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SKF to invest $34 million in NorthPark project, create 73 jobs

KF plans to build an engineering and manufacturing campus for industrial lubrication systems in NorthPark beginning this fall. The company will invest $34.2 million and create 73 new jobs over the ... Read More

Drury, Crowder students team-up for ‘green’ competition

The need for alternative energy solutions is a hot topic right now. Drury University and Crowder College hope to be a part of this solution by designing, building and operating an ... Read More

Missouri Workforce News: DED releases July 2015 Jobs Report

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri’s nonfarm payroll employment grew by 11,900 jobs in July, according to seasonally adjusted data released today by the Missouri Department of Economic Development. The state’s unemployment ... Read More

Missouri Partnership Announces Mark Sutherland as New VP Market Strategies

ST. LOUIS, MO – 08/18/2015 — The Missouri Partnership recently announced the selection of Mark Sutherland as its new Vice President, Market Strategies. Sutherland will officially join the Partnership team on ... Read More

XPO Logistics opens in Kansas City, will create up to 125 new jobs, Gov. Nixon announces

Leading transportation logistics company invests $1.2 million to open new logistics center in Missouri Missouri’s transportation and logistics industry continues to grow with the opening of XPO Logistics’ new office in ... Read More

‘We’re no longer flyover country’ — KC looks back on progress since Google Fiber

Four years ago, Kansas City didn’t have Google Fiber. The city’s Smart City initiative didn’t exist and neither did Digital Sandbox KC, Launch KC, the Think Big Partners’ coworking space or ... Read More

Missouri Economic Development Organization Nationally Ranked as Best in Class

A new survey of location advisors that tracks trends for state and regional economic development cited the Missouri Partnership as “Best in Class” for state economic development organizations. The Missouri Partnership ... Read More

Missouri firms ranked among nation’s fastest-growing

69 Missouri-based companies ranked on the 2015 Inc. 5000 list, Inc. magazine’s annual lineup of the fastest-growing private companies in the country The 2015 Inc. 5000 ranked companies according to revenue ... Read More

Missouri’s business tax climate continues to rank well

Missouri’s business tax climate once again held steady according to the Tax Foundation’s 2015 State Business Tax Climate Index, ranking 17th best overall. Missouri also ranked 4th best for corporate taxes, ... Read More

Tax break could add 85 jobs on KC’s East Side

Shick USA President Tim Cook (left) and CEO Joe Ungashick. | Kansas City Business Journal The Kansas City Council signed off on a 15-year, 100 percent property tax abatement for an ... Read More