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Boulevard embarks on $12M expansion project

Backed by a new owner with fresh capital and plans to bring Boulevard Brewing Co.’s beers worldwide, the Kansas City-based brewery launched an expansion project that will boost the capacity of ... Read More

Financial jobs are a strength for St. Louis

St. Louis has something important that’s lacking in financial hubs such as New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Charlotte, N.C., and San Francisco. We have a growing financial services industry. Nationwide, financial sector ... Read More

New center aims to use gut microbiome discoveries to improve human nutrition

A new center at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis aims to tackle the challenges of feeding the world’s rapidly expanding population and improving global health by linking efforts ... Read More

Joplin company wins $22M federal contract

Joplin-based EaglePicher plans to add a 100,000-square-foot expansion to one of its facilities in the city after announcing last week it won a significant U.S. Department of Defense contract. The $22 ... Read More

U.S. Bank and Microgrid Solar Partner to Bring Solar Power to Over 50 Nonprofits in St. Louis

In a first for the region, U.S. Bank and Microgrid Solar have joined together to boost renewable energy and help more than 50 local nonprofit institutions save thousands of dollars in ... Read More

Adarza partners with SunEdison to establish manufacturing facility

Adarza BioSystems, a life-science startup located in the BioGenerator, is partnering with SunEdison’s Semiconductor business to establish a immunoassay consumable manufacturing facility at SunEdison’s St. Peters office. The Adarza site should ... Read More

Missouri’s business tax climate continues to rank well

Missouri’s business tax climate once again held steady according to the Tax Foundation’s 2015 State Business Tax Climate Index, ranking 17th best overall. Missouri also ranked 4th best for corporate taxes, ... Read More

Hodges Badge to expand in Washington, MO

Vossbrink LLC has agreed to purchase Lot 13 from the Washington 353 Redevelopment Corporation within the Heidmann Industrial Park in Washington, MO. The 9 acre lot is located on the west ... Read More

XPO Logistics opens in Kansas City, will create up to 125 new jobs, Gov. Nixon announces

Leading transportation logistics company invests $1.2 million to open new logistics center in Missouri Missouri’s transportation and logistics industry continues to grow with the opening of XPO Logistics’ new office in ... Read More

Missouri Economic Development Organization Nationally Ranked as Best in Class

A new survey of location advisors that tracks trends for state and regional economic development cited the Missouri Partnership as “Best in Class” for state economic development organizations. The Missouri Partnership ... Read More