Monthly Archives: August 2016

A Global Leader in the Heart of North America

What do you know about Missouri? We are a global leader in many areas and it may be time to take notice and realize you don’t really know Missouri. Read more ... Read More

TechShop Adds Another Tool To Missouri’s Innovation Excellence

Missouri has a growing reputation as a state committed to innovation. From the Missouri Innovation Center in Columbia, to the Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis, Missouri talent is leading the way in ... Read More

Missouri, A New Hub For Millennial Workers

There are currently an estimated 80 million millennials in the U.S. By 2020 it is predicted that they will make up 50 percent of the active workforce. Gone are the days ... Read More

Jim McKelvey Talks About Square – Past, Present and Future

Jim McKelvey, who cofounded Square with Twitter’s Jack Dorsey in St. Louis, Missouri, talks about how Square began, the talent challenges and solutions, and the impact of the Cortex Innovation Community ... Read More

Brookings: Missouri in Top 10 for Advanced Industry Growth

A report released last week by the Brookings Institution tracked the growth of advanced manufacturing industries across the US, and discovered that Missouri was in the top 10 for both output and jobs. ... Read More

Missouri-based Monsanto Launching New Digital Farming Platform

Missouri-based Monsanto Co.’s Climate Corp. unit has completed development on a new in-field sensor network, which includes an industry first soil nitrate sensor, and plans to expand its software infrastructure to ... Read More

Missouri Proves Prime Choice For Israeli Agtech Companies In U.S.

In 2014, plant scientists and business leaders from St. Louis, Missouri, visited Israel in the hope of “planting seeds” that could one day draw expanding Israeli agtech companies into the St. ... Read More

Missouri City Named Among Top U.S. Cities For Entrepreneurs To “Live & Launch”

  Columbia, Missouri was recently ranked the 8th best city in the U.S. for entrepreneurs to “live and launch”, by entrepreneur.com. The website listed its “15 Best U.S. Cities for Entrepreneurs to Live and ... Read More

Missouri Manufacturer Earns Top Rankings

Kansas City, Missouri, based luxury watch manufacturer Niall has been ranked No. 1 in the nation on The Good Trade’s “Guide to American Made Watches.” The ranking recognized Niall’s “quality and ... Read More

Hacking the Farm

Missouri is the global leader in AgTech due to Missouri companies such as Monsanto and the Climate Corporation. “We’re using data science to de-convolute what’s going on [on the farm],” Climate Corporation ... Read More