Freedom Financial Forms JV to Launch Heavy-Oil Conversion Technology Rig Zone | Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc. CEO Brian Kistler announced that the Company has entered into a Letter of Intent with an Oil Technology company to form a Joint Venture to launch a new Heavy-oil conversion technology and begin production on reserves within Southwest Missouri. | Brian Kistler, the ...
Missouri cash grain on Wednesday, August 6 Kansas City Star | Daily Trends: Soybeans .47 to .62 lower, Wheat .09 to .11 lower, Corn .14 to .17 lower, Sorghum .17 to .31 lower. | AREASOYBEANSWINTER WHEATRED WHEATCORN St. Joseph12.27-12.32---------4.73 Kansas City12.477.766.264.83-4.84 St. Louis12.22-12.24----5...
Solid 2Q for Sovran Business Journal > Sovran, Chicago firm plan buying spree [Buffalo] Slight 1Q gain for Sovran [Buffalo] Sovran rises in 4Q [Buffalo] | Sovran Self Storage Inc. said second-quarter net income to its shareholders improved 42 percent compared to a year ago. | The Buffal...
Synergetics president resigns Business Journal > Synergetics acquires Medimold for $80,000 [St. Louis] Synergetics Q3 sales up 18%, swings to profit [St. Louis] Synergetics USA hires Cameron Associates to advise investor relations [St. Louis] | The president of Synergetics has resigned, the compa...
Weak Q2 sales sting Furniture Brands Business Journal > Furniture Brands to change corporate structure, move headquarters [St. Louis] Furniture Brands names Dan Stone interim supply chain leader [St. Louis] Furniture Brands expands licensing program [St. Louis] | Furniture Brands International Inc. said...
St. Louis employers increase pay budgets 3.7% Business Journal > Banking & Finance: New tool to put compensation under spotlight [Phoenix] Scottsdale's WorldatWork called for duty at Department of Defense [Phoenix] In a competitive job market, think beyond traditional benefits [South Florida] | Employers in St. ...
LMI Aerospace Q2 profit beats Wall Street estimate Business Journal > LMI Aerospace posts record quarterly sales [St. Louis] LMI Aerospace launches Composites Technology Center of Excellence [St. Louis] LMI's Q2 profit lowers on investments [St. Louis] Russell 3000 Index to add five St. Louis companies [St. Louis] LM...
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Obama says bad decisions caused US economic woes Lexington Herald-Leader | WASHINGTON -- | Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Monday blamed "irresponsible decisions" by the Bush administration and Wall Street for the country's economic wo...
Obama promises efforts to revive economy Buffalo News | Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Monday blamed "irresponsible decisions" by the Bush administration and Wall Street for the country's economic woes as government...
Rising food prices hurting small town restaurants The Examiner SEDALIA, Mo. (Map, News) - Sedalia's mom-and-pop food industry has suffered with rising food and gas prices over the past year. | Jana Tague, owner of the Cake Lady bakery, has bee...
Residents threaten lawsuit over decision to leave eminent domain question off ballot Business Journal > | Residents said Wednesday they plan to file a lawsuit challenging the secretary of state's ruling that proposals about eminent domain failed to garner enough signatures to appear on the November ballot. | The group, called Missouri Citizens for Pr...
Telecommuting gaining traction Business Journal > | The number of employees working off site is expected to increase as more people dial -- not drive -- into work, according to senior executives at the nation's largest companies. | More than two-thirds (69 percent) of executives say it is common f...
Spartech pays $240K for waiver with lenders Business Journal > Solutia, Diversified Foam grapple with high oil prices [St. Louis] Spartech hires new human resources VP [St. Louis] Spartech counsel Fisher resigns [St. Louis] | After failing to comply with financial covenants on its debt, Spartech Corp. must pay...
New operations, flooding result in loss for Pinnacle Business Journal > Pinnacle Entertainment names Ruisanchez strategic planning VP [St. Louis] Las Vegas Sands folds on Wyandotte County casino [Wichita] As floodwaters recede, President Casino to reopen [St. Louis] Business organization backs effort to dismantle gambl...
Western Union appeals ruling on Arizona's seizures of wire transfers Business Journal > Western Union shares pass 52-week high [Denver] Western Union cutting 650 jobs in Missouri, Texas [Denver] Western Union's numbers rise in Q4 [Denver] | Western Union Co. is asking the Arizona Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling that allow the state of Arizona to seize money transfers sent from other states to Mexico. | The state has b...
