R&D

Three Missouri Cities Named Among Best Places To Live In 2019

Columbia, Kansas City and St. Louis, Missouri, have each been named among the “Best Places To Live In 2019” by Livability. The study looked at more than 1,000 cities with populations ... Read More

National Ag Day 2019: Missouri Is The Global Leader In Agtech

Did you know today is National Ag Day? With agriculture being an $88 billion industry in Missouri, you can be sure it’s a holiday that we don’t like to miss. Every ... Read More

Nestle Purina Expands Southeast Missouri Facility, Adds New Jobs

Nestlé Purina recently announced the expansion of its factory in Bloomfield, Missouri, where Tidy Cats brand cat litter is made. The expansion represents a $115 million investment and will allow Purina ... Read More

Missouri Partnership Announces Subash Alias as Interim CEO

Missouri Partnership announced today that their Board of Directors Executive Committee has named Subash Alias as interim CEO effective March 1. Alias brings more than 23 years of economic development experience ... Read More

Missouri University Ranked Top In The Midwest For 22nd Year

Truman State University, in Kirksville, Missouri, was ranked the No. 1 public school in the Midwest regional rankings and the No. 9 school overall for the region, according to the U.S. ... Read More

Missouri-based Virtual Care Center Using mHealth Wearables To Provide Enhanced Virtual Care

Mercy Virtual is using mHealth wearables in remote patient monitoring programs that give care providers real-time data on patients in member hospitals. Soon that program will expand to the home. The ... Read More

U-Haul Names Missouri Top Midwestern State For Growth In 2018

Missouri was recently listed as the U-Haul No. 1 Growth State in the Midwest, according to U-Haul data analyzing U.S. migration trends for 2018. Additionally, the Show-Me state ranked number 12 ... Read More

Site Selection: Hannibal & Kirksville, America’s Hometown & the Smartest City in Rural America

They don’t call Kirksville the “Smartest City in Rural America” without reason. Where else in the country can you find a town of 17,519 people where you can receive a high-quality ... Read More

A-B InBev, Missouri-based Agtech Company Partner To Improve Barley Quality

Benson Hill Biosystems, a St. Louis, Missouri-based agtech company, and Anheuser-Busch InBev have announced a partnership to improve barley quality and sustainability. Benson Hill co-founder and CEO Matthew Crisp said his ... Read More

Missouri Governor, CEO Talk About The Future Of Kansas City & The State

“Let me just start by saying, boy did we make the right bet by choosing Kansas City,” said Jonathan Tisch, chairman and CEO of Loews Hotels & Co. Tisch was in ... Read More