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Morning Minutes: Election results, budget approved, Perceptive Software changes name

Chris DeRosier April 8, 2015 0 Comments Morning Minutes

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Here are this morning’s top business headlines from across Missouri:

Election roundup: KC mayor advances, Springfield repeals nondiscrimination

Kansas City’s incumbent mayor cruised to a primary victory, the Ferguson City Council became more diverse and Springfield repealed an anti-discrimination law Tuesday as voters across the state cast ballots in local elections.

After lengthy filibuster, Missouri Senate approves budget

Following a filibuster by three Senate Republicans that started Tuesday night and stretched into the wee hours of Wednesday morning, the Missouri Senate eventually approved all 13 bills of the state’s $26.1 billion budget that begins July 1.

Foresight Energy gets new terms in deal with Murray Energy

Ohio coal miner Murray Energy Corp. has revised the terms of a deal to acquire its St. Louis-based rival, Foresight Energy LP, after struggling to raise enough debt to finance the deal.

Following latest Lexmark acquisition, Perceptive changing name

Perceptive Software will change its name to Lexmark Enterprise Division as part of a rebranding effort by Perceptive’s parent company, Lexmark International Inc.

Clothing manufacturer Kellwood unloads outdoor brand

Kellwood Co., the Chesterfield-based clothing designer and manufacturer, has sold subsidiary American Recreation Products, a Boulder, Colo.-based maker of outdoor equipment.