Ford will add 1,200 jobs in Kansas City
- September 25, 2014
Ford Motor Co. announced Wednesday that it will add 1,200 new jobs at its Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo to create a second shift for the Transit van. The new ... Read More
Manufacturing
Apex Plastics Expands Brookfield Manufacturing Facility to Accommodate Future Growth
- September 23, 2014
Extrusion plastics blow molder, Apex Plastics, announced the opening of its newly remodeled and expanded manufacturing facility at 570 S. Main Street in Brookfield, Missouri. The expansion includes 2,000 sq. ft. ... Read More
Wentzville GM plant adding third shift, 750 jobs
- September 16, 2014
General Motors will add a third shift to its plant in Wentzville for pickup and van production, bringing 750 new jobs to the facility. The third shift will begin in early ... Read More
DED announces expansion of St. Louis craft Brewery
- September 10, 2014
The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) today announced that Brew Hub will open a new craft brewery in Chesterfield. The company’s expansion includes a $16.8 million capital investment and is ... Read More
New report says Missouri has grown in solar energy use
- August 08, 2014
A new report from Environment Missouri shows Missouri more than tripled its growth in solar energy in 2013. P.J. Wilson, executive director of Environment Missouri, said Missouri’s solar policies are allowing ... Read More
Wash U solar energy research center gets millions in federal funding
- June 23, 2014
A Washington University-based research center seeking better ways to collect and use solar energy has received $14.4 million in federal funding. The Photosynthetic Antenna Research Center (PARC), which is led by ... Read More
Urban Chestnut, Civil Life harness solar power
- June 04, 2014
Both The Civil Life and Urban Chestnut breweries have recently installed solar panels to help them reduce their carbon footprints. The St. Louis company that designed those systems will lead a ... Read More
Pettis County gains new renewable energy plant and 23 new jobs
- May 29, 2014
The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) today announced that BioStar Systems has selected Pettis County as the location of its new biogas production facility. DED officials joined company leadership and ... Read More
Missouri Recognized for Clean Energy Jobs
- May 23, 2014
Missouri has ranked fourth in the number of clean jobs in the first quarter of 2014. The state was recognized by the Environmental Entrepreneurs Group or E2, which is a nonprofit ... Read More
Gov. Nixon helps cut ribbon at global auto supplier’s Missouri facility
- May 23, 2014
Gov. Jay Nixon today joined Kansas City Mayor Sly James, the Spanish Ambassador to America, Ramón Gil-Casares Satrústegui, and community leaders to cut the ribbon on Grupo Antolin’s new manufacturing facility ... Read More