AmerenUE said Monday that it has committed corporate contributions of $5 million to energy assistance programs for its Missouri customers, beginning with a $1 million matching program for Dollar More. (AEE)

Dr. Victoria Fraser has been named interim head of the Department of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine while the school conducts a search to fill the post.

Dr. Victoria Fraser has been named interim head of the Department of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine while the school conducts a search to fill the post.

Covidien said Monday in separate announcements that it completed the previously announced sales of its specialty chemical business and its sleep therapy product line. (COV)

John Brackenbury notified Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. on Aug. 23 that he will retire from his board and committee posts with the company and its U.K. subsidiaries, the company said Friday in a regulatory filing.

Sisters of Mercy Health System officially launched its new $60 million data center in Washington, Mo., today.

A St. Louis Circuit Court judge ruled that former Anheuser-Busch executive Francine Katz’s dispute with the company is not subject to arbitration, as A-B had alleged. (BUD)

Five Jefferson County manufacturers received $82,000 from the state of Missouri as reimbursement for training or retraining at Jefferson College for a combined 284 employees, the school said Friday.

The St. Louis College of Pharmacy welcomed a near-record 1,218 new and returning students to campus, the school said this week. That’s just shy of last year’s record enrollment of 1,234 and only the second time the school’s enrollment topped 1,200.

A tech licensing company controlled by former Charter Communications Chairman Paul Allen is suing 11 Internet and retail giants — including Google, Apple, Facebook, Office Depot, Yahoo, YouTube, Netflix and eBay — alleging that they're violating patents on “fundamental web technologies” developed by Interval Research, the now-defunct Silicon Valley lab that Allen created with Xerox PARC veteran David Liddle in the 1990s.

Union workers said they plan to protest outside Express Scripts on Monday to expose what they describe as the company’s threats to close down a Pennsylvania plant if workers don’t agree to pay and benefit cuts.

St. Louis private equity firm Thompson Street Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in Barcodes Inc of Chicago for an undisclosed sum.

Annie Malone Children & Family Service Center has received a gift of $75,000 from an anonymous donor to establish a challenge grant.

The Cape Girardeau City Council voted Thursday night to endorse Isle of Capri’s plan to build a $125 million casino north of downtown over a rival proposal submitted by former Argosy Gaming Co. executives.

Architecture Cannon Design promoted Kelvin Patel and William Schenck to associate positions.

Imo’s Pizza said Friday it moved its Clayton location from 7359 Forsyth Ave. to 23 N. Bemiston to capture the lunchtime crowd in the city’s business district.

Bakers Footwear Group said Friday it sold 20 percent of the company to Steven Madden Ltd. for $5 million in debt and equity financing and has agreed to pay the money back at 11 percent interest.

Meramec Electrical Products was awarded $197,355 in Enhanced Enterprise Zone tax credits that will allow it to expand its operations in Cuba, Mo., and add 37 jobs, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon announced Thursday.

Perficient is among the companies hiring the most right now, according to a new list from Forbes. (PRFT)

A critical cargo test flight from China landed Thursday afternoon at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah, Ill.