Monthly Archives: March 2016

Missouri Takes the Global Lead in AgTech

Missouri companies like Monsanto, the Danforth Plant Science Center, Yield Lab, DuPont, BASF, Bunge, KWS and others are leading the world in innovative agricultural technology, plant science and research. Gone are ... Read More

Bunge North America Grows in Missouri

Gov. Jay Nixon announced today that Bunge North America, a leading agribusiness and food ingredient company, is finalizing the development of a new, state-of-the-art headquarters in St. Louis County and a ... Read More

Missouri Companies Are Fixing the IT Talent Shortage

With the lowest unemployment numbers since 2008 it would seem that the US job market is on the rebound. However, in the Information Technology sector jobs are going unfilled every day. ... Read More

New high-tech IT startup Fishtech Labs investing $10.2 million in Kansas City, creating 50 jobs

Gov. Jay Nixon today announced that a new startup, Fishtech Labs LLC, is investing $10.2 million in a headquarters facility in the Martin City area of south Kansas City, where it ... Read More

Missouri expected to lead Midwest in clean energy job growth

Missouri had 52,479 clean energy jobs in 2015, leading the Midwest in energy storage jobs. Missouri is expected to have the highest growth in clean energy jobs in 2016 of any ... Read More

Missouri’s Automotive Industry Continues Growth Trajectory

Grupo Antolin becomes the 11th automotive company to locate in Kansas City’s Hunt Midwest SubTropolis. Grupo Antolin, an automotive parts manufacturer, has leased 36,000 square feet in Kansas City’s Hunt Midwest SubTropolis, ... Read More

Auto lighting manufacturer adding 200 jobs in Missouri

Diode Dynamics, an Earth City-based manufacturer of automotive lighting, plans to expand its physical footprint by leasing a 15,000-square-foot engineering facility that will enable the company to hire nearly 200 new ... Read More

Animal health products supplier expanding in Missouri, creating 144 jobs

Virbac, a worldwide leader in developing, manufacturing and distributing companion animal health products, is growing its presence in the Missouri with a $37.9 million expansion in Bridgeton that will create 144 ... Read More