Monthly Archives: June 2019

Beer Industry Contributes $10+ Billion Annually To Missouri’s Economy, According To Report

Missouri is home to numerous craft breweries, and the world-famous Budweiser family of beers, but did you know the beer industry contributes $10.2 billion to the state’s economy and supports 55,628 ... Read More

GESS International Announces Development of New Facility in Chariton County, Missouri 

MISSOURI – GESS International, a highly experienced and globally established renewable energy company, previously announced plans to construct four Green Energy Biogas Plants across Missouri in March 2019. Among the Missouri ... Read More

Site Selection: Joplin, A Portrait in Resilience

When an EF5 tornado ripped through Joplin and killed 161 people on May 22, 2011, some wondered whether the city of 52,195 people in Southwest Missouri would ever fully recover. Eight ... Read More

Missouri Universities Launch Joint Innovation Center

Missouri-based St. Louis University and Washington University recently announced plans for a joint venture innovation center, called COLLAB, in the Cortex Innovation Community, in St. Louis, Missouri. The 7,700 sq. ft. innovation ... Read More

Seven Missouri Counties Earn Work Ready Status

Seven Missouri counties recently earned Certified Work Ready Community (CWRC) status. Webster, Stone, Monroe, Oregon, Benton, Marion and Lewis counties each earned the designation. CWRC is an American College Testing (ACT) ... Read More

Kansas City Region Wins Huge USDA Investment and 500+ New Jobs

“The Kansas City region has proven itself to be a hub for all things agriculture and is a booming city in America’s heartland,” US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Purdue said. “[The] ... Read More

Missouri: Home To Championship Talent On And Off The Ice

“CHAMPS” was the only word written across the top of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch newspaper after the St. Louis Blues won the 2019 Stanley Cup, and it is the perfect word ... Read More

Missouri Partnership Expands Business Recruitment Team in Kansas City

Missouri Partnership announced today that Kylee Garretson has been promoted to Director of Business Recruitment & Capacity Building. In this new role, Kylee will manage business attraction projects for Missouri, provide ... Read More

Missouri-based Agtech Incubator Selects First Group Of Startups Focused On Sustainable Solutions

The Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN2), a technology incubator and platform funded by the Wells Fargo Foundation and co-administered by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), recently announced it has selected ... Read More

Two Companies Announce Expansion $34+ Million In Investment In St. Joseph, Missouri

Boehringer Ingelheim, a leading supplier of animal health products for pets and livestock, and LifeLine Foods, a food solutions company, both recently announced plans to expand in St. Joseph, Missouri. The ... Read More