Yearly Archives: 2015

Monett gains 11 new jobs with new produce repackaging company, DED announces

The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) today announced that Market Fresh Produce has opened a new facility in Monett. The company’s expansion project includes a $200,000 capital investment and is ... Read More

European auto supplier Universal Components Group establishes its first North American facility

The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) today announced that Universal Components Group (UCG), a UK-based aftermarket automotive parts supplier, will expand operations to the U.S., selecting O’Fallon as the location ... Read More

Missouri’s AAA credit rating reaffirmed by S&P

Missouri’s spotless AAA credit rating will save taxpayers $1.6 million through action taken today by the Missouri Board of Public Buildings to refinance bonds, Gov. Jay Nixon said. The savings will ... Read More

EaglePicher breaks ground on new manufacturing facility in Joplin expected to create 171 jobs

Gov. Jay Nixon today joined local officials and company leaders of EaglePicher Technologies, LLC, a leading producer of batteries and energy devices, to break ground on the company’s new 100,000 square-foot ... Read More

Thistle Expansion in Owensville to Create 16 New Jobs, DED Announces

The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED)  announced today that Thistle, Inc. a manufacturer of marketing products, will invest more than $1.9 million to increase operations in Owensville. The company’s expansion ... Read More

Rolla Is One of the Top 15 Metro Areas with Highest Growth of Engineering Graduates

Site Selection Group, a full service location advisory firm, identified the metro areas that experienced the greatest growth in engineering graduates from 2013-2014. Rolla experienced an increase of greater than 10% in ... Read More

Missouri communities earn top ecodevo rankings

Three Missouri communities recently earned a spot on Site Selection’s 2015 list of America’s top micropolitan areas. The communities, which were quantified for the rankings as “an urban core of at ... Read More

Missouri healthcare organizations earn top rankings

Five Missouri-based organizations have been named in Becker’s Hospital Review’s 150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare in 2015. The annual list includes both healthcare providers and other types of healthcare-specific ... Read More

Ceva Animal Health, LLC Leases Space in Hunt Midwest SubTropolis

Locally based veterinary pharmaceutical company increases presence, efficiency in Kansas City metro Ceva Animal Health, LLC, a veterinary pharmaceutical company with its North American headquarters in Lenexa, KS, has signed a five-year ... Read More

GAF Project Wins CiCi Community Impact Award

Community Impact says it all. The 10th Annual CiCi Community Impact category celebrates and highlights projects around the country that were announced in 2014 and are making a much-needed investment in ... Read More