treatment and detection of cancer. January 19, 2006 St. Louis-based Chlorogen Inc. has raised $6 million to fund development of an innovative ovarian-cancer drug. January 17, 2006 Saint Louis University's Center for Vaccine Development is one of four medical centers participating in a clinical trial for avian influenza vaccine. January 13, 2006 Stereotaxis reports three hospitals have successfully used its advanced cardiac surgical system. January 10, 2006 St. Louis-based Divergence has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to support continuing efforts to develop methods of inhibiting proteins encoded by intestinal genes of parasitic nematodes. January 3, 2006 The Industrial Asset Management Council selects St. Louis as the location of its Fall 2007 Professional Forum. |
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