St. Louis Region

Union Pacific Invests $54 Million in Missouri Railways

Missouri is the nation’s rail crossroads, being served by every Class 1 railway in the nation and connected to every other mode of transportation. And Union Pacific is investing money to ... Read More

Online retailer Yogabed chooses Missouri for new distribution center

The Atlanta-based mattress retailer’s decision to open a new distribution and fulfillment center in Chesterfield Valley was largely influenced by Missouri’s strategic location. Yogabed expects to employ 10 to 20 workers ... Read More

Indian AgTech Company to Establish US HQ at Helix Center

The Missouri Department of Economic Development announced today that Indian AgTech company Lacgene Technologies is establishing its U.S. headquarters at the Helix Center Biotech Incubator in St. Louis, Missouri. The U.S. ... Read More

St. Charles among nation’s best counties for tech job growth

In what may come as a surprise to some, St. Charles County is among the best in the nation when it comes to tech job growth. That’s according to recent data ... Read More

Cleveland chemicals company to move HQ to St. Louis

Cleveland-based chemicals firm Vectra, formerly known as OM Group, announced Monday it would be moving its headquarters to St. Louis. Vectra is a specialty chemicals company that includes three businesses — ... Read More

U.S. Navy Continues to Grow Missouri’s Military Supply Chain

Earlier this week, Missouri-based defense contractor Arnold Defense announced they had been awarded a U.S. Navy contract for several hundred rocket launchers and related equipment worth more than $19 million. This ... Read More

Advanced Manufacturing Firm R&S Machining investing $6 million in Missouri

R&S Machining, which makes aerospace components and does machining work for other industries, is investing $6 million to build a second facility to handle current and anticipated growth. The company plans ... Read More

Community Wholesale Tire expands with $4 million distribution center

Community Wholesale Tire, one of the Midwest’s largest tire distributors, projects annual sales of $9 million from a newly opened warehouse in Springfield, Missouri, after its first year in operation. The ... Read More

ProPharma Group opens new medical information contact center in Maryland Heights

ST. LOUIS, Mo.— The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) today announced that ProPharma Group, a provider of compliance services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device sectors, is opening a ... Read More

BioSTL welcomes Forrest Innovations to St. Louis

ST. LOUIS – July 16, 2015 – BioSTL hosted a welcome reception for Israeli agtech company Forrest Innovations at the Bio Research & Development (BRDG) Park at the Danforth Plant Science ... Read More