Yearly Archives: 2014

Centene to build claims center in Ferguson, creating up to 200 jobs

Centene Corp. on Tuesday announced plans to build a claims processing center in Ferguson, Missouri. The move will create 150 to 200 full-time jobs, which will come with health care, dental ... Read More

DED announces expansion of KC architecture firm

Generator Studio, a Kansas City architecture firm, will invest more than $200,000 to grow its local footprint. The company’s expansion project is expected to create up to 10 new, high-paying jobs ... Read More

HNTB celebrates 100 years in Mo., with expansion of KC headquarters, creation of 40 new jobs

The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) today announced that HNTB Corporation is renewing its century-long commitment to doing business in Missouri with an expansion of its downtown Kansas City headquarters ... Read More

Oregon company building facility in Columbia

An Oregon company has announced plans to build a radioisotope production facility at the University of Missouri’s research park in Columbia. Nick Fowler, founder of Corvallis, Oregon-based Northwest Medical Isotopes, said ... Read More

Smith Electric Vehicles finds $42M investor

Smith Electric Vehicles Corp. will resume production in Kansas City in the summer now that the company is set to receive $42 million from a Hong Kong investor. On Monday, the ... Read More

Red Monkey investing $3.4M in HQ move to Republic

Spice manufacturer Red Monkey Foods plans to invest $3.4 million in its new Republic headquarters. In the move from Mount Vernon, Red Monkey will bring about 128 jobs to Republic’s Brookline ... Read More

Southeast’s B.S. in Technology Management Among Nation’s Best Online Bachelor’s IT Degrees

Southeast Missouri State University’s online Bachelor of Science in Technology Management has been ranked among the nation’s top 20 best online Bachelor of Information Technology degree programs. TheBestSchools.org selected the top ... Read More

Missouri Tops List of Best States for Banking

The 2014 MoneyRates.com Best and Worst States for Banking study highlights Missouri as the top state for banking in the U.S., based on the state’s top-10 survey rankings for customer service, ... Read More

Washington University lands a top spot in U.S. News ranking

Washington University in St. Louis ranked at No. 14 in the U.S. News & World Report’s annual ranking of the top national universities, which was released on Tuesday. According to the ... Read More

College of the Ozarks Profiled in WSJ “What ‘Hard Work U’ Can Teach Elite Schools”

Looking for the biggest bargain in higher education? I think I found it in this rural Missouri town, 40 miles south of Springfield, nestled in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains. ... Read More