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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

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

Ameren plans to replace 2 coal plants with gas, renewables

Ameren Missouri predicts big additions of wind and natural gas to replace two coal plants it will retire during the next 20 years, and it expects to add another 10 megawatts ... Read More

Department of Economic Development announces expansion of KC heavy machinery dealer

The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) today announced that Custom Truck & Equipment has expanded its national headquarters in Kansas City. The expansion project includes a $7,050,000 capital investment and ... Read More

Missouri named one of six “Best Practices” states for incentives

Missouri is one of six “Best Practices” states in transparency and evaluation of the economic impacts of incentive programs, according to Investment Consulting Associates. ICA assessed all 50 states on their ... Read More

KC named in ’10 high-tech cities you’ll want to call home’

A survey ranks Kansas City as a top 10 city to launch a high-tech career, PC magazine reports. According to the survey, a major selling point for the Kansas City region ... Read More

Two Missouri bars named “Best Frozen Cocktail Bars” in the U.S.

Two Missouri bars named “Best Frozen Cocktail Bars” by Paste Magazine. Snow and Company in Kansas City is ranked at No. 1, and Tropical Liqueurs in Columbia is ranked at No. ... Read More

Leading Locations for 2014: 6 Missouri metros ranked in top 50% for economic and job growth

Six Missouri cities are ranked in the top 50 percent of Area Development’s 2014 Leading Locations study. The list includes: Columbia at No. 23; St. Joseph at No. 69; Kansas City ... Read More

Missouri hospitals prove why the Show-Me state is amongst the best in healthcare

Missouri Hospitals proved why the Show-Me State is amongst the best in cutting edge healthcare. Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis led the way as it was named to the US News ... Read More