Look inside the refrigerator, and there’s a good chance the ground beef, sliced cheese or bacon was packed on a machine made by Multivac. The company’s growth over the years offers ... Read More
What constitutes a talented employee? Adaptability, communication skills, time management, and technical know-how top the list. But the hardest and most expensive part of hiring a candidate who checks all those ... Read More
A decade ago, articles about American manufacturers outsourcing to places like China and India choked the headlines. This mass exodus significantly affected the U.S. economy and still does: To date, we ... Read More
The final months of 2016 were bleak for those with an outlook on the economy. U.S. growth rates in early 2017 shrank to a five-year low of 1.6 percent, making 2015’s ... Read More
According to a 2017 study from Deloitte, 2017 will see an increase in global aerospace and defense revenues. As aerospace and defense are key parts of Missouri’s economy, with 100 aerospace ... Read More
“It was the tech story read ‘round the world,” Missouri Partnership CEO Steve Johnson writes in CEOWORLD this week. “Earlier this year, CNN shed light on what Midwesterners have known for ... Read More
Springfield, Missouri, recently topped the list of 7 Cities You Didn’t Expect To Be Great For Business, by Forbes. Springfield was highlighted for its low labor costs and business friendly environment. ... Read More
If you watch the news every night, you probably think that manufacturing in the U.S. is on the verge of death. Fortunately, that’s not the case, writes Steve Johnson, CEO, Missouri Partnership, ... Read More
‘What if the age of offshoring has come to an end?’ asks Steve Johnson, CEO of Missouri Partnership. ‘What if the global market is adjusting so that reshoring (or keeping ... Read More
Originally published on Medium.com By Steve Johnson Good news always seems to come with a caveat. Case in point: Studies show both established and developing nations increasing their meat consumption, putting ... Read More