General Electric agreed to acquire Dresser, a maker of energy-infrastructure products, for $3 billion from investors led by private-equity firms Riverstone Holdings and the Carlyle Group.
Leggett & Platt Commercial Vehicle Products, a Ford upfitter, has signed a lease for a 72,000-square-foot build-to-suit facility in Hunt Midwest’s Subtropolis, the world’s largest underground business complex. The deal also ... Read More
A new startup competition with some hefty state funding aims to further the Kansas City tech sector’s momentum. Nonprofit LaunchKC is introducing a competition that will dole out a total of ... Read More
Two cities near Kansas City are considering making more use of solar energy, a trend that energy industry experts say is growing in the Midwest as costs to install facilities decline. ... Read More
A plant that makes nails in southeast Missouri will spend $5 million on an expansion project, with plans to hire 91 new workers. The Poplar Bluff Daily American Republic (http://bit.ly/14xhyUm ) ... Read More
Americana Tire and Wheel has announced plans to locate in the Springfield region, investing $1.5 million to open a new assembly facility in Marshfield, creating 20 new jobs above Webster County ... Read More
Piney River Brewing will soon be available to more craft beer fans across the Ozarks after the completion of a $1.2 million expansion that began this week at the Bucyrus, MO ... Read More
Anheuser-Busch will invest $150 million to expand its metal container facility in Arnold, Missouri, adding 70 jobs, the company announced Wednesday. The move will double the company’s aluminum bottle capacity in ... Read More
Written by: Marion During, Marketing Specialist | Missouri Partnership and Christopher Chung, CEO | Missouri Partnership [Originally published by Construciton Forum St. Louis] Though the city of St. Louis covers just 65 ... Read More
Reynoldsburg, Ohio-based Americana Tire and Wheel announced plans to invest $1.5 million with the opening of an assembly plant in Marshfield. The move would create 20 jobs paying above the average ... Read More
Missouri has the best state economic development organization for 2014 according to the American Economic Development Institute (AEDI) and Pollina Corporate Real Estate, Inc. The “Top 10 State Economic Development Organizations” ... Read More