2011 In the News Archives
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December 30, 2011
F-15 Deal Worth $2.9B a Year to Local Economy
December 30, 2011
Saudi Arabia is buying 84 new F-15 fighters from Boeing; that production supports about 1,000 manufacturing jobs at Boeing, and 4,000 more through local suppliers and spinoff activity, which generates $1.1 billion a year in wages and other economic activity, and another $1.8 billion indirectly.
December 23, 2011
Lambert Ranked Among Safest US Airports
December 23, 2011
Travel + Leisure magazine ranked Lambert-St. Louis International Airport as the nation's 13th safest airport.
December 21, 2011
Ascension Health Receives $8.4 Million Grant
December 21, 2011
St. Louis-based Ascension Health received a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through a federal initiative aimed at improving health care's quality, safety and affordability.
December 21, 2011
Centene Among Fortune 500's Top Performers
December 21, 2011
St. Louis-based Centene Corp. ranked as one of CNN Money's Top 10 list of Fortune 500 companies for 2011.
December 17, 2011
GM Hires 437 for Plant Here
December 17, 2011
The General Motors plant in Wentzville has completed the hiring of 437 employees who will work a second shift that's set to begin in early January, which will mark the first time in two years that the plant has run more than a single shift.
December 14, 2011
Commerce, Central, UMB Named America's Best Banks by Forbes
December 14, 2011
Forbes' list of America's Best Banks ranks Commerce Bank 7th, Central Bancompany 16th, and UMB BANK 22nd.
December 12, 2011
Alton Gets $13.8 Million Grant for Multi-Modal Center
December 12, 2011
Nearly $14 million in Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grants will go toward a multimodal transportation center in Alton. The project is designed to support expansion of eco-tourism in the Mississippi River region.
December 5, 2011
St. Louis City and County Win Foreign Trade Status
December 5, 2011
St. Louis has been granted Foreign Trade Zone status that encompasses the entirety of both the city and the county; subsequently making it easier and quicker for companies to get reduced customs duties on goods shipped to or from the U.S.
December 4, 2011
A Youth Infusion for St. Louis?
December 4, 2011
Over the past few years, more young adults moved into the St. Louis region than moved out, according to new Census data crunched by the Brookings Institution. On average, 870 more people age 25 to 34 came to the St. Louis metro area than left it. That is the opposite of what happened the previous three years and runs counter to the general trend of recent decades.
November 16, 2011
Missouri Botanical Garden Signs Exchange Agreement with Three Botanical Institutions in China
November 16, 2011
The Missouri Botanical Garden signed a Memorandum of Understanding with three botanical gardens in China; the purpose of the agreement is to promote conservation, education, and awareness about plant diversity.
November 4, 2011
Missouri Act Spurred GM's $380 Million Investment Here
November 4, 2011
GM will be investing $380 million at the Wentzville, MO plant and building the Chevrolet Colorado, a midsize pickup.
October 26, 2011
Granite City Port to Receive $8.5 Million Grant for Harbor Project
October 26, 2011
America's Central Port will receive an $8.5 million grant from the nation's stimulus funds for the new South Harbor.
October 10, 2011
Emerald Automotive Launches New Website, Begins Recruiting Process
October 10, 2011
Highlights of the new site include a Careers section, News section, and the company's address for its liaison office
October 4, 2011
Washington Ave. Named A Top 10 Great Street In America
October 5, 2011
Washington Avenue has been named one of the Top 10 Great Streets for 2011 by the American Planning Association, which lauded the area's architecture, accessibility and reuse of old buildings to create a "pulsing" corridor filled with restaurants, night clubs, offices and lofts
October 3, 2011
Port Recognized For Economic Contributions
October 3, 2011
America's Central Port received an Award for Excellence in Economic Development for A Military Base Conversion Success Story in the category of Real Estate Redevelopment and Reuse
September 27, 2011
Missouri Wins $20 Million Job Training Grant
September 27, 2011
Missouri's community colleges have received a federal grant to train unemployed workers for health care jobs.
September 27, 2011
$30 Million Commitment To Advance St. Louis Bioscience
September 27, 2011
A new regional organization to champion St. Louis bioscience, BioSTL (evolved from the Coalition for Plant and Life Sciences), announced a $30 million commitment from Washington University in St. Louis, BJC HealthCare, and the St. Louis Life Sciences Project to forward bioscience company creation and drive economic growth in St. Louis.
September 24, 2011
First China Cargo Flight Lands at Lambert Airport
September 24, 2011
A Boeing 777, carrying 80 tons of manufactured products, touched down at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport on Friday, September 24 and marked the inaugural cargo flight between St. Louis and Shanghai, China
September 22, 2011
Washington U. Entrepreneur Program Hailed
September 22, 2011
Washington University's graduate and undergraduate programs for entrepreneurship education ranked 6th
August 31, 2011
New Talent Reports Available
The RCGA has recently released two reports that complement the regional economic development campaign with a strategy to strenghten the pool of skilled talent available to area companies. Both reports are available in electronic and hard copy formats.
August 30, 2011
Tap Into the Microbrew Craze in St. Louis
August 30, 2011
This old brewing city is in the midst of a beer-making renaissance, with a slew of new microbreweries adding diversity to the drinking scene.
August 26, 2011
Brain beverage gets a $3 million kick August 26, 2011
Nawgan, pronounced "noggin," is a St. Louis scientist's entry in the booming category of functional beverages, which are intended to have benefits beyond keeping you refreshed and hydrated. It has just received a $3 million stamp of approval from one of the world's largest beverage companies, Japanese brewer Kirin Holdings.
August 26, 2011
Lindenwood business school expands beyond campus walls
August 26, 2011
Lindenwood's School of Business and Entrepreneurship is leading the effort in this fast-growing area of the region.
August 8, 2011
Plant science firm set to announce 80 new jobs on Tues.
August 8, 2011
SyMyCo, Inc. will unveil a new lab facility in the Bio Research and Development Park.
July 18, 2011
Barnes-Jewish Again Ranked Among Nation’s Best By U.S. News As An Honor Roll Hospital and Again as #1 in St. Louis
July 18, 2011
Barnes-Jewish Hospital and its physician partners at Washington University School of Medicine is again the only St. Louis area hospital or medical institution listed among America’s elite medical centers in U.S. News & World Report’s list of Best Hospitals, while also ranking as the number one medical center in the St. Louis metro area.
June 29, 2011
Capital Innovators Launches StartUp St. Louis, a Tech Fund Accelerator Program Aimed at Kick-Starting Growth of Technology Firms in the Region
June 29, 2011
Capital Innovators, an innovative program offering seed money to tech companies in St. Louis, announced that it has begun accepting applications for its first class of firms that will participate in this fall's StartUp St. Louis Accelerator Program.
June 13, 2011
Tri-City Port District Unveils New Logo, Mission and Brand
June 13, 2011
Officials at the Tri City Regional Port District today unveiled a new logo and brand for the District which is located in southwestern Madison County. The new logo, “America’s Central Port,” reflects the Port as the region’s only public multi-modal facility in Mid America.
June 2, 2011
Missouri Botanical Garden Announces Major International Exhibition in 2012
June 2, 2011
The Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis will host an international exhibition of 26 larger-than-life, lighted works of art from Zigong, China in 2012.
May 19, 2011
Citygarden wins ULI award
May 19, 2011
Citygarden, the 2.9-acre, $30 million sculpture park in downtown St. Louis, won this year’s Urban Land Institute (ULI) Amanda Burden Urban Open Space Award.
May 18, 2011
Biotechnology firm creating a buzz
May 18, 2011
Gallus Biopharmaceuticals announced the purchase of Johnson & Johnson subsidairy, Centocor, with plans of preserving 160 exisiting jobs and creating new jobs in the next five years.
April 14, 2011
Plant center project gets big boost from Gates Foundation
April 14, 2011
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center researchers working to develop genetically modified, nutrient-dense cassava got another major boost Wednesday with an $8.3 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
April 11, 2011
Bunge joint venture to build Ill. grain terminal
April 11, 2011
Bunge North America announced it will join with a subsidiary of SEACOR Holdings Inc. to build a river grain terminal in Fairmont City, Ill.
March 22, 2011
Mo. to get millions for small-biz lending
March 22, 2011
The state of Missouri now has access to up to $26.9 million in federal funding that’s expected to generate more than $269 million in new small-business lending in the state.
March 22, 2011
Nixon: Feds fund $269M in small-business lending
March 22, 2010
Gov. Jay Nixon outlined Missouri’s plan to boost small-business lending in the state by $269 million during a morning visit Tuesday to the Center for Emerging Technologies business incubator in St. Louis. The visit was in conjunction with Tuesday’s announcement by the U.S. Department of Treasury that Missouri’s application for $26.9 million in federal funding through the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) had been approved.
March 21, 2011
BRDG Park at Danforth Plant Science Center Adds HighQuest Partners
March 21, 2011
BRDG Park announced HighQuest Partners, a strategic advisory and management consulting services firm, will move its St. Louis office to Building I at the plant and life science research park at the Danforth Plant Science Center.
March 15, 2011
Allied Blending Establishing Lab at BRDG Park at Danforth Plant Science Center
March 15, 2011
BioResearch and Development Growth Park announced that Allied Blending & Ingredients, Inc. will establish a specialty research lab in Building I at the plant and life science research park at the Danforth Plant Science Center.
March 6, 2011
St. Louis renews its status as a world energy nerve center
March 6, 2011
Solid teamwork converged with St. Louis’ best attributes to keep the headquarters of Peabody Energy in the heart of the St. Louis region. Peabody Energy announced it has renewed its lease for 15 years after receiving many relocation offers from several outside markets.
February 21, 2011
Global Ag Economic Forecast Opens Third Annual Ag Innovation Showcase
February 2011
Alternative scenarios for international agricultural supply and demand in the future, and country-specific insights will be examined during the Global Ag Economic Forecast, the kick-off session for the third annual Ag Innovation Showcase, May 23-24, at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis.
January 18, 2011
Trucking company to move 500 jobs to Caseyville
January 18, 2011
Earl L. Henderson Trucking is moving its headquarters and more than 500 jobs to Caseyville, St. Clair County, Ill. St. Clair County Executive Mark Kern said Caseyville offered the company better road, rail and river access then their old home in central Illinois.
January 16, 2011
Partnership benefits students, biotech initiative at Bio-Research and Development Growth Park
January 16, 2011
The partnership between St. Louis Community College and the BioResearch and Development Growth Park is unique. It allows undergraduate students to work closely with top-drawer scientists at the research facility, adjacent to the Danforth Plant Science Center in Creve Coeur.
January 7, 2011
Danforth Foundation Grants $70 Million to the Danforth Plant Science Center
January 7, 2011
In its last major grant, the Danforth Foundation will give $70 million to the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis to accelerate the Center's ascent as the world's leading independent plant science research center.
