Walgreen To Acquire Pharmacies

Walgreen (NYSE:WAG), one of the largest retail pharmacies in the US, entered into an agreement with Graymark Healthcare (NASDAQ:GRMH) to acquire the latter’s retail pharmacy business, 18 ApothecaryR...

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Coventry To Buy Mercy Health Plans

In an attempt to expand its footprint in Missouri and Arkansas, on Wednesday, Coventry Health Care Inc. (NYSE:CVH) agreed to acquire Mercy Health Plans (”MHP”) and its subsidiaries from Si...

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Sprint Launches 2nd 4G Handset

Expansion of 4G services is vital to Sprint Nextel’s (NYSE:S) survival in the U.S. wireless market, given its continued market share erosion. To prevent further decrease, Sprint launched its second ...

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Unisys Creates New Center

Unisys Corporation (NYSE:UIS) recently announced that it will create a new Application Modernization Center of Excellence (AMCOE) in St. Louis, Missouri.  Unisys expects to hire approximately 300...

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AmerenUE Files For Rate Hike

Ameren Corporation (NYSE:AEE) announced that one of its subsidiaries AmerenUE filed a request to the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) for an $11.9 million increase in natural gas delivery rate...

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BofA To Pay $195,000 To Missouri

The Missouri Attorney General announced on Thursday that Bank of America Corp. (NYSE:BAC) will pay $195,000 as settlement charges to the state for violating telemarketing laws.   Despite phone nu...

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Ameren Receives Rate Approval

Ameren Corp. (NYSE:AEE) said that the Missouri Public Service Commission (MPSU) has approved an electricity rate increase of $226.3 million. The increase in rates will result in a $9 increase in the a...

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U.S. Bank Failures Inch To 72

On Friday, four more banks were shuttered by U.S. regulators. The failed banks were based in Georgia, Illinois, Michigan and Missouri. This brings the total number of bank failures to 72 so far in 201...

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JPMorgan Sells Unit To UMBF

The managed account solutions business of JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s (NYSE:JPM) worldwide securities services arm is being acquired by UMB Fund Services Inc. (UMBFS), a subsidiary of Kansas City...

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William Black, a professor at the University of Missouri at Kansas City, talks with Bloomberg’s Lori Rothman about the impact of the SEC lawsuit against Goldman Sachs Group Inc. on legislation overh...

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