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Missouri is the Ideal Place to Locate Your Business

Missouri has the existing businesses, the resources, and the growth potential that businesses small and large are looking for. Take a look below to learn what Missouri has to offer you. Then use the business climate comparison tool to see how Missouri stacks up against the rest of the country, view our recent accolades, or read testimonials of current Missouri businesses.

Missouri has:

A 2008 gross state product of more than 237 billion.¹
86 enhanced enterprise zones located throughout the state
12 companies in 2010's Fortune 500:
- Express Scripts
- Emerson Electric
- Monsanto
- Ameren
- Reinsurance Group of America
- Charter Communications
- Peabody Energy
- O'Reilly Automotive
- Smurfit-Stone Container
- Graybar Electric
- Centene
- H&R Block
Missouri is:
- The only Midwest state to receive the highest bond rating by all three rating agencies, Fitch Ratings, Standard & Poors and Moody’s Investor Service, in 2010.
  _{¹Bureau of Economic Analysis}
  _{²Missouri Department of Natural Resources}