Yearly Archives: 2020

Missouri Automotive Manufacturing is Getting Back to Work

For years, Missouri talent has driven automotive manufacturing into the future with significant investment from Ford and GM. Whether it’s Ford’s award winning F-150’s and Transit vans built in Claycomo, Missouri, ... Read More

Missouri’s Health Innovation Talent is Leading the Charge in COVID-19 Fight

Dr. Sarah George, the principal investigator of the remdesivir trial at Saint Louis University, has studied infectious diseases for almost 25 years, and she has seen pandemics before, including HIV, H1N1, ... Read More

British Agritech Innovators See Tremendous Opportunity in Missouri despite COVID-19

In February 2020, the Ag Coast of America welcomed a delegation of scientists, entrepreneurs and business leaders from Agri-TechE, one of the premiere agriculture technology associations in the United Kingdom (UK), ... Read More

Missouri Made Trainer Aircraft Completes Testing Milestone

The Missouri-made T-7A Red Hawk will soon be ready to train the next generation of fighter pilots in the U.S. Air Force—a strong and positive sign for Missouri’s robust aerospace and ... Read More

Demand for Missouri Next-Gen Batteries Surges; Investment Grows

A Missouri next-generation battery manufacturer is receiving millions of dollars from investors. ZAF Energy Systems develops and manufactures advanced nickel-zinc (NiZn) batteries. The company is located in Joplin, Missouri. ZAF executives ... Read More

Professional Services Company Announces Plans to Hire 700+ In Missouri

Charter Communications, a Missouri-based cable and communications company, announced plans to hire more than 550 workers in the St. Louis region. Additionally, Charter is filling 185 jobs at its mobile call ... Read More

Missouri Agtech Company Looks to the Future with Investment in Plant-Based Meat Industry

As meat supply chain issues occur across the world due to COVID-19, one Missouri-based company is targeting the fast-growing plant-based meat industry as it looks to the future. The St. Louis, ... Read More

University of Missouri Researchers Testing Four Potential Drugs to Treat COVID-19

Researchers at the University of Missouri have found that four antiviral drugs, including remdesivir, a drug originally developed to treat Ebola, are effective in inhibiting the replication of the coronavirus causing ... Read More

Missouri-based Health Innovation Giant Announces Partnership to Expand Access for COVID-19 Testing

Missouri-based Centene Corp., a health innovation company, is teaming up with clinical laboratory Quest Diagnostics to expand COVID-19 testing access in areas of need throughout the U.S. The company plans to ... Read More

Missouri-based Varsity Tutors Amps Up COVID-19 Program with Help from Four Celebrities

Varsity Tutors, an innovative Missouri-based company and the nation’s leading provider of one-on-one instruction, recently launched a free set of online classes for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. The free ... Read More