States and communities across the US are facing shortages of available and trained workers. In July 2019, Missouri Governor Mike Parson signed into law a piece of legislation that caused Missouri ... Read More
Missouri leadership has been working hard for years to ensure that job-creating companies can benefit from a friendly business environment, low taxes and a state that prides itself on solid fiscal ... Read More
Burns & McDonnell, a Missouri-based architecture, engineering and construction firm, recently received seven new contracts, worth more than $100 million, from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The contracts were issued ... Read More
Alpine Aviation Group, Inc., an aerospace-focused advanced manufacturing company, is expanding into Missouri with a new facility that will be used to assemble wiring harnesses for aircraft in Ozark, Missouri. The ... Read More
Missouri was recently ranked among the top states for business in numerous categories by CNBC. Missouri was ranked 7th best state for infrastructure, 8th best for cost of doing business, 14th best for education, ... Read More
Missouri’s prime location doesn’t get more convenient for businesses looking to grow in the Midwest, according to an article from the Site Selection team. As a leading region for agtech, advanced ... Read More
Missouri Governor Mike Parson recently signed workforce development legislation that would grant General Motors up to $50 million in tax credits over 10 years to expand its assembly plant in ... Read More
Missouri-based St. Louis University and Washington University recently announced plans for a joint venture innovation center, called COLLAB, in the Cortex Innovation Community, in St. Louis, Missouri. The 7,700 sq. ft. innovation ... Read More
When an EF5 tornado ripped through Joplin and killed 161 people on May 22, 2011, some wondered whether the city of 52,195 people in Southwest Missouri would ever fully recover. Eight ... Read More
Seven Missouri counties recently earned Certified Work Ready Community (CWRC) status. Webster, Stone, Monroe, Oregon, Benton, Marion and Lewis counties each earned the designation. CWRC is an American College Testing (ACT) ... Read More