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Kansas City direct marketing firm expands creating 42 new jobs

The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) announced today that Mail Print, a direct marketing firm, will be expanding and consolidating its operations to its Kansas City, Mo., facility. The expansion ... Read More

DED announces significant expansion of Kansas City information technology firm

The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) today announced that Valorem Consulting, a Missouri-based information technology firm, will be increasing its presence in Kansas City. The expansion project includes a $100,000 ... Read More

Processing center plans 600 Wentzville jobs

Virginia-based government contractor Serco Inc. will hire 600 people over the next three months for a processing center in Wentzville, handling applications for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. Serco ... Read More

Danuser Machine Company Expands in Fulton

Work has begun on expansion plans for Danuser Machine Company in Fulton. Established in 1910 and run by fourth-generation sibling owners Glenn and Janea Danuser, manager Roland Bartley said the company’s ... Read More

Mid-Missouri schools launching ‘Innovation Campus’

With help from a $1 million state grant, Linn State Technical College and Lincoln University are working with three area high schools to improve information technology training. Their work is part ... Read More

Move over, New York, California; Missouri’s tech jobs are a rising star

Missouri beat out California and New York for growth in technology jobs in the first half of the year, according to a study released this week citing U.S. Bureau of Labor ... Read More

Alpha Packaging to expand pharmaceutical bottle facility

Alpha Packaging plans to spend $3.5 million on new machines and equipment for the first phase of a plan to create bottles for pharmaceutical and nutritional companies. The high-density polyethylene bottles ... Read More

SensoryEffects acquires Wisconsin dairy and creamer business

SensoryEffects, a Bridgeton-based manufacturer of food and beverage ingredients and flavors, has bought the dairy and non-dairy creamer business from Quality Ingredients Corp. in Wisconsin. Following the acquisition, SensoryEffects officials projected ... Read More

Certara expands drug development analysis with acquisition

Certara, a St. Louis-based provider of scientific software and consulting services, has acquired drug development consultancy firm Great Lakes Drug Development Inc., based in Brighton, Mich. [St. Louis Business Journal] ... Read More

Gov. Nixon joins Leggett & Platt in announcing $5 million expansion of Carthage facility

Gov. Jay Nixon today joined company leadership and local economic development officials to announce a $5.1 million expansion by Leggett & Platt in Carthage. The company’s expansion project will add 28,000 ... Read More