Yearly Archives: 2014

Missouri’s two largest metros rank high for low business costs

Low electricity costs and moderate corporate income taxes have landed St. Louis and Kansas City at the top of the list of the least costly large U.S. cities to do business ... Read More

Monsanto grants $2.5 million to BioSTL

Monsanto is awarding a five-year, $2.5 million grant to BioSTL to support the nonprofit’s efforts to advance St. Louis’ standing in the biosciences. The grant will help support BioSTL’s BioGenerator subsidiary. ... Read More

Microgrid Solar partners with Missouri Science and Technology to develop innovative solar village

St. Louis-based Microgrid Solar is proud to be the engineer-of-record and installer of the first microgrid in the U.S. to be centered around a “Solar Village”. Missouri University of Science and ... Read More

Three Missouri cities named some of 2014’s best cities to start a business

Three Missouri cities, Springfield, Kansas City and St. Louis, are ranked in the top third of 2014’s best cities to start a business, according to WalletHub. WalletHub looked at the opportunities ... Read More

Biofuel Pellet Producer Moving Into The Missouri Plant Science Center

Enginuity Worldwide began moving into the Mexico, Mo., facility last week after a months long search for a site to manufacture its “eCARB” biofuel pellets. The startup company has an agreement ... Read More

Kansas City’s May Technology to expand, add jobs

A Kansas City aerospace manufacturer that makes sophisticated parts for aircraft including the B-2 bomber and Boeing 777 airliner, is planning a $12 million expansion that is expected to create up ... Read More

Kansas City and St. Louis offer cheap rent for apartment dwellers

Kansas City and St. Louis rank in the top 10 for cheapest large U.S. cities for apartment dwellers, according to CBRE’s latest quarterly report in 2013 compiled by The Richest. Kansas ... Read More

AT&T hiring 240 in Missouri

AT&T plans to hire more than 3,000 employees nationwide over the next several months, including about 240 in Missouri. The job growth was prompted by growing demand at its retail stores, ... Read More

Spencer Fane to expand in Downtown KC

Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP has announced plans to renew its lease in the Commerce Bank Building, 1000 Walnut St., for 12 more years. The firm, which has called the ... Read More

Fidelity Communications to expand Sullivan headquarters, creating 37 new jobs

The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) today announced that Fidelity Communications, an internet, cable television, and phone company based in Sullivan, will expand its headquarters. The expansion project includes an ... Read More