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15 Missouri organizations named America’s Best Employers by Forbes

Over a dozen Missouri businesses and organizations were named to Forbes magazine’s inaugural ranking of America’s Best Employers, including the state of Missouri itself. Both Washington University in Saint Louis and ... Read More

World Wide Technology signs letter of intent to build $60 million headquarters at Westport

Officials with World Wide Technology have signed a letter of intent to build a new $60 million headquarters in Westport Plaza, said Bob O’Loughlin of Lodging Hospitality Management. The project, which ... Read More

Beef company beefs up office presence at KCI

National Beef Packing Co. LLC has renewed and expanded its lease in the Ambassador Building at KCI at 12200 N.W. Ambassador Drive near Kansas City International Airport. The Kansas City-based packing ... Read More

Missouri medical school plans Joplin extension

The Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences recently announced that it plans to open a campus in Joplin, enrolling up to 150 students per class. The move will potentially turn ... Read More

Pet, Home & Garden Division of Spectrum Brands to expand headquarters in St. Louis

Gov. Jay Nixon today joined company leadership from the Pet, Home & Garden division of Spectrum Brands to announce the division’s selection of St. Louis as its expanded headquarters. The project ... Read More

LaunchCode to start national expansion with Kansas City location

LaunchCode’s plan to expand nationally is becoming clearer. Kansas City Mayor Sly James will on Tuesday announce his intentions of luring LaunchCode to Kansas City during his State of the City ... Read More

Ceva Animal Health, LLC Leases Space in Hunt Midwest SubTropolis

Locally based veterinary pharmaceutical company increases presence, efficiency in Kansas City metro Ceva Animal Health, LLC, a veterinary pharmaceutical company with its North American headquarters in Lenexa, KS, has signed a five-year ... Read More

GAF Project Wins CiCi Community Impact Award

Community Impact says it all. The 10th Annual CiCi Community Impact category celebrates and highlights projects around the country that were announced in 2014 and are making a much-needed investment in ... Read More

Twenty-eight communities benefit from $8.5 million energy loans, save $1 million, create 205 jobs

The Missouri Department of Economic Development [DED] today announced that more than $8.5 million in low-interest energy loans has been approved by the state to assist 28 community organizations and institutions ... Read More

Dailys Premium Meats to Build New Facility in St. Joseph, Create 212 New Jobs

Daily’s Premium Meats, a meat processing company specializing in “sliced-to-order” naturally smoked bacon, announced it will build a new, 100,000 square-foot facility in St. Joseph, Mo. Daily’s expects to hire 212 ... Read More