Monthly Archives: March 2020

Missouri Company Offers Free Online Learning for Students Affected by COVID-19

Varsity Tutors, an innovative Missouri-based company and the nation’s leading provider of one-on-one instruction, launched a free set of online classes this week for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. The ... Read More

Missouri University Leads the Way on COVID-19 Vaccine

Missouri’s health innovation talent is on the front lines of the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers at Missouri’s Saint Louis University (SLU) Center for Vaccine Development, one of just nine ... Read More

Missouri University Announces New $616 Million Neuroscience Research Facility

Washington University, in St. Louis, Missouri, recently announced plans to build a $616 million neuroscience research facility in the Cortex Innovation Community. The 11-story, 609,000 sq. ft. building, will be one ... Read More

Collaboration is Driving Agtech Growth in Missouri and the UK

In February 2020, a group of British agri-tech (or agtech as it is known in the U.S.) innovators packed their bags and headed to the Ag Coast of America for 5 ... Read More

Nation’s First Co-learning Space for the Manufacturing Supply Chain Opening in Missouri

goBRANDgo!, a marketing company headquartered in St. Louis, announced they will embark on a $2 million expansion to create a not-for-profit facility, Conflux Co-Learning. The building will be the site for ... Read More

Major US Media Company Launches Innovation Division in the Heart of North American Innovation

Lee Enterprises, the owner of more than 300 publications in 21 states, is placing its bets on St. Louis, Missouri, as where their future innovation will come from. Lee Labs is the ... Read More

Missouri-Made Ford Transit Goes Green

The Missouri-made Ford Transit, the best-selling cargo van in the world, is going green, with an all-electric version coming for the 2022 model year. “Commercial vehicles are a critical component to ... Read More

Kansas City is the Hub for Food Logistics

Kansas City is the hub for food logistics, according to a new article from the Kansas City Area Development Council (KCADC). In 2018 Kansas City was home to 103,411 employees in ... Read More

Missouri Companies Awarded $30+ Million in Military Contracts

Two Missouri companies, both located in St. Louis, have been awarded more the $30 million in military contracts. Arnold Defense and Electronics, an aerospace and defense manufacturer, has been awarded a ... Read More

Innovation Community Propels Region Forward as Tech Hub

The Cortex Innovation Community, which hosts seven Fortune 500 companies and is now expanding with six more buildings—has helped St. Louis “develop a lot of the pieces of an ecosystem that ... Read More