"There are cost advantages to working out of Missouri. Corporate taxes, fuel taxes and property taxes are very low in the state. Utility costs among the lowest in the country." - Hugh Gilmore
"The work ethic here is really good. People come in and work hard. They’re used to working hard before we hire them." - Jack Prim
"I’m not sure what my expectations were, but I’ve been surprised by the talent of the pool we’ve got to work with in the local area, and by ‘the local area’ I mean not only Columbia, but St. Louis, Kansas City, and Rolla." - Jim Chapdelaine
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"ABC Laboratories has a long-standing relationship with the university. We were literally born out of MU. Our founder, Dr. Charles Gehrke, was a highly regarded biochemistry researcher there, and a good percentage of our employees are MU graduates." - Byron Hill
“What I like about Missouri is the local and state support of manufacturing. And the economic development contribution is tremendous, whether it’s through manufacturing itself or through grants for workforce education." - Chris McMurrough
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"From a town of only 10,000 people, we are able to work with our 90 helicopter bases and over one thousand hospitals and ambulance services in 14 states, making us the 2nd largest air ambulance service in the world." - Seth Myers
"Today there are more financial services firms headquartered in St. Louis than in any other city in the U.S. besides New York. That’s okay. Good competitors make you better." - Jim Weddle
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“One of our top executives was working for us out in Los Altos, California. And he came to us and said,’Please let me move there.’ He’s been in Kansas City 3 or 4 years now, and he loves it. I don’t think you could get him to leave.” - Augie Grasis III
“We export to Japan, China, France, Spain, Hungary, and Scotland. I have also shipped to South Africa, and I’ll be looking to start some work in New Zealand before too long." - Leroy Cardwell
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