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St. Louis, Missouri, July 16, 2010 – Nestlé Purina PetCare today announced plans to construct a $15 million Learning and Training Center at its Checkerboard Square headquarters – the first new building on campus in nearly 25 years. July 9, 2010 ST. LOUIS -- Ten years ago, few would have foreseen the importance that environmental issues would soon be playing in the future of metropolitan regions. Now, it is difficult to overstate the importance of these issues. In fact, at the St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association’s (RCGA) Chicago Leadership Trip in 2008, Chicago-based national economic development site selection executive Robert Hess described the issue of “sustainability” and “the green economy” as “business imperatives” as regions compete for jobs. June 24, 2010 St. Louis, Mo., June 24, 2010 - Unisys (NYSE: UIS) today announced the creation of a new Application Modernization Center of Excellence (AMCOE) to be based in St. Louis, Missouri. June 21, 2010 The Institute for Sustainable Development has awarded the St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association (RCGA) its national Green Plus Innovation Award for its leadership of the national and the St. Louis Climate Prosperity Project, both aimed at advancing regional sustainability through linking environmental and economic development initiatives. May 17, 2010 Pfizer Inc. and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis announced a unique partnership today. Pfizer will give access to its pharmaceuticals information and $22.5 million in funding as part of a partnership with the univeristy focused on discovering new uses for existing compounds. April 18, 2010 New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman focuses on a St. Louis start-up company developing an implantable medical device to treat acid reflux that has the potential to be something big. April 13, 2010 Alpla Inc., a privately held $3 billion manufacturer of plastic packaging solutions, has purchased an 83,485 square-foot industrial property at 9 Cermak Blvd. in St. Peters, Mo. April 9, 2010 ST. LOUIS – With Opening Day this Monday and with the Cardinals projected to again attract at least 3.2 million fans this season, the St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association (RCGA) estimates that the economic impact of the 2010 Cardinal season on the St. Louis region will exceed $306.2 million, according to a just-completed economic impact analysis conducted by the RCGA's Chief Economist Ruth Sergenian. March 23, 2010 ST. LOUIS -- The 2010 NCAA Men’s Basketball Midwest Regional, which starts Friday, March 26th and runs through Sunday, March 28th, marks the ninth time in the past thirteen years that the NCAA’s Men’s and Women’s Road to the Final Four has passed through St. Louis with post-season play. March 19, 2010 ST. LOUIS -- Two events on Tuesday, March 30th at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) will focus on technology transfer: identifying research which has potential commercial interest and strategies for how to leverage research for business and job creation. March 19, 2010 Convergys Corp. plans to hire 200 people at its sales center in Hazelwood. The new employees will provide outbound sales support for a client in the landscaping industry. March 15, 2010 The St. Louis Institute of Nanomedicine, a newly formed research consortium, is fostering new research that relies on nanotechnology to combat illnesses like cancer and kidney and heart disease. January 22, 2010 St. Louis RCGA Would Like To Thank Our 173rd Annual Meeting & Dinner Sponsors January 8, 2010 The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer re-launched with a new look and a new program title: PBS NewsHour to be seen locally on KETC/Channel 9. |
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