Kansas City Region

Energy Solutions Company Builds First Missouri Plant, Creates 50 New Jobs

Exide Technologies, a global provider of stored electrical-energy solutions for the transportation and industrial markets, unveiled their new $35 million state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Kansas City, Missouri. The new 180,000 sq. ... Read More

Global Marketing Agency Expands In Missouri, Adds 120 New Jobs

VML, a global marketing agency headquartered in the UK, is expanding in Kansas City, Missouri. The company plans to create a minimum of 120 new jobs in the Kansas City region ... Read More

Two Missouri Cities Rank Among Top In U.S. For Logistics

Kansas City and St. Louis, Missouri, have been ranked among the top cities in the U.S. for logistics, according to Material Handling & Logistics. The study looked at multiple factors including ... Read More

Missouri Makes Statewide Bid For Amazon HQ2

The State of Missouri announced its proposal to support Kansas City and St. Louis in their efforts to win the competition for Amazon’s second headquarters. “Amazon is a company full of ... Read More

Two Missouri Cities Rank Among Top Cities To Live In U.S.

Lee’s Summit and O’Fallon, Missouri, have been named two of the top cities to live in the nation, according to a study by USA Today. The study took into consideration numerous ... Read More

Three Missouri Cities Recognized Among America’s Best Cities For Global Trade

Three Missouri cities were recently highlighted as some of “America’s Best Cities For Global Trade,” by Global Trade Magazine. Kansas City, Joplin and St. Louis where each highlighted as models among ... Read More

Missouri Earns Finalist Spot In Hyperloop One Global Challenge

Missouri’s hopes for a futuristic, high-speed transit system connecting Kansas City and St. Louis appear to be back on track, according to the Kansas City Business Journal. In fact, according to ... Read More

Missouri’s Underground Caves Providing Safe Workspace For Expanding Companies

Missouri has many unique and innovative workspaces to offer growing companies, from the Cortex Innovation Community in St. Louis, to the Missouri Innovation Center in Columbia, and many more. But none ... Read More

AIA Magazine: Missouri Emerges as Aerospace Talent, Innovation Hub

In the Autumn Executive Report magazine published by the Aerospace Industries Association, Missouri’s statewide strengths in aerospace manufacturing and talent development were highlighted. “With more than 100 aerospace companies across Missouri, ... Read More

Missouri Adds More Than 1,300 New Jobs Throughout The State

Building on Missouri’s growing pro-business momentum, the Missouri Department of Economic Development celebrated 15 additional businesses embarking on expansions across the state, in addition to those that were highlighted last week by Missouri Governor Eric Greitens. In total, all of ... Read More