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Pitney Bowes to close warehouse, lay off 59

Pitney Bowes plans to close the Bridgeton, Mo., warehouse it operates under contract with the U.S. Postal Service and lay off 59 workers.

Trans States Airlines to lay off another 150 at Lambert

Regional carrier Trans States Airlines plans to lay off another 150 workers at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport in response to American Airlines? planned service cuts.

Bayer to pay Ark., Miss. farmers $1.5M

A federal jury in St. Louis has ordered Bayer Cropscience to pay $1.5 million to two Arkansas farmers and one Mississippi farmer because the Germany company hurt the farmers and their livelihood with its genetically modified rice.

Smurfit-Stone opens recycling office in Netherlands

Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.?s recycling division has opened a European office in the Netherlands. (SSCC)

Stereotaxis installs 1st system in Taiwan

Stereotaxis said Monday it has installed its first Magnetic Navigation System in Taiwan at Cheng-Hsin General Hospital in Taipei.

St. Ann astronaut lifts off aboard Endeavour space shuttle

St. Ann native Robert Behnken is aboard the NASA space shuttle Endeavour, which took off early Monday after a one-day delay due to clouds.

First Bank to sell Texas branches to Prosperity Bank

First Banks Inc., the parent company of First Bank, has reached a deal to sell its 19 Texas branches to Prosperity Bank, a subsidiary of Prosperity Bancshares Inc. in Houston, after an earlier deal fell through. (FBSP)

Caterpillar backs FutureGen plant project

Machinery heavyweight Caterpillar has joined the group supporting and helping to finance a multibillion-dollar low-emissions coal plant planned for Mattoon, Ill.

Missouri commits all of its $524.6M in road stimulus

The Missouri Department of Transportation said Monday it has obligated all of the $524.6 million in stimulus money it received a month ahead of the federal deadline.

St. Louis ad executives: Google spot wins Super Bowl

If you ask St. Louis advertising executives about their favorite Super Bowl ads, many say Google?s commercial was the best.