A-B wants an order that would prevent InBev from taking steps to oust A-B's board. The 21-page filing in Missouri accuses the Belgian company of spreading rumors and providing misleading information about its deal financing. And the suit says InBev's business in Cuba could violate U.S. laws.

The Belgian brewer's efforts became more hostile and personal Monday with a request that U.S. regulators allow shareholders to remove the old board. Anheuser-Busch said ousting the board would not be in the best interest of shareholders. Analysts said InBev's action was not surprising.

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Playing hardball, the Belgian brewer will ask the Securities and Exchange Commission for action that could force removal of A-B's current board and installation of a hand-picked slate that includes several high profile U.S. executives and Adolphus Busch IV. He has sounded receptive to considering InBev's takeover offer, which A-B's current board has rejected. Shareholders would have to approve the change.

As the Mississippi River forced Fair St. Louis from the Arch grounds, St. Louisans should check out two Websites about the development discussions that have grown out of a push to reinvigorate the Arch grounds by local groups, including the Danforth Foundation.

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Despite stomach-wrenching news for two of this area's biggest -- and best-known -- corporate citizens, observers  say the sky is not falling on the St. Louis economy. Chrysler is shutting one plant in Fenton and cutting a production shift at a second. Some 2,400 Chrysler workers will be laid off. But some analysts say the region is strong enough to weather this economic storm.

Chrysler will shut down minivan production in Fenton and will reduce pickup production to one shift. The changes, spurred by slow sales and company financial goals, will happen in September and October. About 1,500 workers produce minivans here, and 900 are in the shift of Dodge Ram truck production that will be cut. The ripple affect on St. Louis' economy worries business and political leaders.

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Need a new roof? What about sedum? The hardy perennial is a green alternative -- literally -- to conventional materials. Researchers are studying the option at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. Some local institutions are incorporating green roofs, including the Zoo (right, photo from SWT Design.)