Human Health

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

Missouri is the Heartbeat of North American Business

At the center of the U.S. is a state as rich in commercial infrastructure as it is in lifestyle opportunities. That state is Missouri. The European, a quarterly business publication published ... Read More

U.S. Department of Commerce, Missouri Boost Training for Missouri’s Growing Workforce

Construction is ready to begin on the Ranken-Ashland Skilled Trade Training Facility, a construction trade and medical services workforce development training center, in Ashland, Missouri. The completed project is expected to ... Read More

Missouri-Made Product Catches Big Fish on TV’s “Shark Tank”

StepNpull, a Springfield, Missouri-based innovator and manufacturer, struck a “wonderful” deal on network television. Investor Kevin O’Leary, aka Mr. Wonderful, agreed to inject $300,000 into the business on a recent episode ... 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

Washington University in St. Louis Set to Begin Study of COVID-19 Vaccines in Children

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, is preparing to study the effects of COVID-19 vaccines on children and has launched an online registry for families who want to ... Read More

From COVID Vaccines to Telemedicine, Missouri’s Health Innovation Industry Leads the Way

Over the past year, Missouri has been hard at work combatting COVID-19. And in fact, Missouri played a key role in developing the successful COVID-19 vaccine. In December 2020, Pfizer announced ... Read More

Missouri Communities Recognized for Workforce Development Programs

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

Health Innovation Company Investing Millions in Missouri

MilliporeSigma, a health innovation company, has announced plans to invest millions in its St. Louis, Missouri, facility. The company is planning more than $3 million in investment to upgrade their current ... Read More