Columbia/Jefferson City Region

Food Solutions a Huge Part of Missouri’s Economy

In the January issue of Trade & Industry Development magazine, reporter Jennifer Alten highlighted Missouri as home of some exciting examples of successful agricultural businesses and food processing centers. Missouri’s robust ... Read More

Food Solutions Company Announces Plans To Invest $100 Million, Create 150 New Jobs In Missouri

Aurora Organic Dairy, a leading producer and processor of store-brand organic milk and butter for U.S. retailers, announced plans to construct a new dairy processing facility in Columbia, Missouri. The new ... Read More

Missouri Innovation Center Grows With Ribbon Cutting

The Missouri Innovation Center (MIC) cut the ribbon on a new addition at its Life Science Business Incubator at Monsanto Place in Columbia, Missouri. The new addition added working space for ... Read More

Five Missouri Companies Named “Best Places To Work” By Fortune

Five Missouri companies were listed in the “2017 Fortune 100 Best Companies To Work For” list. Edward Jones ranked in the 5th spot, while Burns & McDonnell, Veterans United Home Loans, ... Read More

Missouri City Wins New Distribution Center; 85 Sites in 10 States Competed

When American Outdoor Brands decided it was time to expand with a new national distribution center it looked at 85 sites in 10 different states before announcing Columbia, Missouri, as the ... Read More

Boone, Cooper & Cedar Counties Earn Certified Work Ready Status

Boone, Cooper and Cedar counties have become the latest Missouri counties to earn Certified Work Ready Community (CWRC) status. CWRC is an American College Testing (ACT) designation program that recognizes successful ... Read More

Governor Greitens Announces Plans for Hundreds of New Mid-Missouri Jobs with Smith & Wesson

Today, Gov. Eric Greitens announced that American Outdoor Brands Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select: AOBC), a company that represents a broad portfolio of entities in the hunting and outdoor enthusiast market, including ... Read More

Building A Better Silicon Valley

Missouri is attracting and producing world-class talent, cultivating innovation districts across the state, and becoming a major hub for startups and entrepreneurs. For years Missouri has quietly been moving away from ... Read More

United Airlines Announces Columbia, Missouri Routes

Today, United Airlines announced new daily non-stop service to Columbia, Missouri, from Denver and Chicago. The service from both international airports will begin on August 1. Missouri’s central location and globally ... Read More

Missouri City Is Place To Be For Startups, Innovation

For most of the 21st century Silicon Valley in California has been the hotspot for startups, however a sky-high cost of living and growing business costs has entrepreneurs looking elsewhere for ... Read More