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Arch Coal
12:12 pm
Tue March 1, 2011

Arch Coal to pay $4M, alter mining to curtail pollution

This mine in Pike County, Ky. uses mountaintop removal, the same process used in an Arch Coal mine in W. Va. that has come under fire from the EPA. (via Flickr/iLoveMountains.org)

Federal officials say Arch Coal will pay $4 million in fines and change some mining practices to settle alleged Clean Water Act violations in Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky.

The deal announced Tuesday is between St. Louis-based Arch, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice.

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Wentzville Chrysler Dealership
1:01 pm
Mon February 28, 2011

Shuttered Wentzville, Mo. Chrysler dealership back in business

A previously-shuttered Wentzville, Mo. dealership began selling Dodge, Chrysler and Jeep products on Monday. (via Flickr/halidCan1 (:)

Updated 2:12 p.m. Feb. 28, 2011 with quotes from Mock (via AP).

Two years after Chrysler shut down its dealership in Wentzville, Mo., Century Motor Corp. is back in business.

Twenty-five people work there - about 20 fewer than when the dealership closed in May 2009.

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Anheuser-Busch InBev
10:17 am
Mon February 28, 2011

Anheuser-Busch InBev looks to expand in Europe

The St. Louis headquarters of Anheuser-Busch (now owned by InBev). The company says it's looking to expand its market base in Europe. (UPI/Bill Greenblatt)

Brewing giant, Anheuser-Busch InBev, is looking to grow its market base in Europe after reports project higher savings than expected.

The producer of hoppy classics like Budweiser and Stella Artois is looking forward to some $.75 billion in savings, says Chief Executive Carlos Brito.

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