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More workers to be trained for in-demand jobs in STEM fields, thanks to $19.7 million grant

Gov. Jay Nixon today said that a $19.7 million grant to Missouri’s 12 community colleges and the State Technical College of Missouri will bolster the state’s economy and increase the number ... Read More

Aluminum maker helps create new technician degree program

Thanks to the Troy-based Toyota Bodine aluminum manufacturing company, the State Technical College of Missouri next year will offer an “advanced manufacturing technician” (AMT) degree program. In a news release, the ... Read More

Boeing relocating 500 defense jobs to Missouri

Boeing plans to move up to 500 jobs to St. Louis as it relocates defense services work out of Washington state.| The company plans to relocate the majority of its defense ... Read More

Ford will add 1,200 jobs in Kansas City

Ford Motor Co. announced Wednesday that it will add 1,200 new jobs at its Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo to create a second shift for the Transit van. The new ... Read More

Apex Plastics Expands Brookfield Manufacturing Facility to Accommodate Future Growth

Extrusion plastics blow molder, Apex Plastics, announced the opening of its newly remodeled and expanded manufacturing facility at 570 S. Main Street in Brookfield, Missouri. The expansion includes 2,000 sq. ft. ... Read More

Three Missouri hospitals earn recognition for heart care

Becker’s Hospital Review has listed three Missouri hospitals in their 2014-15 list of the top 100 U.S. hospitals and health systems with great heart programs: Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University in St. Louis; ... Read More

Two Missouri cities on list of 100 Best Places to Live

Columbia and Springfield have been named to Livability’s list of the top 100 Best Places to Live in the U.S. Columbia—home to the University of Missouri—is ranked at No. 50 with ... Read More

Musial Bridge named a top 10 transportation project

Acting Transportation Secretary Erica Borggren recently announced the Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge has been chosen as one of 10 finalists in a contest to select the country’s top transportation project, ... Read More

Wentzville GM plant adding third shift, 750 jobs

General Motors will add a third shift to its plant in Wentzville for pickup and van production, bringing 750 new jobs to the facility. The third shift will begin in early ... Read More

Scottish technology firm opens St. Louis office

MiiCard, an online identity verification firm, has decided to establish a permanent presence in St. Louis after participating in the SixThirty accelerator program last year. MiiCard, based in Edinburgh, Scotland, was ... Read More