Kansas City Region

#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

Tax Foundation Ranks Missouri 10th Best State for New Firms; 4th for New Manufacturing

The Tax Foundation, in collaboration with KPMG LLP, today released a new report called “Location Matters.” This comprehensive study ranks state corporate tax costs across multiple industries nationwide. “We are thrilled ... Read More

Missouri Cities Rank Among Best in US for Recent College Grads

Cities across Missouri have been getting a lot of attention lately, especially when it comes to attractiveness for recent college graduates. Self Financial ranked St. Louis and Kansas City among the ... Read More

Amazon Continues Investment in Missouri With New Delivery Center in Blue Springs

E-commerce giant Amazon is opening a new delivery center in Blue Springs, Missouri. Amazon anticipates full operations will begin late this year at the facility. “This facility will not only bring ... Read More

Hunt Midwest SubTropolis Is Growing Underground

Hunt Midwest recently announced plans to build-out an additional 700,000 sq. ft. of Class-A space in SubTropolis, the world’s largest underground business complex located near Kansas City, Missouri. This expansion provides ... Read More

Multiple Missouri Cities Named Among Most Livable in U.S.

Three Missouri cities have been named among the most livable small cities in the U.S. in 2021 by SmartAsset. O’Fallon, St. Charles, and Lee’s Summit, Missouri, all made the annual list. ... Read More

Expansion Solutions Magazine: Shovel-Ready Sites Provide Plenty of Development Opportunities in 2021

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