by admin | Jul 21, 2008 | Business
The State Department of Economic Development is ready to provide more than $10-million in state assistance to help businesses train and retrain 32,000 new and current workers in 244 companies. Mike Waltman with the Missouri Division of Workforce Development says it is...
by admin | Jul 14, 2008 | Business, Politics / Govt
Months of work, and $240 million worth of incentives, have failed to land Bombardier. Missouri’s officials are disappointed, but not down. State Economic Development Director Greg Steinhoff had talked almost daily with Bombardier officials for the past seven...
by admin | Jun 30, 2008 | Business
Chrysler has announced it will indefinitely idle its St. Louis-area minivan plant and scale back production of pick-ups. Falling truck sales have hit Chrysler hard. The manufacturer reports sales in this country are down more than 19% this year compared to last year....
by admin | Jun 15, 2008 | Business
A compelling offer is on the table with huge ramifications for Missouri. A business analyst says the bid for Anheuser-Busch by Belgium brewer InBev is a serious offer with serious implications for St. Louis. InBev has bid $46.35 billion for Anheuser-Busch, which has...
by admin | Jun 12, 2008 | Business
Bombardier has received Missouri’s $240 million proposal, personally. Governor Blunt flew to Montreal not for pleasure, but for business. Blunt presented the proposal to Bombardier executives in person. The proposal, approved by the legislature this year, would...
