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Explore the latest Missouri business news and stay informed on recent project announcements, economic development updates, business expansions, and success stories.

From key industry updates to economic trends, we provide comprehensive coverage of Missouri business developments.

Whether you’re tracking growth opportunities, following market shifts, or seeking insight into the state of Missouri’s business climate, our aggregated news feed is here to keep you ahead of the curve.

Missouri’s Ag Exports Top $2.28 Billion

Missouri crop and livestock diversity, abundant water supply and rich soil provide a solid, statewide foundation to the AgTech and food processing ecosystems and are key aspects in why Missouri is the ... Read More

Israeli Agtech firm to establish U.S. Headquarters in Missouri

Israeli agtech company NRGene plans to open its U.S. headquarters in Missouri’s Cortex Innovation Community in St. Louis. NRGene develops advanced computational tools and uses big data to identify genetic traits ... Read More

Missouri’s Statewide Coordination Key to NGA Selection of St. Louis

NGA selects Missouri as the preferred home of the NGA West. On March 31, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency announced the preferred new home of the U.S. spy agency’s western regional headquarters ... Read More

Missouri companies, technology paving the way in innovation

With its location in the Silicon Prairie, low operating costs, turnkey communications infrastructure, and efficient access to global data markets Missouri is making itself an attractive choice for tech companies and ... Read More

@MayorSlay & @MayorSlyJames Are Tweet Elite Due to Responsiveness and Engagement

The mayors were graded in the categories of audience, frequency, responsiveness, engagement and influence.  Two Missouri mayors are “Tweet Elite” in a new DCI report.  The report identified the “best of ... Read More

Auto lighting manufacturer adding 200 jobs in Missouri

Diode Dynamics, an Earth City-based manufacturer of automotive lighting, plans to expand its physical footprint by leasing a 15,000-square-foot engineering facility that will enable the company to hire nearly 200 new ... Read More

Missouri’s Automotive Industry Continues Growth Trajectory

Grupo Antolin becomes the 11th automotive company to locate in Kansas City’s Hunt Midwest SubTropolis. Grupo Antolin, an automotive parts manufacturer, has leased 36,000 square feet in Kansas City’s Hunt Midwest SubTropolis, ... Read More

Missouri expected to lead Midwest in clean energy job growth

Missouri had 52,479 clean energy jobs in 2015, leading the Midwest in energy storage jobs. Missouri is expected to have the highest growth in clean energy jobs in 2016 of any ... Read More

Animal health products supplier expanding in Missouri, creating 144 jobs

Virbac, a worldwide leader in developing, manufacturing and distributing companion animal health products, is growing its presence in the Missouri with a $37.9 million expansion in Bridgeton that will create 144 ... Read More

New high-tech IT startup Fishtech Labs investing $10.2 million in Kansas City, creating 50 jobs

Gov. Jay Nixon today announced that a new startup, Fishtech Labs LLC, is investing $10.2 million in a headquarters facility in the Martin City area of south Kansas City, where it ... Read More