Sacramento-based Panattoni Development Company will redevelop the former Ford Assembly plant on Lindbergh Boulevard in Hazelwood.

The redevelopment agreement announced today includes redeveloping all 155 acres and construction of 11 new buildings totaling about 2.6 million square feet of commercial…

The Associated Press is reporting that Ford Motor Co. is recalling about 100,000 2008 F-Series trucks because the front driver’s seat does not conform with federal standards.

Ford says the weld connecting a bracket and the driver’s front seat back…

Ford introduced a potential competitor for a locally made full-size van Wednesday at the Chicago Auto Show.The Ford Transit Connect is already on the market in Europe as a smaller van that’s still designed for commercial use, such as deliveries.…

KV Pharmaceutical Co., based in Brentwood, said today it is paying $82 million for exclusive worldwide rights to sell Gestiva, a preventive treatment for premature birth that is awaiting regulatory approval.

KV said it is paying Bedford, Mass.-based Hologic Inc. $7.5 million…

Today’s financial turmoil won’t end soon, William Poole, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, said Wednesday in a speech to financial planners in west St. Louis County.

He, however,  sees hopeful signs, including  economic forecasts for more growth…

Metro has  chosen Schupp Co., an advertising and  marketing shop based in downtown St. Louis, to implement a multi-media “ridership initiative campaign.”

Launching in early January, the campaign  is meant to  coincide with the closing of Highway  40 between Ballas…

Emerson and Crane Co. announced Tuesday their sale of a joint venture industrial products manufacturer.

Stamford, Conn.,-based Crane reported after-tax cash proceeds of $33 million on the sale of Industrial Motion Control LLC, to DE-STA-CO, owned by Dover Corp.

Ferguson-based…

Akermin Inc., which is developing technology to improve the stability, lifespan and affordability of fuel cells, said Monday it has raised an additional $1.5 million in venture capital.

The company is based at the Nidus Center for Scientific Enterprise biotech…

Schick, the world’s second-biggest maker of wet shaving products, is donating 640,000 razors to the United Service Organizations (USO), a non-profit group chartered to boost the morale of military personnel.

Schick, owned by Energizer Holdings Inc. of Town and Country, will…

Beyond Housing, a St. Louis nonprofit that works on affordable housing issues, is encouraging consumers to beware of tricks by predatory lenders that can make it harder to hang onto their homes.

“Predatory lending describes the abusive practices used by…