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Missouri planting progress report External-link
Last week, Missouri farmers made substantial planting progress because of dry weather and warm temperatures before weekend rains impacted most of the state with close to an inch of rain. Localized heavy rains caused flooding, damaging some corn and...Read the full story... »   &a...
Federal budget cuts take toll on St. Louis scientists External-link
It was only a matter of time, but the automatic federal budget cuts, or sequestration, are starting to take a toll on scientific research in St. Louis. Because of the cuts, government funding for scientific research is taking an across-the-board cut of almost seven percent, from $140 billion to $130.5 billion, phys...
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Hunt Midwest kicks off development in huge sewer district External-link
Hunt Midwest Real Estate Development Inc. is preparing to break ground soon on what is expected to become the first project to hook on to a massive new sewer system that will allow development of 15,000 acres in the Northland. Hunt Midwest President Ora Reynolds said the development company will begin construction ...
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MU Health Care to lay off employees External-link
University of Missouri Health Care plans to lay off or cut the hours and pay for 35 employees and not fill 90 vacant positions in the coming year. The reductions are due to cuts in federal health care payments from Medicare and the failure of not expanding Medicaid eligibility, the Columbia Daily Tribune reports. O...
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Japanese beetle grubs expected in Missouri External-link
Japanese beetle grub worms have been seen throughout Missouri and are expected to emerge as adults by July 1st. Peak emergence is predicted to be during the first or second weeks of July. Japanese beetles are nothing new to Missouri farmers....Read the full story... »   &#160...
“There’s going to be a lot of yellow corn” External-link
Expect a lot of yellow corn and plan to do something about it now says a University of Missouri soil scientist. Peter Scharf says nitrogen loss is likely the heaviest in areas that have gotten more than 16 inches of rain since April. Those areas...Read the full story... »   &a...
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Former PSC chief joining Polsinelli law firm External-link
Kevin Gunn, former chairman of the Missouri Public Service Commission, will join the Polsinelli law firm as shareholder in its St. Louis energy practice, the firm announced Tuesday. Gunn served as head of the commission, which regulates Missouri utilities, from February 2011 to the end of April 2013. He had served ...
Garney Construction expansion will close Gardner office External-link
Garney Construction Co. will close its Gardner, Kan., office as part of an expansion of its Kansas City headquarters. Tony Kempf, a vice president with Kansas City-based Garney, said that 16 employees will start leaving Kansas for Missouri in late June and that the Gardner office will close in August. The Gardner ...
UMKC builds experiential learning into business school External-link
The University of Missouri-Kansas City has released details on the $32 million business school addition designed to facilitate experiential learning and gird the city’s status as an entrepreneurial hotbed. The 58,000-square-foot Henry W. Bloch Executive Hall for Entrepreneurship and Innovation will open in the fall...
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Nixon to lead group on European trade mission External-link
Gov. Jay Nixon will travel with lawmakers and business leaders to Europe Friday in a week-long trip designed to establish trading partners for Missouri businesses. The delegation, including representatives from Boeing Co., Automated Motion Inc. and DRS Technologies, among others, will attend an air show in France a...
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