Yearly Archives: 2024

Missouri’s “Lead Belt” Poised for American Battery Supply Chain 

Southeast Missouri’s rich deposits of lead ore made it a prime location for lead mining in the 19th and early 20th centuries, supplying lead not only for batteries but also for ... Read More

Missouri’s Unique Food and Ag Industry 

Nearly 100,000 farms make up Missouri’s uniquely diverse agriculture landscape, growing everything from rice, cotton, soybeans, corn, and sorghum, to raising cattle, turkeys, and hogs. The midwestern state has gained the ... Read More

Americold Breaks Ground on First Cold Storage Facility on CPKC Rail Network in Missouri

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – April 30, 2024 – Americold Realty Trust, a global leader in temperature-controlled logistics, real estate, and value-added services, has officially broken ground on a new $127 million ... Read More

API Innovation Center in St. Louis Achieves Milestone in Developing Technology for U.S. Production of Lomustine, a Crucial Cancer Medication

API Innovation Center (APIIC), a non-profit organization dedicated to enabling the delivery of market-competitive commercial supply of U.S.-made active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) to address national health security, announced a breakthrough in ... Read More

Earth Day Spotlight: Missouri’s CoverCress Leads the Way in Greentech 

CoverCress Named TIME Magazine’s America’s Top GreenTech Companies, Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) Pioneers 2024 Winner CoverCress, a St. Louis-based agtech firm in pursuit of a renewable and sustainable energy sources ... Read More

University of Missouri  Sees Record-Breaking Application Numbers, Makes New $5 Million Investment in Student Success

Outstanding rankings in academics and sports and a boost in marketing initiatives to high school seniors could all be factors in Missouri’s largest university attracting nearly 3,000 more high school applicants ... Read More

Kansas City Native Receives Prestigious Kit Bond Citizen Leadership Award

Gary Forsee recognized by state and local leaders for his commitment to economic prosperity in Missouri KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Hawthorn Foundation continues recognizing outstanding Missourians making a positive impact ... Read More

St. Louis: Hottest Job Market, Best Places to Live

2024 is shaping up to be a great year for St. Louis and its surrounding suburbs. New developments are making progress towards opening, and tech entrepreneurs are leaning into St. Louis ... Read More

Missouri S&T Student-Developed Satellite Launches Aboard SpaceX Rocket

With faculty guidance and the support of NASA’s Undergraduate Student Instrument Project, Missouri S&T students and alumni worked for eight years to design a satellite that launched on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 ... Read More

Highlighting Missouri’s Latest Business Attraction Projects

In the opening weeks of 2024, Missouri experienced a surge in new business attraction projects spanning various industries and regions across the state. From fulfillment centers to battery production facilities and ... Read More