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…

Although Sigma-Aldrich Corp. is more commonly known as a specialty chemical company, it’s expanding its research tools to include the development of animals that have undergone genetic modifications so they can be used for the study of diseases in humans.
Several…

The shares of Brentwood-based KV Pharmaceutical have risen so sharply since June 9 that the New York Stock Exchange has contacted the troubled firm about the unusual trading activity.

It’s unclear what’s causing the steep increase and the company has a policy about not commenting…

St. Louis-based electric utility AmerenUE has taken plenty of public whippings for storm-related power outages in recent years. So it is noteworthy that the Public Service Commission staff had only good things to say about the utility’s response to the late-January ice…

General Motors Corp. plans to cut 38 Missouri dealerships and 66 Illinois ones from its ranks, according to a list released today by a U.S. House subcommittee. It did not identify the names of individual dealerships.

The list gives the number…

General Motors Corp. plans to cut loose up to 450 more dealers, beyond the 1,124 dealerships it notified two weeks ago, trade publication Automotive News reported. It cited two sources familiar with GM’s strategy.

GM sales chief Mark LaNeve said the…

Areva EPR

It’s been a month since AmerenUE declared that it was suspending plans to build a second nuclear plant in Missouri after efforts to repeal the state’s ban on construction work in progress (CWIP) failed.

Backers of the legislation said Missourians missed…

Tom Carnahan

Tom Carnahan, the chief executive and founder of St. Louis-based Wind Capital Group, was named to the board of the American Wind Energy Association, the 1,900-member trade group representing the nation’s wind-power industry.

Carnahan, the son of late Gov. Mel…

Two years after joining AmerenUE to head up the utility’s public relations efforts, former KSDK-TV news anchor Karen Foss is being promoted to senior vice president at Ameren Corp.

Foss, 65, will oversee communications and brand management for St. Louis-based Ameren…

Production at Chrysler LLC’s Fenton pickup operations has been idled this week, a union official said today.

The plant, where the Dodge Ram is assembled, employs about 1,000 workers. Production is expected to restart next week, said Don Ackermann, vice president…