DOE backs 3 more solar loans as deadline looms
September 30, 2011
With a midnight deadline looming, the Energy Department has approved three more loan guarantees for solar energy totaling about $3.5 billion.
Energy Secretary Steven Chu says […]
Monthly Archive September, 2011
Sweden’s H&M says Q3 profit fell as it expands
September 29, 2011
Swedish fashion chain Hennes & Mauritz AB on Thursday posted a near 15 percent drop in third-quarter net profits mainly on the back of rising […]
New coalition to champion biosciences announces $30 million boost
September 27, 2011
A new coalition to push the St. Louis region’s bioscience research efforts and industry announced Tuesday morning a $30 million commitment from three funding organizations.
The group, which will […]
Honda shows fuel efficient commuter-scooter engine
September 25, 2011
Honda has developed a new fuel-efficient motorcycle engine that will be used in a scooter that goes on sale globally next year.
Honda Motor Co. said […]
Cues from Dad led to career in hotel management
Steve O’Loughlin, 44, president and chief operating officer of Lodging Hospitality Management, a company with headquarters in Maryland Heights that manages and owns 16 hotels […]
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Kaldi’s makes Fortune’s ‘best small coffee maker’ list
September 23, 2011
St. Louis favorite Kaldi’s is among 17 boutique coffee companies named by Fortune magazine as the best in America.
The description of Kaldi’s is rather generic: […]
Aerotropolis gets bogged down in dispute between Mo. House and Senate
September 21, 2011
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IATA says 2012 airline profits to drop 29 percent
September 20, 2011
Global airline earnings will likely drop 29 percent next year as Europe’s debt crisis and higher costs pinch profitability, the International Air Transport Association said […]
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Strauss-Kahn calls writer rape claims ‘imaginary’
September 18, 2011
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former head of the International Monetary Fund, has dismissed a French writer’s claims that he tried to rape her during a 2003 […]
GM, UAW agree on new 4-year contract
September 17, 2011
General Motors Co. and the United Auto Workers, sobered by the government bailout and bankruptcy just two years ago, agreed on a new four-year contract […]