Research and Economic Development
News and events
2009
2008
- University creates economic development council, December 12
- MU Plant Science Research Center announcement, October 27
- ABC Labs open doors at Discovery Ridge facility, September 23
- ABC Labs' new facility open at Discovery Ridge, September 23
- Forum proposes Discovery development, September 8
- Missouri´s first hydrogen fueling station opens in Rolla, August 20
- Hydrogen Road Tour stops in Mo. town, August 20
- Incubator looks to give tech companies a start, July 8
- Blunt allocates $2.3 million to higher education, June 23
- Marketing show hits the road, REDI looks to sell research facilities, June 3
- ABC Labs near transition to Discovery Ridge, May 3
- ABC finds profitable stride after lean beginning, growing pains, April 4
- ARCO completing ABC Labs' headquarters building next month, February 8
2007
- Express Scripts to expand headquarters with $30M building, November 20
- Dr. Michael F. Nichols appointed University of Missouri VP for Research and Economic Development, November 9
- University names economic development chief, November 9
- St. Louis area offers several research parks, October 26
- Centennial Investors funding its first startup: Equinosis, October 19
- Business Incubator a key component of high-tech development strategy, September 23
- Innovation Park benefits significant, September 5
- University hands over land for interchange, August 7
- UMKC, KU Med look to expand lab space for biotechnology entrepreneurs, August 6
- MU-created drug set for new market, August 4
- Santarus Announces Achievement of $5 Million Milestone Under OTC License Agreement with Schering-Plough, July 25
- ABC Labs searches for new investor, June 24
- Express Scripts opens headquarters at UMSL park, June 29
- Ridge holds a world of possibilities, June 26
- When academic research = big money, June 23
- John Gardner appointed VP for Washington State University, June 11
- Gardner to Assume Vice Presidency at WSU on July 1, June 11
- City vote paves way for access to new labs, May 8
- Rewarding Research, Apr. 26
- New business portal helps entrepreneurs thrive, Apr. 19
- State blessed with potential in ag research, Apr. 15
- UMR Tech Park Approved, Apr. 7
- Discovery Ridge Construction Begins, Mar. 22
- MU spin-off firm finds the right temperature, Mar. 10
- Speaker urges students to be entrepreneurs, Feb. 7
- Rolla Tech park to be put on a “fast track” Bax says, Feb. 7
- Grants to boost life-sciences research, Jan. 23
- Development of tech park and shopping district will be 'the future of Rolla,' Mayor Jenks says, Jan. 17
- Should Missouri help angel investors?, Jan. 12
2006
- Lab gets a new home, Dec. 15
- UM Vice President of Research and Economic Development, John Gardner, named to national Plant Variety Protection Board, Dec. 15
- It’s actual - ABC Labs reports growth in sales, Nov. 25
- UM Research Parks Continue to Innovate, October
- UMSL moves ahead, July 10
- Company teams up with MU for new home, May 14
- Officials effusive about ABC move, May 13
- ABC Labs to be First Tenant at Discovery Ridge Research Park, May 12
- Research park director found right path, Apr. 24
- UMSL enters a new world with advent of Express Scripts, Mar. 26
- Deaton, Blunt tout new MU incubator, Feb. 3
- Potential MOHELA sale appeals to UM curators, Jan. 27
- Blunt: MOHELA sale won't hurt students, Jan. 26
- MOHELA sale takes shape, Jan. 26
- Blunt unveils loan sale plan at MU, Jan. 26
- Loan agency sale to profit MU projects, Jan. 25
2005
