St. Louis-based tech firm Coolfire Solutions has raised $11.5 million in investment dollars. Lambert Airport is planning a terminal expansion with the help of Southwest Airlines. GlobalHack is next weekend and we get a preview.

St. Louis' farm team of biotech companies is notching some big hits. Eric Gulve and Donn Rubin of BioGenerator and BioSTL talk about record-breaking investment in two local companies. Retail analyst Burt Flickinger III takes us behind-the-scenes of Schnucks' purchase of Shop 'n Save stores. Chris Goodson is expanding his line of innovative Fields Foods grocery stores inside residential developments.

From one cancelled festival sprang many. Michael and Travis showcase the region coming together to help food, beverage and art vendors thrown a loop by LouFest's last-minute cancellation. They talk with Sarah Zigman of TLZ Designs, Aaron Park of Arch Apparel, Brandon Holzhueter of Narwhal's Crafted and Tate Russell of Charleville Vineyard, Winery and Microbrewery.

Carol Daniel fills in for Travis. The USDA is moving the National Institute of Food and Agriculture out of D.C. and into the heartland.  St. Louis came up with the idea for the institute two decades ago and BioSTL's Donn Rubin makes the case for why this region should still be its home. Also, Venture Cafe STL is launching a new event geared toward innovation in education.

This week, Michael and Travis talk with Chris Reimer of Boosa Tech, a new way to always keep your phone charged, Andrew Smith with the Regional Chamber about his report on start-up investing in St. Louis, and they discuss this week's opening of the Cortex MetroLink station.

Former executive Art Chou lends his expertise to the locally-based company's sale. He's currently with Stadia Ventures. Matt Menietti of GlobalHack explains how coders can help immigrants. Donn Rubin of BioSTL and GlobalSTL and Ginger Imster from STL Partnership talks about why foreign tech companies are choosing St. Louis for their North American presence. 

Josh Noel, author of the new book about Anheuser-Busch InBev's purchase of Goose Island, tells us about the sometimes-bitter integration of an international company with a start-up. We'll find out why Eckert's is handing out strawberries to area businesses. Lambert Airport director Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge on STL's new non-stop route to Iceland.

Patrick Brown, Chief Resilience Officer for St. Louis, explains this new approach to classifying and solving the city's problems. Matt Horner of World Wide Technology on their new partnership with the start-up accelerator SixThirty. Tim Rowe, founder of CIC, on their international expansion.