Economists at the Federal Reserve expect the U.S. economy to grow in 2021 by 4 percent and unemployment to decline to 5.5 percent. Investment banker Morgan Stanley predicts real GDP growth ... Read More
In 2020, Veterans United Home Loans, the nation’s leading full-service VA mortgage lender, announced plans to open its first office in St. Louis, Missouri. At the time, the company was hoping ... Read More
Missouri is committed to providing companies with the most prepared workforce in the U.S. and communities across the state are prioritizing workforce development. Recently, Laclede County became the 85th community in ... Read More
Missouri is a world leader in the financial and professional services industries. Across the state, industry leaders are thriving. For example, St. Louis has the second highest concentration of financial securities ... Read More
Missouri’s own Bass Pro Shops has been named one of America’s Best Employers by Forbes. The outdoor company, headquartered in Springfield, Missouri, ranked number nine out of 500 employers that qualified ... Read More
i3 Broadband, a British-owned, professional services company that provides fiber-optic internet service to homes and businesses, recently announced plans to invest more than $100 million in St. Charles County, Missouri. The ... Read More
Prysmian Group, a world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, recently announced plans to invest in the company’s manufacturing facility near Sedalia, Missouri. “Prysmian Group has a proud ... Read More
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted labor markets across the U.S. due to increased unemployment and the transition to work-from-home. The tech sector has been in the spotlight of this transition ... Read More
Missouri is a leader in economic development and business attraction in the U.S., and that leadership has been on display recently. The state has won multiple awards from leading economic development ... Read More
The Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development (MDHEWD) has been steadily tracking progress toward the “Big Goal,” a pledge initially adopted in 2011 for 60 percent of working-age adults ... Read More