Centene expands into Missouri, Kansas markets
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Centene Corp., the parent company of West Allis-based health maintenance organization Managed Health Services Insurance Corp., said Tuesday that it has agreed to buy two FirstGuard health plans serving a total of 136,000 members in Missouri and Kansas for
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Kansas joins three other states in a program that makes lower-cost drugs from abroad available to all residents. BY STEVE PAINTER.
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The Northfield-based food giant has put its Altoids mints and Life Savers candy brands up for sale, according to a company source.
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Warnings against digging more than two feet into the ground because of cancer-causing chemicals haven't stopped people from buying 130 of the 150 former missile silo plots the federal government is selling in Missouri.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo.  - Agriculture products company  Monsanto Co. MON.N on Monday said it will buy vegetable and  fruit seed company Seminis Inc. for about $1 billion in a move  to capitalize on the trend toward healthier diets and enhance  its portfolio of seed operations.
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NEW YORK -- Retail gas prices rose overnight yesterday for the first time in more than a month as the closure of a Kansas refinery sent prices in the center of the country sharply higher. Oil futures, meanwhile, surged $1 a barrel to another 10-month high.
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SOUTH JORDAN -- Pioneer Oil and Gas said Wednesday it has sold additional properties primarily in central Utah.  Pioneer said it received more than $1.5 million from the sale to an undisclosed third party for half of the company's interest in several thousand acres.
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By Jennifer Mann, The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Feb. 14--Newsmakers large and small have a new online venue for sharing information with the Kansas City community -- Press Release Central.   Today, The Kansas City Star launches Press Release Central on its Web site at Kansas City.com.
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Diet trend, high debt level cited. Interstate Bakeries had shown signs of financial trouble for months. Twinkies await sale on a shelf in a Wonder Bread outlet store in Lawrence, Kan.
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Facing new competition for its signature walkie-talkie DirectConnect service, Nextel Communications Inc. has substantially expanded its New England territory in the past two to six months, including to many parts of Central and Western Massachusetts.
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By Julius A. Karash, The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Feb. 10--As it pushes ahead with research and development, Cerner Corp . is sending about 350 employees to work at the company's new Innovation Campus next week.
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By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Beer cans of all shapes and sizes, signs from long-defunct brands and even business cards from microbreweries were among the items collectors sought as they gathered this week for an event dubbed the CANvention.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo.  - Agriculture products company  Monsanto Co. MON.N on Monday said it will buy vegetable and  fruit seed company Seminis Inc. for about $1 billion from a  private equity firm to capitalize on the trend toward healthier  eating and enhance its seed portfolio.
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Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd   said it planned to buy the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad  Corp for at least $1.48 billion to expand its network and  increase its access to U.S. Midwest markets.
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Wholesale division goes into overdrive
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When it comes to investing, KC is more than just barbeque.
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WASHINGTON -- The likelihood of finding $2-a-gallon gasoline in some parts of the United States is increasing by the day.