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On Marketplace Morning Report
11:25 am
Tue February 15, 2011

Albert Pujols aiming for most expensive contract in baseball

Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols in 2008. (via Flickr/SD Dirk)

If he doesn't re-sign with the St. Louis Cardinals, first baseman Albert Pujols could set off a bidding war to end all wars. Pujols reportedly wants to be baseball's first $300-million-man.

Check out Adam Allington's story for Marketplace Morning Report.

Missouri Exports
12:41 pm
Mon February 14, 2011

Missouri exports rise 36 percent, outpace national average by 15 percent in 2010

Canada, Mexico and China are the top customers for Missouri goods in an export market that jumped 36 percent in 2010, the St. Louis Business Journal reports.

The data reflecting the jump is from the World Trade Center St. Louis.

Tim Nowak, executive director at the World Trade Center, says the growth was driven primarily by industrial products and manufactured goods.

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Illinois Minimum Wage
12:23 pm
Fri February 11, 2011

Ill. senator proposes minimum wage of $10 an hour

An Illinois lawmaker is pushing to raise the state's minimum wage to more than $10 an hour - higher than anywhere else in the United States.

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