St. Louis Business Journal articles from October 1995

St. Louis Business Journal archives from October 1995

Balke builds $7.4 million warehouse for Borden unit. (Garrett A. Balke Inc.; North American Pasta Products Div.)
October 2, 1995... Balke Properties is developing a $7.4 million distribution warehouse for the pasta division of Borden Inc. in the Weiss Business Park in Fenton. Borden has signed a lease to occupy the entire 250,000-square-foot facility, which is located on...

TQM the wind beneath McDonnell F/A-18's wings. (total quality management; McDonnell Douglas Corp.'s F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter-bomber)(The Quality Movement)
October 2, 1995... For McDonnell Douglas Corp., the end of the Cold War only meant the company would have to fight a new battle. Aerospace sales peaked in the United States in 1991 at $139 billion, but fell by 9% in 1994, to $113 billion, according to the...

Enterprise Bank launches merchant banking unit. (Enterprise Fund)
October 2, 1995... Enterprise Bank is launching a new source of funding for expanding businesses short on capital. The Clayton bank, which caters primarily to closely-held businesses, has established Enterprise Fund, a merchant banking fund. The fund is...

Bock to reap $10 million in annual sales in Eli Lilly deal. (Bock Pharmacal Co.)
October 2, 1995... Bock Pharmacal Co. of St. Louis won a big league contract recently. Bock struck a deal with Eli Lilly & Co. to exclusively market the respiratory drug Dynabac. The agreement could bring Bock an average of as much as $10 million in additional...

Cerro readies $15 million Mexico, Mo. plant. (Cerro Copper Products Co.; Missouri)
October 2, 1995... Facility to cut down on imports Cerro Copper will open a $15 million plant in Mexico, Mo., next month that will act as a supplier to its other operations in Shelbina, Mo., and Sauget. The Mexico plant will cast copper into cylinders, which...

Brimming: skin cancer scare brightens hatband sales. (Star Binding Manufacturing Co.)(Company Profile)
October 2, 1995... Star Binding Manufacturing Co. 2740 Locust St. St. Louis, Mo., 63103 Business Activity: Worries about skin cancer from over-exposure to the sun, more men wearing straw hats and the popularity of caps with younger people are benefiting sales at...

Express Scripts Inc. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Company Profile)
October 2, 1995... Barrett A. Toan President and chief executive Express Scripts is one of the largest independent pharmacy benefit management companies in the United States, serving more than 8 million members through its retail pharmacy network and mail service...