See what real businesses have to say about the advantages of being in Missouri.
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“This workforce at our Lebanon, Missouri facility is as resilient as any I’ve seen, and this community works very closely with us. The city officials and economic development people call on us personally, and that is important to us as a corporate and community partner.”
Randy Nielsen
Emerson Climate Technologies
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"For a business like ours that ships coffee to a lot of places, it is important to be centrally located. There are many places we can get to quickly from Missouri.”
Tricia Zimmer Ferguson
Kaldi's Coffee Roasting Company
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"I've lived in a lot of places, and there is a difference here is how people conduct themselves. There is a strong work ethic and friendliness that I haven't found elsewhere."
Dr. Susanne Cohen
Triumph Pharmaceuticals
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"What I like about Missouri is the people. I like the work ethic that comes with the people. I like the honesty you encounter."
Gregg Scheller
Katalyst Surgical
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“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
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"For manufacturing, overall costs of labor, utilities, cost of land and buildings and the skilled labor pool, Missouri is one of the best values in the country."
Patrick Leinert
Leinco Technologies
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"We train displaced workers in rural Missouri for today's IT jobs to keep those jobs in the country. Missouri incentives got us started. The work ethic of our employees keeps us going."
Shane Mayes
Onshore Outsourcing
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“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
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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
ABC Laboratories
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"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
Jack Henry & Associates
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