Kansas City Region

Belton, Missouri’s Carolyn Yatsook Named Economic Developer of The Year

In Missouri, we like to say that economic development is a team sport. It takes a dedicated team of individuals throughout the state working together to attract projects like Chewy Inc.’s ... Read More

Logistics Company Grows in Kansas City, Missouri

Murphy Logistics, a distribution and logistics company, is growing its presence in Missouri with a new logistics center in Kansas City. The new 250,000 sq. ft. facility will replace the company’s ... Read More

Virgin Hyperloop Keeps an Eye on Missouri as It Looks to The Future

A few years ago, if you mentioned the Hyperloop in Missouri, you would have been met with a great deal of excitement. But that excitement declined in 2020 when Virgin Hyperloop ... Read More

Leading Beverage Manufacturer Invests With New Facility in Missouri

Niagara Bottling, LLC, a family-owned beverage manufacturer, announced it will open a new production facility in Kansas City, Missouri. “We want to congratulate Niagara Bottling on their expansion in the Kansas ... Read More

Conexon Invests, Expands High Speed Broadband in Rural Missouri

Conexon, a professional consulting company that works exclusively with electric cooperatives to bring fiber to homes in rural communities across the country, recently announced plans to partner with Osage Valley Electric ... Read More

#ThrowbackThursday: Amazon Opens First Fulfillment Center in Missouri, Continues Growth

In early 2018, global e-commerce giant Amazon announced plans to invest in Missouri, opening its first fulfillment center in St. Peters and creating more than 1,500 full-time jobs. Today, that location ... Read More

#ThrowbackThursday: Scollar Leaves Silicon Valley to Establish New HQ in Missouri

In 2019, Scollar Inc., a Silicon Valley-based animal health technology startup, announced plans to relocate its headquarters to Kansas City, Missouri. Since then, the company has grown in Missouri, creating nearly ... Read More

Leading Distribution & Logistics Company Selects Missouri For New Investment

Frozen Food Express (FFE) Transportation Services, Inc., the largest nationwide asset-based temperature-controlled LTL transportation and warehousing provider, is expanding its business with a new transportation and logistics facility in Butler, Missouri. ... Read More

Missouri Companies Receive Billions in Military Defense Contracts

Missouri Governor Mike Parson recently announced that more than $14 billion in military defense contracts were awarded to Missouri companies in Fiscal Year 2019, according to a recent report. “We are ... Read More

Missouri Partnership Celebrates Economic Development Week 2021

Communities across the globe spent the past few days participating in the 2021 Economic Development Week, which was created by the International Economic Development Council. The goal of Economic Development Week ... Read More