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P H O T O G R A P H Y

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L A N T S C I E N C E C E N T E R

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ST. LOUIS ALREADY BOASTS a bumper

crop of Fortune 500 companies. Add to that a

burgeoning BioBelt, with research and devel-

opment in plant and medical sciences at an

all-time high, and the area appears perfectly

positioned for future growth.

What is the BioBelt? It’s a concentration of

area companies that develop and produce

medicines and agricultural chemicals. The

term also applies to manufacturers of organ-

ic chemicals and medical equipment.

While there are several life-sciences hubs

Work Taking root in St. Louis

across the country, St. Louis’ claim to fame is

its focus on plant sciences. Some 400 plant-

and medical-science businesses are based

in the area, employing more than 17,500

people. And St. Louis has more plant-science

Ph.D.s than anywhere else in the world,

drawn here by the Missouri Botanical Gar-

den and other leading research institutes.

The Donald Danforth Plant Science Cen-

ter, the largest independent plant-sciences

research institute in the world, partners

with area companies such as Monsanto,

NotableNicknameSt. Louis has earnedthe title “Wall Streetof the Midwest,”because Wells FargoAdvisors, Edward

Jones, Scottrade, andStifel Nicolaus are alllocated here, as wellas the regional head-quarters for severallarge banks.

Green Thumbs Researchers at the DonaldDanforth Plant Science Center examinetobacco that was used to synthesizeexperimental vaccines.

Expanding minds.Empowering discovery.

Washington University in St. Louis

For more information, please visit us online at wustl.edu or contact the Office of the Chancellor at Campus Box 1192,

One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130-4899

For 157 years we have been bringing to St. Louis a rich tradition of ideas and innovations, talented

faculty, exceptional students and graduates to advance our communi ty and the natio n by:

■ Preparing scientists, artists,

architects, doctors, engineers,

lawyers, business leaders,

educators, community service

providers, and many more forleadership locally, nationally

and globally

■ Providing cancer care, prevention

and research in the region’s only

comprehensive cancer center

■ Partnering with global thought

leaders and organizations to

explore new boundaries of

energy, environment and sustain-

ability, including 25 of the world’sbest universities

■ Pioneering genome research

in humans, plants and animals

through one of the world’s

top centers

■ Delivering medical care to more

than 430,000 children and adults

annually through our clinical

offices and partner hospitals

throughout the region

■ Attracting 90% of our 6,000

undergraduates from 49 other

states and 120 countries, and a

like number of graduate, profes-

sional and post-doctoral students




an agricultural company, to improve

human health through plant research.

Areas of focus include enhancing the

nutritional content of plants, increas-

ing agricultural production to create a

sustainable food

supply, and reduc-

ing the use of pes-

ticides, water, and

fertilizer.

Emerging plant

and life sciences

companies can

find a home at the

recently opened

BRDG Park (pro-

nounced “Bridge,”

for Bio-Research

and Development

Growth). Located

on the Danforth Center campus,

BRDG Park will encompass 450,000

square feet upon completion. “Twelve

years ago, the Donald Danforth Plant

Science Center opened in St. Louis

County across from Monsanto, and

FlyingHighLambert-St. Louis

International Air-port is undergo-ing a $50 millioninterior renovation,the largest in itshistory. Updatesare being madeto Terminal 1 andConcourses A andC, and will be fin-ished in 2012. flystl.com

Proud to Support theSpirit of St. Louis.

©2010 Enterprise Rent-A-Car. “e” and “Enterprise, We’ll Pick You Up.” are trademarks of Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company.

We opened our doors here over 50 years ago. With over 6,500 global

locations, we’ve become the world’s largest car rental company, but

we’ve never forgotten our roots and continue to support this great city.

Thank you, St. Louis. There’s no place we’d rather call home.

Anheuser-Busch InBev

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Established in 1828, McKendree University is known for it s high quality private undergraduate and graduateeducation, first class performing arts, championship athletic programs, personalized approach, and dynamiclearning opportunities. Located in Lebanon, Illinois, McKendree is a national “College of Distinction” and forthe fourth consecutive year has been ranked as a Top 10 Best Buy in the Midwest—the only Illinois and St. Louisarea university recognized—by U.S. News and World Report’s “Great Schools, Great Prices” listing.

Come explore your opportunities!

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now it is the leading not-for-profit sci-

ence center in the world,” says Denny

Coleman, president and CEO of the

St. Louis County Economic Council.

While the region is quickly being

recognized for its plant-sciences

industry, St. Louis’ economy doesn’t

depend on that alone. Nineteen For-

tune 1000 companies are located in

the area (10 of them in the Fortune

500), as are privately held Enterprise

Rent-A-Car and UniGroup Inc., a

transportation company. Other well-

known companies with a presence in

the St. Louis area include Energizer,

Famous Footwear/Brown Shoe Com-

pany, Nestlé Purina PetCare Compa-

ny, Panera Bread, Drury Hotels, and

MasterCard.

St. Louis is also home to informa-

tion-technology supplier World Wide

Technology Inc., one of the largest

minority-owned privately held busi-

nesses in the U.S. And three large

coal companies—Arch Coal Inc.,

Patriot Coal, and Peabody Energy—

As a child, Maxine Clark wantedto be a princess when shegrew up. In college, she stud-ied journalism. Today, Clark isthe founder and chairwoman(and “Chief Executive Bear”) ofBuild-A-Bear Workshop, a do-it-yourself stuffed toy company.“I’m the princess of bears,” she

says, laughing.Clark started the company in1997 with one store in the SaintLouis Galleria mall. Now hercompany operates more than400 Build-A-Bear Workshopstores worldwide. In 2008, ChainStore Age magazine named Clarkone of the 25 Most InfluentialPeople in Retailing.

Why St. Louis? “I can’t imaginestarting a business anywhereelse—we can get anywhere inhours, and the community hasbeen very supportive from thebeginning,” Clark says. “We hiredtalented, retail-oriented people.Today we sell products and makeprofits—but we also generate alot of smiles.” buildabear.com

Maxine ClarkFO U N D E R AN D CH AI R M AN , BU I LD - A- BE AR W O R KS H O P



have their headquarters here, as do

both Emerson Electric Co. and Boe-

ing Defense, Space, and Security,

which recently celebrated its 70th

anniversary in St. Louis.

Perhaps the most famous company

with roots in St. Louis is Anheuser-

Busch InBev. Drive by the brewery

south of downtown, and you’ll smell

the beer brewing. “St. Louis has been

Anheuser-Busch’s hometown since

Top JobsThe 10 largest employers in

St. Louis:

) BJC HealthCare2) Schnuck Markets Inc.3) The Boeing Company4) Scott Air Force Base5) Washington University

in St. Louis6) SSM Health Care7) Sisters of Mercy Health System8) United States Postal Service9) Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

10) AT&TSource: St. Louis Regional Chamber

and Growth Association


The Gateway to the East? Looking to establish a

major freight hub in the U.S., China has expressed

interest in St. Louis, which sits within 500 miles of

one-third of the U.S. population.

Waterways: The Greener Way to Go

801 N. Quincy St., Suite 200 | Arlington, Virginia 22203 | 703-373-2261www.waterwayscouncil.org/learnmore | [email protected]

Moving our Nation’s cargo by barge

produces less carbon dioxide—

and that’s better for the air we breathe.

Inland waterways transporta�on produces

far fewer carbon dioxide emissions for

each ton of cargo moved. Transport by rail

emits 39% more CO2 and by truck emits

371% more CO2 than towboats and barges,

according to a recent study by the Texas

Transporta�on Ins�tute.

Waterways Council, Inc.

Barges filled with sand and coal onthe Mississippi River near St. Louis

1852, so we have a long and proud

history here,” says Dave Peacock,

president of Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc.

“A-B is a unique blend of the old and

the new, with the same beer recipes

and brewing processes founded on

tradition, and state-of-the-art technol-

ogy and operations.”

Many companies move here for the

low cost of living and high quality of

life. Graybar, an electrical, commu-

nications, and networking products

distributor, moved its headquarters

from New York to St. Louis in 1982 for

the advantages of running a national

company from a central location. “St.

Louis continues to offer a decided P H O T O G R A P H Y B Y B U D D Y M A Y S / A L A M Y A N D

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cost advantage, just as it did in 1982,”

says Robert Reynolds Jr., Graybar

chairman, president, and CEO, and

chairman of the board of the St. Louis

Regional Chamber and Growth Asso-

ciation (RCGA).

What’s next for the Gateway to the

West? Maybe the Gateway to the East.

Looking to establish a major freight

hub in the U.S., China has expressed

interest in St. Louis, which sits within

500 miles of one-third of the U.S.

population, boasts the second-largest

inland port by trip-ton miles in the

U.S., and has the nation’s third-largest

rail center.

“Why not us?” Coleman says. “Plus,

goods manufactured here—food

products and machine parts, for

instance—could be shipped back to

China.”

Why not St. Louis? It appears that

most major economic sectors are

answering that with a big, “Yes, why

not!”

Top 10 Fortune500 companies in St. Louis MSA:

1) Express Scripts2) Emerson Electric Co.3) Monsanto Company4) Ameren Corporation5) Reinsurance Group of America Inc.

6) Charter Communications7) Peabody Energy8) Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation9) Graybar Electric

10) Centene Corporation

Green Giant The LEED-certified Express Scriptsheadquarters

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