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Missouri banks score well in performance rankings

Commerce Bank ranked 12th in financial performance among mid-sized U.S. banks in the latest rankings from industry publication Bank Director. UMB ranked 50th in the same group, banks $5 billion to ... Read More

Mid-Am Building Supply Expanding in Moberly

Moberly Area Economic Development Corporation announced recently that Mid-Am Building Supply plans to expand its manufacturing operations in Moberly. The project will include the construction of an additional 30,000 SF of ... Read More

Scholastic expands product line in JC

When Scholastic Inc. contracts with area schools to put on book fairs this year, the publishing company will bring the books from its Jefferson City distribution center. Previously, Scholastic’s operations in ... Read More

Fulton business opens its $3.7 million expanded facility to the public, plans to hire 10

One of the oldest manufacturing companies in Mid-Missouri revealed its latest expansion effort on Friday. Danuser Machine Company in Fulton produces its own product line as well as machine parts for ... Read More

Eight Missouri cities named “best places for business and careers” by Forbes

Eight Missouri cities have been named to the Forbes 2014 lists of The Best Places for Business and Careers and The Small Places for Business and Careers. The 16th annual ranking ... Read More

New report says Missouri has grown in solar energy use

A new report from Environment Missouri shows Missouri more than tripled its growth in solar energy in 2013. P.J. Wilson, executive director of Environment Missouri, said Missouri’s solar policies are allowing ... Read More

St. Louis No. 2 in ease of starting new business

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has ranked the city of St. Louis as the second most favorable city for starting a business in the United States, coming in after first-ranked Dallas ... Read More

Electric car industry hitting the tipping point

The age of the electric car is upon us, or so the numbers would suggest. Companies in cleantech, especially those making cars, received over $400 million in funding in the second ... Read More

Danforth Center, universities win $20 million from NSF to study climate impact

A state-wide research collaboration that includes the nonprofit Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and St. Louis universities has won a five-year, $20 million grant from the National Science Foundation to study ... Read More

Three Missouri businesses make NRF’s hot 100 retailers list

Three Missouri retailers have been named on the National Retail Federation’s 2014 Hot 100 Retailers list. Helzberg’s Diamond Shops is listed at No. 20, Bass Pro Shops is listed at No. ... Read More