Kansas City Region

Missouri Is A Global Hub of Aerospace & Defense Talent

Boeing was recently awarded a $9.2 billion contract by the U.S. Air Force to produce the T-X trainer jet in Missouri. Boeing and its partner Saab designed, developed, and flight-tested two ... Read More

Missouri Wins 2018: Faurecia Breaks Ground On $60 Million Facility In Blue Springs

All month long Missouri Partnership is taking a look back at some of Missouri’s biggest stories in economic development from the past year, and today we are taking a look back ... Read More

Multiple Missouri Companies Make Glassdoor’s Best Places To Work List

Multiple Missouri companies recently landed on Glassdoor’s “Best Places to Work” list. Rose International, Edward Jones, and World Wide Technology in St. Louis made the list, while VIPKID made the list ... Read More

Missouri Wins 2018: CVS Health Cuts Ribbon On Kansas City Distribution Center

All month long Missouri Partnership is taking a look back at some of Missouri’s biggest stories in economic development from the past year, and today we are taking a look at ... Read More

Missouri City Named Among National Geographic’s Best Trips For 2019

National Geographic Traveler recently named Kansas City, Missouri, as one of its “Best Trips 2019.” The magazine published its list of the 28 most exciting destinations for the year ahead, and ... Read More

Site Selection: 21st Century College, 21st Century City

Kansas City is quickly becoming known as one of the leading “Smart Cities” in America, and University of Missouri – Kansas City (UMKC) is educating the innovative talent needed to move ... Read More

Missouri Governor Signs Foreign Direct Investment Proclamation

Missouri Governor Mike Parson made history recently by signing the state’s first Open Investment Policy statement, declaring that Missouri’s economy is stronger because of its successful attraction of foreign direct investment, ... Read More

Missouri Cities Rank Among Top In U.S. For Jobs

St. Louis, Missouri, was recently ranked the second best city in the nation on Glassdoor’s 2018 list of “Best Cities for Jobs,” while Kansas City, Missouri, came in at number 11. ... Read More

Five Missouri Companies Among 100 Fastest Growing Inner City Businesses In U.S.

Five Missouri companies recently ranked among the nation’s 100 fastest-growing inner city businesses, according to a new report published by Fortune. Missouri companies on the list include Vazquez Commercial Contracting, LLC (6th), ... Read More

Missouri Cities Among Top In U.S. For Clean Energy Jobs

St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri, were ranked among the top 50 cities in the U.S. for clean energy jobs, according to a new report from Environmental Entrepreneurs, a Washington, D.C.-based ... Read More