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Bolt to hire 100 employees to support regional expansion

Bolt Restoration, a St. Louis-based construction and restoration contractor, will hire as many as 100 new employees in St. Louis as it plans to expand into several key markets within a ... Read More

New manufacturing company to set up shop in Scott City, expected creation of 28 new jobs

The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) today announced that Select Plastics, LLC, a custom plastic sheet extrusion manufacturer, is expanding to Scott City. The Scott City facility is the company’s ... Read More

Brewer Science plans expansion near Rolla

A company that produces materials for smartphones and tablet computers plans to build a new manufacturing facility in rural central Missouri. Brewer Science Inc. said Thursday that it expects to add ... Read More

Missouri plant will grind out meatless ground beef

Beyond Meat is moving beyond chicken substitutes with another meat analogue: Beef-Free Crumbles. Beyond Meat launched with its Chicken-Free Strips a little more than a year ago. Beyond Meat CEO Ethan ... Read More

St. Louis and Kansas City Rank among Top 20 Most Literate Cities

The Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) study recently ranked St. Louis and Kansas City in the top 20 most literate cities in the nation. The study was based on six key ... Read More

Missouri DED announces expansion of Kansas City architecture firm, expected creation of 12 new jobs

The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) announced today that Kansas City architecture firm Hufft Projects, LLC will be expanding its operations locally and adding 12 new employees. “Investing in Missouri-grown ... Read More

Four reasons 2014 will be the ‘year of the distribution center’

Industrial real estate is poised for a spike in demand, development and delivery, according to research by Jones Lang LaSalle. Industrial markets nationwide have been recovering for more than four full ... Read More

Burns & McDonnell will hire 600 this year

Burns & McDonnell plans to hire about 600 workers throughout the country by the end of the year. Roger Dick, a spokesman for the Kansas City-based architecture and engineering company, said ... Read More

Ozark tank manufacturer expanding, expected creation of 30 new jobs

The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) today announced that North American Tank, LLC will expand its operations in Ozark. The tank manufacturer’s expansion project includes a $200,000 capital investment and ... Read More

International law firm to open administration center in downtown Kansas City and create 100 jobs

Missouri’s economy continues to grow with international law firm Sedgwick LLP announcing plans to open a new administration center in downtown Kansas City and create 100 jobs over the next five ... Read More