Inventories

Maryville-based Vanquish Worldwide, has landed a multimillion-dollar contract to store and manage equipment for the Environmental Protection Agency in the northwestern U.S. Vanquish will provide equipment management and warehouse services for...

Jo Ann Olivares started helping with local political campaigns when she was 8, putting up door hangers with her father. Now 60, she's making her first political run as one of 13 candidates vying for the open Oxnard City Council seat. The winner of the...

The state Liquor Control Board overstated its store fixtures, equipment and other assets in financial documents by more than $1 million because the agency does not regularly take a physical inventory, according to an annual audit by the state auditor...

Let's raise a glass to Bob Koester, the single-minded Chicagoan who this weekend celebrates a remarkable anniversary: 60 years of producing jazz and blues recordings. Koester's Delmark Records may not be the biggest indie in the country – or...

Q: I have three planting beds where I want all vegetation removed along with old mulch and landscape fabric. I want to replace with new mulch. Should the fabric also be replaced? How can I prevent the weeds from returning? I want the beds as mulched areas...

After some dismal performances during the economic downturn, most local banks are growing profits again. The more than 80 locally chartered retail banks and thrifts in the St. Louis region reported $77.2 million in profits in the first quarter that...

If April was any indication, Polk County home builders are going to have a busy summer. A total 182 permits for new single-family homes were recorded in Polk last month, marking the area's highest total in nearly five years, according to county and city...

* Front month still well below recent 21-month high * Weather forecasts mixed throughout the nation * Nuclear power plant outages remain above normal * Coming Up: Baker Hughes gas drilling rig data Friday By Eileen Houlihan NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) -...

Archer Daniels Midland Co, which cut 1,000 jobs in 2012, says improvements and efficiencies have put it on course to save $200 million in costs by the end of 2014, and to have an extra $1 billion in cash on hand by the end of 2013. Decatur-based ADM...

A bailout of the $977 million Minnesota Vikings stadium by smokers and businesses was proposed by Gov. Mark Dayton on Thursday as a hedge against the limited success of electronic gambling games that were supposed to help build the sports palace. The...

Gov. Mark Dayton's secret plan to backstop funding for the new Minnesota Vikings stadium has turned out to be not so secret after all. The new revenue -- from changes to corporate tax law and a one-time cigarette tax -- already was in the budget plans...

* Benchmark Hub remains under recent 21-month high * Milder, spring weather blankets much of the nation * Gas futures sink after three straight gains * Coming Up: Baker Hughes gas drilling rig data Friday By Eileen Houlihan NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) -...