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"We have some untapped, unrealized potential here. If there’s anyplace that’s going to take the lead in the global marketplace, it’s going to be St. Louis. St. Louis is visionary, open-minded."
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“Our staff understands glass science and technology. This is a company that grew out of the research and talent being incubated at the Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla.”
Ted Day Mo-Sci Corporation
“Springfield is so diversified and so entrepreneurial. There’s opportunity here, even in a down time. That tells you something about the resiliency of the people and the local economy.”
Jack Stack SRC Read the Interview
"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 Edward Jones Read the Interview
“The “animal health corridor” aims to encourage more businesses to come to Missouri and to help local universities and high schools build up a pool of competent graduates.”
George Heidgerken Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Read the Inteview
“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 Handmark Read the Interview
"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 ABC Laboratories Read the Interview
“The state of Missouri made things pretty attractive for us with the Enhanced Enterprise Zone and Quality Jobs incentives. And, from a strategic standpoint, we figured Missouri was the right place to be, because most of our competition was out on the west coast.”
Jeff and Cara Canon ProEnergy Services Read the Interview
"People here have an excellent work ethic. And there’s a sense of extended family in the area. It’s feels like a wholesome, down home country atmosphere with the amenities that you would expect in a metropolitan area."
Randy Moore EaglePicher Technologies Read the Interview