Yearly Archives: 2015

Menards to open new manufacturing and distribution campus in Sullivan, creating over 120 new jobs

SULLIVAN, Mo—The Missouri Department of Economic Development announced today that hardware and improvement store Menard, Inc., will break ground on a new 185,000 sq. ft. manufacturing and distribution facility in Sullivan, ... Read More

KC tech firm rides growth to more jobs, office expansion

A record-breaking 2014 is facilitating hiring and office expansion at Kansas City-based Data Systems International Inc. The mobile supply-chain company, more commonly referred to as DSI, posted its second consecutive year ... Read More

Mo. retains No. 11 rank on cost-of-living index

Missouri ranked 11th in the second quarter on a recently released cost-of-living study, on par with the first quarter of the year. The Show-Me State’s cost-of-living index for the three-month period ... Read More

New company supporting non-GMO production opens Missouri processing facility

Malden Specialty Soy, LLC announces plans to invest $2.2M in a new facility for processing non-GMO soybeans in Southeast Missouri Malden, MO, September 28, 2015 — Increased consumer demand for NON-GMO ... Read More

Ten Missouri Schools Receive National Blue Ribbon Honor

Ten Missouri schools have received the prestigious 2015 Blue Ribbon designation, the U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday. Missouri ranked 10th, tied with Florida and Indiana, for number of Blue Ribbon ... Read More

Electric-truck maker Orange EV is expanding in Riverside

Orange EV, the Riverside startup that makes electric-driven terminal trucks, is on the move again and adding to its staff and financial backing. The company is filling the first orders for ... Read More

Music streaming service Pandora opens office in St. Louis

Music streaming service Pandora on Monday opened an office in the Cortex innovation district. The St. Louis office will be home to a sales staff of five to seven employees. “Pandora ... Read More

St. Louis Sees Significant Growth in the Regional Tech Scene

Square, Pandora and Uber are among the latest tech companies to call St. Louis home. For the past few years, Missouri has seen significant growth in its tech scene. With statewide ... Read More

Columbia AgTech Start-up Elemental Enzymes partners with Bayer

As a world leader in animal health and plant sciences, Missouri has become a principle contributor to the global bioscience industry. Drs. Brian and Katie Thompson, of Elemental Enzymes Ag and ... Read More

Enbridge to invest $23 million, create jobs to upgrade Missouri pipeline

Gov. Nixon met with leading executives of Edmonton-based Enbridge Inc. during a trade mission to Alberta, Canada earlier this year. Gov. Jay Nixon today announced that Enbridge Inc. will invest approximately ... Read More