St. Louis Region

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

National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Leading the Way For 25 Years

National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) Director Vice Adm. Robert Sharp recently sat down to discuss the organizations 25-year history, and the ‘Moonshot’ operational effort to face a future as challenging as ... Read More

New Global Cybersecurity Initiative Launches in Missouri

The Global Center for Cybersecurity @ Cortex (GCC), a new cybersecurity initiative backed by the Cortex Innovation Community and aimed at fostering collaboration globally within the cyber industry, has launched in ... Read More

Advanced Manufacturer Invests in Moscow Mills, Missouri

Elite Tool, an advanced manufacturing company specializing in machining and fabrication, recently announced plans to invest more than $3 million in its existing facility in Moscow Mills, Missouri. The company’s expansion ... Read More

#ThrowbackThursday: Veteran United Sees Unprecedented Growth in Missouri

Columbia, Missouri-based Veterans United Home Loans (VU) is the nation’s leading full-service VA mortgage lender, and has seen tremendous growth in Missouri in recent years. In 2020, VU announced plans to ... Read More

#MissouriMade T-7A Red Hawk Completes First Production Digital Splice in Record Time

Leading global aerospace and defense manufacturer Boeing has completed its first digital splice of the new T-7A Red Hawk trainer jet at its St. Louis, Missouri, facility. The front fuselage of ... Read More

Amazon Is Finding Missouri to Be A “Prime” Location; Hires More Than 6,000 Employees in Three Years

When Amazon announced its first fulfillment center in Missouri in 2018, the retail giant expected to hire around 1,500 workers at its facility in St. Peters. Today, that location is 6,000 ... 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

#ThrowbackThursday: Global Fintech Leader Comes Home to Missouri

In January 2016, Square Inc., a leading financial services and technology company, began the process of moving from Silicon Valley to St. Louis. This was a homecoming of sorts for the ... Read More

Health Innovation Company Investing in Missouri

Inotiv Inc., a pharmaceutical development firm, recently announced plans to expand in St. Louis, Missouri. The company plans to bolster its presence in the region, purchasing its existing facility in Maryland ... Read More