June 28th, 2010
A four-year, $90 million redesign and construction project recently was completed at St. Anthony’s Medical Center in south St. Louis County with the opening of the hospital’s new heart and vascular institute.
This final part of the project groups three radiology suites, three cardiac catheterization labs, two electrophysiological labs and an endovascular lab together […]
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June 25th, 2010
The U.S. Supreme Court lifted a ban on Monsanto Co.’s genetically engineered alfalfa ordered three years ago amid concern over contamination of conventional alfalfa fields.
The court’s 7-1 vote reverses a federal appeals court ruling. It opens the door for the Department of Agriculture to approve planting of the crop on an interim […]
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June 20th, 2010
A key index of consumer prices fell in May, but it was up 2% over the past 12 months, the government said Thursday.
The Consumer Price Index, the Labor Department’s key measure of inflation, fell by 0.2% in May on a monthly basis. Economists surveyed by Briefing.com expected a 0.1% drop.
The government report attributed most […]
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June 16th, 2010
U.S. stocks were set to slide Friday, after a downbeat May retail sales report was released before the bell.
Dow Jones industrial average, Nasdaq and S&P 500 futures were all lower.
Futures measure current index values against perceived future performance.
U.S. stocks closed with a pop Thursday as euro-zone concerns eased. The Dow (INDU), the […]
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June 13th, 2010
Southern California figures to be plug-in electric central when Chevy’s Volt and Nissan’s Leaf hit the market this year. But Duke Energy’s Mike Rowand sees surprising interest in the Carolinas and Midwest – including the Triangle.
Speaking at an electric-vehicle briefing Thursday, Rowand predicted that Charlotte and Raleigh will be among a dozen or so cities […]
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June 9th, 2010
Business First has posted six databases that allow you to sort through this year’s elementary school rankings and gather additional information about specific schools.
Follow these links:
• Overall rankings of elementary schools
• Rankings of public elementary schools
• Rankings of private elementary schools
• Rankings of elementary schools in English language arts
• Rankings of elementary schools in mathematics
• […]
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June 5th, 2010
KESZ-FM 99.9 has set up a tribute page on its website for fans to discuss and read about Bill Austin, who died Monday after battling cancer.
Austin co-hosted KEZ’s morning show with Beth McDonald from 1990 until February 2010. He retired in February at age 55.
McDonald continues to host the soft-rock station’s highly rated morning drive […]
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June 3rd, 2010
US Airways Group will begin service June 1 connecting Charlotte, N.C., with Ottawa, Ontario.
Ottawa joins the list of five other destinations added from the Tempe-based airline’s Charlotte hub in the past 18 months. Service to Rome began May 13 and flights to Rio de Janeiro started in December.
The daily service to Ottawa will be operated […]
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