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Missouri ranks first in its region for new facilities and expansions

Site Selection Magazine ranked Missouri first in the North West Central Region for the 2013 Governor’s Cup awards, Gov. Jay Nixon announced. More than 125 businesses either expanded their facilities or ... Read More

Ford Transit vans start rolling off line in KC

Ford Motor Co. drove its first Transit van off the line Wednesday at the Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo. The Kansas City Assembly Plant underwent a $1.1 billion investment by ... Read More

University of Missouri Recognized for Green Power Use

The University of Missouri ranked among the largest users of green power, according to two lists recently released by the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Green Power Partnership. The university is ranked ... Read More

Four Missouri restaurants make list of top 100 U.S. brunch spots

Four Missouri restaurants made OpenTable’s list of the country’s top 100 brunch spots. Included on the 2014 Diners’ Choice Awards list of the Top 100 Best Restaurants for Brunch in America ... Read More

Washington University makes major solar commitment

Washington University in St. Louis is moving forward with a bold and impactful plan to increase solar output on all campuses by 1,150 percent over current levels by this fall. The ... Read More

Martinrea Riverside expands to Missouri, creating up to 290 new jobs

Gov. Jay Nixon today joined officials from Martinrea Riverside LLC and local elected officials to break ground on the company’s new Missouri manufacturing facility, located near I-635 in Riverside. The global ... Read More

Global manufacturer 3M invests $18.7 million to expand in Nevada and create 22 new jobs

Global manufacturer 3M is once again strengthening its ties to the Show-Me State with a $18.7 million expansion project and an additional 22 new jobs at its Nevada location, Gov. Nixon ... Read More

SCD Probiotics continues to expand KC operations

Less than a month ago, SCD Probiotics moved into its new headquarters at 1710 Walnut St., the former headquarters of Fishnet Security. The new space is 10,000-square-feet and provides 5,200 more ... Read More

Three Missouri cities are among the top 100 smartest cities in the U.S.

Three Missouri cities ranked in the top 100 smartest cities in the U.S. last year, according to a study by Lumosity that ranks cities’ raw cognitive performance. Rolla came in at ... Read More

Kemin Industries to announce $14 million expansion, expected creation of 24 new jobs

The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) and Kemin Industries today announced that Kemin will expand its production facility in Verona, Mo. The 5-year expansion plan includes a more than $14 ... Read More