2010 In the News Archives
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December 17, 2010
Express Scripts Announces Plans to Build a Fourth Building at Headquarters Campus
December 17, 2010
Express Scripts, Inc. announced plans to build a 227,000-square-foot structure in the NorthPark development area -- the third office building and fourth facility at its headquarters campus in St. Louis County. The company also announced results from a recent independent study that found Express Scripts generates about $1 billion in economic benefits for Missouri each year.
December 7, 2010
Novus Nutrition Brands Establishes Labs for Research and Development at BRDG Park
December 7, 2010
BioResearch and Development Growth Park announced that Novus Nutrition Brands, LLC, a subsidiary of Novus International, Inc., has established laboratory and office space for its Stratum Nutrition and Arenus divisions at the plant and life science research park at the Danforth Plant Science Center.
November 23, 2010
Nestlé Purina Receives Nation's Highest Quality Award
November 23, 2010
Nestlé Purina PetCare Company is proud to announce that President Barack Obama and U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke have named the Company as a 2010 recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.
November 18, 2010
Bitrode battery-testing firm expands to meet electric car demand
November 18, 2011
Riding what it sees as growing demand for electric cars, Bitrode Corp. is moving from Fenton to expand in south St. Louis County with a new headquarters and factory to make battery-testing equipment. Completion of the 85,000-square-foot facility is scheduled for April.
October 29, 2010
Global Patent Group LLC Moves to BRDG Park at Danforth Plant Science Center
October 29, 2010
BioResearch and Development Growth Park announced that Global Patent Group LLC has moved its life sciences and pharmaceutical focused patent law firm to the plant and life science research park at the Danforth Plant Science Center.
October 21, 2010
Abengoa marks grand opening with ceremony at Madison plant
October 21, 2010
Four months after reaching full capacity, Abengoa Bioenergy celebrated its entry into the metro-east market outside the $275 million ethanol plant in Madison, IL, which now produces 90 million gallons of ethanol a year from 32 million bushels of corn from Illinois and other domestic farms.
October 15, 2010
USDA research center in Overland will bring hundreds of jobs
October 15, 2010
A data processing center called the National Agricultural Statistics Service for the U.S. Department of Agriculture will bring about 400 full- and part-time jobs to the St. Louis region next year.
October 13, 2010
Labs lure scientists to test, keep ideas in
St. Louis
October 13, 2010
A handful of St. Louis scientists teamed up to create Confluence Life Sciences after drug giant Pfizer Inc. shuttered its research facilities in Chesterfield last year in an effort to keep ideas and lucrative talent in the St. Louis region.
October 8, 2010
Brain mapping study centered in St. Louis
October 8, 2010
A consortium led by scientists at the Washington University School of Medicine and the University of Minnesota has launched a project, dubbed the Human Connectome, that will diagram all the major circuits in a healthy human brain. Much of the research will be done locally, further building on an established network of world-class research and technology in St. Louis.
September 30, 2010
Washington University executive MBA program second-best
September 30, 2010
The executive MBA program at Washington University’s Olin School of Business is the second-best in the country, according to a new ranking in Thursday’s Wall Street Journal.
September 29, 2010
Washington University gets $18M for nanotechnology
September 29, 2010
Washington University School of Medicine in
St. Louis and four other partner schools snagged $18 million from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to research therapies and diagnostic tools for heart and lung diseases that use nanotechnology.
September 27, 2010
St. Louis Downtown Airport projects to create 178 jobs
September 27, 2010
St. Louis Downtown Airport's newly opened $2.7 million runway extension and a new $4.4 million investment project to widen the primary runway will create 178 construction jobs in Cahokia, Ill.
September 26, 2010
Arch Equity Acquisitions Create New Cutex Brands
September 26, 2010
Cutex brand nail polish remover is moving to St. Louis; newly formed St. Louis investment group Arch Equity Partners purchased the drug store staple in early September.
August 20, 2010
Downtown is becoming information tech hub
August 20, 2010
Once the heavy-duty electrical connections are completed, XIOLINK's new headquarters will open as the latest example of information technology businesses that are expanding in Downtown St. Louis.
August 19, 2010
Boeing Plans New Manufacturing Facility at Illinois' MidAmerica Airport
August 19, 2010
The Boeing Company announced today that it is expanding its St. Louis-area operations with the planned opening of a new manufacturing facility at MidAmerica Airport in Mascoutah.
August 5, 2010
Phycal LLC Selected by U.S. Department of Energy to Convert Captured CO2 Emissions
August 5, 2010
Phycal LLC, which has its algae biotechnology laboratory at BioResearch & Development Growth (BRDG Park) at the Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis, was one of six organizations selected by the U.S. Department of Energy for a special project aimed to convert captured CO2 Emissions.
August 3, 2010
Social Security Administration to hire 200 in
St. Louis
August 3, 2010
The Social Security Administration plans to hire more than 200 people at its new stimulus-funded offices in St. Louis.
July 28, 2010
Delta Air Lines Launches Service Between St. Louis, Washington, D.C.
July 28, 2010
Delta Air Lines today announced new service between Lambert-St. Louis International Airport and Washington-Reagan National Airport, providing St. Louis customers with nonstop service to Washington, D.C.’s preferred airport.
July 16, 2010
Nestlé Purina breaking ground for $15 million building at Checkerboard Square in St. Louis
July 15, 2010
Nestlé Purina PetCare today announced plans to construct a $15 million Learning and Training Center at its Checkerboard Square headquarters – the first new building on campus in nearly 25 years.
July 12, 2010
Tech Aerospace to add 100 jobs in Washington, Mo.
July 12, 2010
Tech Aerospace Group Inc., a Kansas City airplane parts maker, plans to build a new $17.5 million 75,000-square-foot plant and add 100 jobs in Washington, Mo.
July 12, 2010
Christian Homes to move headquarters to Creve Coeur
July 12, 2010
Christian Homes Inc. plans to move its corporate headquarters and 30 employees to Creve Coeur, Mo., from Lincoln, Ill.
June 24, 2010
Unisys Federal Systems Creates Application Modernization Center of Excellence in St. Louis
June 24, 2010
Unisys (NYSE: UIS) today announced the creation of a new Application Modernization Center of Excellence (AMCOE) to be based in St. Louis. The company will create 300 IT jobs by 2012.
June 24, 2010
Ag Innovation Showcase Honors Biopesticide Developer Pasteuria Bioscience, Inc. with “2010 High Yield Business” Award
June 24, 2010
Pasteuria Bioscience, a venture-backed biopesticide company focused on the development and commercialization of a platform of natural products for the control of nematodes in agriculture, received the Ag Innovation Showcase “2010 High Yield Business Award.”
June 21, 2010
Liberty Mutual Chooses St. Louis County for Expansion, More Jobs
June 21, 2010
Boston-based Liberty Mutual Group, a diversified global insurer, has leased approximately 55,000 square feet of commerical office space in St. Louis County to expand its current operation. Expansion will create 100 full-time jobs.
June 17, 2010
Alaska Airlines Announces New St. Louis to Seattle Service
June 17, 2010
Alaska Airlines announced it will launch new service from Lambert-St. Louis International Airport with a daily round-trip between St. Louis and Seattle beginning September 27, 2010. Alaska Airlines will become the 14th commercial carrier to provide service at Lambert.
June 15, 2010
St. Louis Ranks 10th in Volunteering
June 15, 2010
St. Louis Business Journal
A new federal report shows that the St. Louis area ranks 10th for volunteering among 51 large cities nationwide, contributing $1.8 billion worth of service. The annual Volunteering in America report, produced by the Corporation for National & Community Service, shows that 30.5 percent of residents in the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area, or 692,000 people, volunteer, based on an average using 2007-2009 data.
May 27, 2010
BRDG Park Establishes Global Agtech Investors Network
May 27, 2010
BioResearch & Development Growth Park at the Danforth Plant Science Center, announced the establishment of Global Agtech Investors Network, an innovative non-profit membership-supported resource that facilitates capital formation and fosters entrepreneurship innovation and relationships.
May 25, 2010
GM Plant in Wentzville to Build Vans Powered By Alternative Fuel
May 25, 2010
General Motors' Wentzville assembly plant will begin producing compressed natural gas- and liquefied petroleum gas-powered cargo vans for 2011.
May 21, 2010
John McDonnell, JSM Charitable Trust give $60 million to WUSTL
May 21, 2010
John F. McDonnell and the JSM Charitable Trust have made a $60 million gift commitment to Washington University in St. Louis, which will be used to create the McDonnell Academic Excellence Fund and a challenage grant to encourage new and increased scholarships, as well as to support the McDonnell International Scholars Academy.
May 17, 2010
Pfizer, WashU strike deal on research pact
May 17, 2010
Pfizer Inc. and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis announced a unique partnership today. Pfizer will give access to its pharmaceuticals information and $22.5 million in funding as part of a partnership with the univeristy focused on discovering new uses for existing compounds.
May 12, 2010
Biofuel Venture Phycal LLC Establishes Algae Biotechnology Laboratory at BRDG Park at the Danforth Plant Science Center
May 12, 2010
BioResearch and Development Growth Park at the Danforth Plant Science Center announced that Phycal LLC has leased 2800 sq. ft. for its algae biotechnology laboratory.
May 4, 2010
MasterCard plans new research labs in O'Fallon
May 4, 2010
MasterCard Worldwide's O'Fallon location will be one of four sites to host a new research and development initiative.
April 27, 2010
Spartech picks Maryland Heights for new technology center
April 27, 2010
Spartech Corp., a maker of thermoplastic materials and molded products, announced it will move its technology and innovation center to a 90,000-square-foot building in Maryland Heights.
April 23, 2010
O'Fallon named one of four MasterCard R&D labs
April 23, 2010
St. Louis is one of four locations worldwide to land a new research and development initiative by MasterCard Worldwide called MasterCard Labs. Engineers will be testing new payment technologies and work to speed the release of new products to market.
April 22, 2010
Sensient plans $16M expansion in St. Louis
April 22, 2010
Sensient Technologies Corp. announced plans to invest $16 million at its Color Group headquarters in St. Louis. Sensient will build an additional 25,000-square-foot facility dedicated to natural colors production used to make household brand-name food and beverage products.
April 21, 2010
Cutting health cost helps new ideas sell
April 21, 2010
In a new era of health care reform, medical entrepreneurs are focusing on ways to lower costs for health insurers, pharmaceutical companies and hospitals through the creation of safer, faster and cheaper new drugs and medical devices.
April 18, 2010
Just Doing It
April 18, 2010
New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman focuses on a St. Louis start-up company developing an implantable medical device to treat acid reflux that has the potential to be something big.
April 13, 2010
Alpla To Open New Manufacturing Facility
In St. Peters, Mo.
April 13, 2010
Alpla Inc., a privately held $3 billion manufacturer of plastic packaging solutions, has purchased an 83,485-square-foot industrial property in St. Peters, Mo and plans to initially hire 50 to 100 employees.
March 30, 2010
United Healthcare call center adds 175 jobs
March 31, 2010
United Healthcare of the Midwest repositioned its 10-year-old call center in Maryland Heights, Mo., to take calls from physicians and providers rather than insurance-plan members. In the process, the company added 175 new jobs since June 2009.
March 19, 2010
Convergys to hire 200 in Hazelwood
March 19, 2010
Convergys Corp. plans to hire 200 people at its sales center in Hazelwood. The new employees will provide outbound sales support for a client in the landscaping industry.
March 15, 2010
Nanotech consortium here fosters collaboration
March 15, 2010
The St. Louis Institute of Nanomedicine, a newly formed research consortium, is fostering new research that relies on nanotechnology to combat illnesses like cancer and kidney and heart disease.
February 22, 2010
Missouri Botanical Garden opens Center for Biodiversity Informatics
Febuary 22, 2010
The Missouri Botanical Garden has opened a Center for Biodiversity Informatics through $3.9 million in grants and contracts with hopes of connecting researchers around the world to a centralized, global biodiversity database.
February 11, 2010
Missouri Botanical Garden lands a new president
February 11, 2010
The trustees who oversee the Missouri Botanical Garden have announced they filled internationally acclaimed scientist Peter Raven's position of president and director of the garden with a man who shares Raven's global vision of conservation and pledges to take the renowned St. Louis institution to new heights.
January 18, 2010
BRDG Park Sets Environmental Standard for Laboratory Research Facilities for Plant and Life Science Companies
January 18, 2010
Building I at BioResearch & Development Growth Park at the Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis County, Missouri has become one of the only laboratory facilities available for lease to emerging plant and life science companies nationwide to earn a coveted Gold LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
January 13, 2010
Recovery Act Announcement: Secretary Chu Announces Nearly $80 Million Investment for Advanced Biofuels Research and Fueling
January 13, 2010
U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced the investment of nearly $80 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for advanced biofuels research and fueling infrastructure. Over half of the investment will go to the National Alliance for Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts led by the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center.
January 6, 2010
Perficient Designates St. Louis Location as Corporate Headquarters
January 6, 2010
Perficient, Inc., a leading information technology consulting firm serving Global 2000 and other large enterprise customers throughout North America, announced the St. Louis region as the designation of its corporate headquarters.
