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Two mobile applications created by a team of Kansas City digital professionals have won global awards in the 2013 NASA International Space Apps Challenge, putting both host site Ingenology and Kansas City's tech development talent in the global spotlight. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130524/CG20357) Ingenology, a Kansas City-based digital marketing agency, was just one of three American host sites to earn multiple awards in the three-day event held in April. The Space Apps Challenge focused on teams building and releasing solutions for a ... read more

Belden Inc. (NYSE: BDC), a global leader in signal transmission solutions for mission critical applications, today has posted an educational webcast for investors, press, and industry analysts on the topic of cyber security. The event hosted by Investor Relations features Eric Byres, an industry leader in ... read more

World Wide Technology, Inc. (WWT), a market-leading systems integrator that provides innovative technology and supply chain solutions, announced today it has opened a remarkable new Headquarters building at its campus in St. Louis. The two-story, 57,200 square foot building, which was constructed with LEED and environmental ... read more

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ: JKHY), a leading provider of technology solutions and payment processing services primarily for the financial services industry, today announced that Ron L. Moses has been named general manager of Imaging Solutions. This executive position was vacated by Stacey E. Zengel who was named general manager of OutLink Processing Services(TM), which encompasses the company's outsourced information and transaction processing services. Mr. Moses joined Jack Henry & Associates in 1999 through the acquisition of BancTec Financial ... read more

Perficient, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRFT), a leading information technology consulting firm serving Global 2000 and other large enterprise customers, today announced it has been named Microsoft’s 2013 US Partner of the Year. The award recognizes Perficient, one of the top National Systems Integrator ... read more

CrowdIt (www.crowdit.com), the crowdfunding site for the "New American Dream," today announced it has partnered with Startup America (http://www.s.co/) in line with its focus of helping promote the next big idea by small businesses of all kinds. The Startup America Partnership supports a national network of communities dedicated to advancing the success of American startups. With more than 32 regions launched and nearly 13,000 members nationwide, Startup America is aiming to reshape American entrepreneurship. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130521/LA18669LOGO) As a new member ... read more

Demand Management Inc., a leading global resource for supply chain management solutions, has announced the addition of a predictive lead time module to its Demand Solutions platform. This new feature tells users exactly when they will need to order supplies or products to have them arrive for ... read more

United Way of Greater St. Louis, seeking to educate employees to use health benefits more efficiently and understand healthcare bills, is partnering in a Beta test with HooPayz, a local healthcare services technology company specializing in healthcare consumerism. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130521/CG18471) Through the partnership, United Way employees gain access to a suite of tools designed to educate, empower and create better healthcare consumers. The HooPayz platform provides critical insight into the cost of care and teaches employees to use their health benefits ... read more

CrowdIt (www.crowdit.com), the crowdfunding site for the "New American Dream," today announced an ironical twist in the crowdfunding world. If you follow the crowdfunding industry, you might have seen how acclaimed real estate mogul and crowdfunding newbie, Donald Trump, threw his hat in the ring for a new and exciting venture - to provide monetary support through "FundAnything," (http://fundanything.com/en), a new crowdfunding site that aims to do just that - "fund anything." Now rewind to 2006 - a young entrepreneur by ... read more

If you're a baby boomer, you may not know that odds are high that you're carrying the hepatitis C virus, putting yourself at risk for illness that can range from minor to life threatening. Hepatitis C is a contagious disease affecting primarily the liver, caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV). The disease can range in severity from a mild illness lasting a few weeks, to a serious, lifelong condition that can lead to cirrhosis of the liver or liver ... read more

CrowdIt (www.crowdit.com), the crowdfunding site for the "New American Dream," today announced 10 new projects are now available to preview on its site. These projects represent a wide variety of ventures from fashion and science to housing and technology. Two weeks from today (June 4, 2013), CrowdIt's official website will launch and all submitted projects will be available for funding. "We've received a wonderful response from people wanting to launch their dreams with CrowdIt," said Jason Graf, CEO and co-founder of ... read more

U.S. spending on specialty prescription drugs -- those used to treat chronic, complex diseases such as cancer, multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis -- is projected to increase 67 percent by the end of 2015, according to a forecast released today by Express Scripts (NASDAQ: ESRX). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080827/EXPRESSSCRIPTSLOGO) "As we see what's on the horizon, it's time for employers and health plans to act so they can continue to offer an affordable pharmacy benefit for their members," said Glen Stettin, M.D., ... read more

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ:JKHY) is a leading provider of technology solutions and payment processing services primarily for the financial services industry. Its Symitar(®) division announced today that $1.3 billion Indiana Members Credit Union has selected Episys(®) for in-house core processing. More than 35 percent of U.S. credit unions with more than $1 billion in assets are now automated by Episys, which also has the largest market share of credit unions with assets exceeding $50 million. After many years with ... read more

Contegix®, a cloud computing, colocation and managed hosting company that empowers customers by providing Go BeyondTM support, is donating $120,000 of MiraCloud hosting service credits to the 2013 Arch Grants Global Startup Competition finalists and winners. Contegix is ... read more

World Wide Technology, Inc. (WWT), a market-leading systems integrator that provides innovative technology and supply chain solutions, today announced that it has become a platinum level Citrix Solution Advisor – the highest level of partnership awarded by the software vendor. ... read more

Cardiologist John Spertus, M.D., M.P.H., Medical Director of Outcomes Research at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute and the Lauer/Missouri Endowed Chair and Professor of Medicine at the University of Missouri - Kansas City has been named the recipient of the American Heart Association's Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research (QCOR) Distinguished Achievement Award for contributions to the field. He was presented the award on May 15 at the annual QCOR council conference in Baltimore, Md. "Dr. Spertus ... read more

CrowdIt (www.crowdit.com), the crowdfunding site for the "New American Dream," today announced it has joined the National Business Incubation Association (NBIA) (http://nbia.org/), as a virtual business incubator. NBIA is the world's leading organization advancing business incubation and entrepreneurship. Joining NBIA aligns with CrowdIt's mission, which is to provide opportunities beyond funding activities to support entrepreneurs and small business growth through mentoring support, professional advice, peer-review and business networking. "We are pleased to welcome such an innovative firm as CrowdIt, with ... read more

Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) today released additional details regarding its previously announced eleventh annual investor day event so that investors and other interested parties can save the date on their calendars. Michael F. Neidorff, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; William N. Scheffel, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and other members of Centene's senior management team, will host the annual investor day event on Monday, June 17, 2013, beginning at 8:00 a.m. ET. The meeting will be held in ... read more

SPRINGFIELD, Mo., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Who: Jason Graf Co-Founder and CEO CrowdIt (www.crowdit.com) Graf is the founder and ... read more

DST Systems, Inc. (NYSE: DST) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.30 per share on its common stock. The dividend will be payable June 14, 2013, to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 29, 2013. About DST Systems, Inc. DST Systems, Inc. provides sophisticated information processing solutions and services to support the global asset management, insurance, retirement, brokerage, and healthcare industries. In addition to technology products and services, ... read more