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10.27.2009 10:28 am

Rams owner Kroenke looks to add to his arsenal of teams

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Stan Kroenke, who owns 40 percent of the Rams, is inching closer to a takeover bid at Premier League soccer team Arsenal, based in London. Every purchase of the team’s shares by Kroenke, no matter how small, is detailed in…

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10.13.2009 10:08 am

Boeing expanding to power-grid market?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Bloomberg News is reporting this morning that Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg is looking to enter the U.S. power-grid market because the company’s key defense programs are being canceled or facing budget cuts.

After a month in the job, Muilenburg, 45, said he’s…

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09.28.2009 1:29 pm

Emerson garners top spot in investor relations study

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Ferguson-based Emerson had the most effective investor relations program in the U.S., according to a study conducted by consulting firm Greenwich Associates.

Public companies have investor relations departments to disseminate shareholder information, and inform stockholders and analysts about the company’s financial…

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09.23.2009 2:16 pm

Machinists call for ‘fairness’ on tanker pact

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

With the Pentagon set to kick off the latest competition to build a new fleet of aerial refueling tankers for the U.S. Air Force, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers today urged the Obama administration to take steps to…

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09.15.2009 1:49 pm

Foreign trade reps to hold Wed. workshop at Wash U

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Trade representatives from 15 different countries will participate in an export promotion workshop that will be held Wednesday (Sept. 16) afternoon.

The event,  “Six Continents in St. Louis,” will be held from 3 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. on the 3rd floor…

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09.14.2009 7:02 pm

Schnucks opens new Des Peres store Tuesday

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

On Tuesday, Schnuck Markets Inc. opens its new 74,000-square-foot flagship store at 12332 Manchester Road, near West County Center in Des Peres.

The new Schnucks store, which includes the grocery chain’s first cooking school, offers a Kaldi’s coffee shop, a walk-in beer…

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09.10.2009 1:47 pm

Would you buy a car from Ed Whitacre?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Ed Whitacre built Southwestern Bell into telcom behemoth AT&T. He helped close the deal to sell Anheuser-Busch to InBev. Can he also sell a Chevy?

Advertising Age reports that General Motors Corp. Chairman Ed Whitacre plans to make a personal pitch…

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09.09.2009 6:43 pm

Zoltek, Dutch firm form marketing, tech partnership

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Zoltek Cos. said Wednesday it is joining with a Dutch company to accelerate design and manufacture of wind turbine blades.

Global Blade Technology of Utrecht, the Netherlands, and Bridgeton-based Zoltek have entered into a technology and marketing agreement, Zoltek said. The…

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09.09.2009 5:14 pm

KV sets record date for shareholder action on bylaws

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Marc Hermelin - the ousted head of KV Pharmaceutical Co. - and other key shareholders inched closer to implementing their proposed changes to the bylaws of the Brentwood-based drug maker.

On Wednesday, KV announced it had set Sept. 11 as the record date…

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09.09.2009 1:35 pm

Stifel plans to offer 1.2 million shares

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Stifel Financial Corp., parent of the Stifel Nicolaus brokerage, announced Wednesday that it plans to offer 1.2 million shares of common stock through a public offering.

After the offering, St. Louis-based Stifel will have 29.75 million common shares outstanding, the company…

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