The positive side of wind — as a job creator for Joplin area companies — took center stage Wednesday when U.S. Rep. Billy Long toured Able Manufacturing and Assembly to learn more about wind turbine components produced by the plant.
Joplin area manufacturers produce a number of parts used in wind energy production, and the region could become an actual producer of wind energy if a site under contract in northern Jasper County is developed as a wind farm.
The federal government is funding a monumental project to map 200,000 human genomes in an effort to understand the genetic causes of common diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, epilepsy and ... Read More
The Missouri Department of Economic Development today announced that a Windsor-based company specializing in industrial food processing equipment is adding a second location in Windsor where it will add eight new ... Read More
Industrial plastics manufacturer PolySol is relocating its headquarters from Michigan where it was founded nearly two years ago to Farmington, Missouri, where it plans to create 17 jobs and make a ... Read More
Denmark based Vest Fiber has announced an expansion of its employment in the United States due to the strength in the wind turbine industry. Based in Tarm, Denmark the global provider ... Read More
How many people does it take to produce two milk jug-size bottles of radioactive isotopes? A company called Northwest Medical Isotopes thinks it will take between 75 and 85 employees to produce ... Read More
Among the headlines for this week’s development news: 2015 was another great year for Missouri, State’s general revenue report shows growing economy, Automotive sector helping drive state’s economy, Missouri’s graduation rate ... Read More
According to Startland News, Missouri ranked 4th among Midwest states for tech funding from 2010-2015. Total tech investment in Missouri totaled $1.129 billion. The only Midwest states experiencing higher tech investment from ... Read More
The Missouri Department of Economic Development announced today that Indian AgTech company Lacgene Technologies is establishing its U.S. headquarters at the Helix Center Biotech Incubator in St. Louis, Missouri. The U.S. ... Read More
Eurofins Panlabs, a Eurofins company, is expanding both its business and workforce in St. Charles. This growth includes adding 10 new high-paying jobs. The growth brings the St. Charles-based company’s workforce ... Read More
An Argentina-based startup that recently set up its North American operations in St. Louis has raised $1.2 million from a group of investors led by the BioGenerator. S4, also known as ... Read More