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Shaw Arboretum
Becomes Shaw Nature Reserve
Above:
Shaw Nature Reserve of the
Missouri Botanical Garden.
Below:
Blazing Star Prairie
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Shaw Arboretum
got a new identity for holiday season 2000. The natural wonderland
in Gray Summit, Mo., is now known as the Shaw Nature Reserve. In
making the announcement, the Missouri Botanical Garden Board of
Trustees noted the name Shaw Nature Reserve best fits the programs
at the nearly 2,500-acre property near the Meramec River, 30 miles
west of St. Louis.
Shaw Nature Reserve is named in honor of Missouri Botanical Garden
founder Henry Shaw. Decades after Shaw’s death, the property was
established in 1925 as a refuge for the Missouri Botanical Garden’s
plants suffering from urban coal smoke. During the 1930s, the pollution
abated and the directors decided to operate the facility for environmental
education, native plant horticulture, ecological restoration and
to provide opportunities for public enjoyment of nature.
Visitors to the Shaw Nature Reserve can explore Ozark landscape,
15 miles of hiking trails, the Whitmire Wildflower Garden or participate
in nature education programs.
Follman Properties * ONCOR International Expands Worldwide System
Follman Properties * ONCOR International expands its worldwide system
with the addition of Ohio Equities, LLC * ONCOR International, central
Ohio’s largest locally-owned commercial real estate company.
ONCOR International is an organization of privately held commercial
real estate companies and consists of more than 50 companies in
200-plus markets throughout North America, Europe, Asia, South Africa
and Latin America. Follman Properties is a full-service commercial
real estate firm with corporate headquarters in St. Louis and a
regional office in Springfield, Mo.
AVANT Immunotherapeutics to Acquire Megan Health Inc.
Megan Health Inc., a privately held vaccine company, has entered
into a definitive agreement to be acquired by AVANT Immunotherapeutics
Inc. of Needham, Ma. The boards of directors of both companies and
a majority of Megan Health’s shareholders have approved the transaction.
AVANT will issue approximately 1.9 million shares to current Megan
Health shareholders in a transaction valued at about $18 million.
In acquiring Megan Health, AVANT adds to its vaccine portfolio,
in particular, AVANT gains access to technologies for developing
vaccines against Campylobacter and E. coli, common causes of serious
diarrheal diseases worldwide. AVANT also anticipates demand for
these types of vaccines in the growing traveler’s market. In addition,
Megan Health uses proprietary biotechnology to supply food safety
vaccination to the poultry industry.
Megan Health’s research and development, sales and marketing, and
customer relations operations will remain in St. Louis.
Maverick Tube Opens New Mill
Maverick Tube Corporation has opened its third mill, the 16" Mill,
in their Blytheville, Ark. location. It joins the existing Energy
and Structural Mills. The third mill produces both energy and structural
products with an outer diameter of up to 16 inches. A manufacturer
of steel tubular products, Maverick’s corporate office is in Chesterfield,
Mo.
Society of American Military Engineers Honors Kuhlmann design
Group
Kuhlmann design Group Inc. of Maryland Heights was recently
awarded Sustaining Member of the Year honors from the Missouri River
Region of the Society of American Military Engineers. In 13 years
of active involvement in the Society, KdG has made strong contributions
to national security, enhancing preparedness to respond to emergencies
and promoting the engineering profession.
United Way Surpasses Its 2000 Goal
he United Way of Greater St. Louis announced gifts and pledges of
more than $63.3 million for its 2000 campaign fundraising total,
the most money raised in the organization’s 78-year history.
C. Ray
Holman, chairman and CEO of
Mallinckrodt Inc., addresses a crowd of
supporters and volunteers at the
2000 United Way Victory Celebration.
Holman served as campaign chair and
led the 2000 United Way campaign to
a record $63.3 million. |
“We have shown again how, working together, we can achieve great
things,” says Campaign General Chairman C. Ray Holman, chairman
and chief executive officer of Mallinckrodt Inc. “Generosity and
hard work have again borne fruit. So, again, we’ll be able to help
thousands of people in our community.”
In addition to announcing the campaign attainment at the victory
celebration, Holman recognized the many volunteers who made the
campaign a success. More than 200 employee groups, labor unions,
businesses, corporations and government employees supported the
campaign. More than 160 United Way supported organizations will
receive funding from the 2000 campaign.
“Many people actually take for granted that every year we make our
goal. They think it’s automatic,” says Holman, recognizing the effort
of those involved in the annual campaign.
Gabriel Communications and TriVergent Complete Merger
Gabriel Communications, a broadband services provider, has completed
its merger with TriVergent Communications of Greenville, SC., and
now operate under the name NuVox Communications. The combined company
provides integrated voice and data services to more than 19,000
customers in 13 contiguous Midwestern and southeastern states.
The merger brings together two companies with similar customer bases
and telecommunications standards. Plus, it accelerates expansion
into new markets for both.
In 2000, Gabriel Communications, through a joint venture with Quilogy,
launched webBizApps, a provider of web-enabled business applications
for small to medium-sized businesses. At the same time, TriVergent
debuted WebArchitect, an automated Web site design product, which
now becomes an offering of the combined companies.
NuVox’s corporate headquarters are in Chesterfield, Mo.
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