Monthly Archives: May 2021

#ThrowbackThursday Vital Farms Invests in Missouri

In the Fall of 2016, Vital Farms, the largest brand of pasture-raised eggs in the U.S., broke ground on its new 82,000 sq. ft. facility in Springfield, Missouri. Dubbed “Egg Central ... Read More

National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Leading the Way For 25 Years

National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) Director Vice Adm. Robert Sharp recently sat down to discuss the organizations 25-year history, and the ‘Moonshot’ operational effort to face a future as challenging as ... Read More

Food Solutions Company Invests in Kennett, Missouri

Food solutions company Delta Peanut recently broke ground on a new peanut processing plant in Kennett, Missouri. The facility represents more than $50 million in capital investment and is expected to ... Read More

Swift Prepared Foods Opens New Meat Production Facility in Missouri

Swift Prepared Foods, a leading food solutions company, cut the ribbon on its new $68 million facility in Moberly, Missouri. The new facility will produce ready-to-eat, fully cooked bacon, and it’s ... Read More

New Global Cybersecurity Initiative Launches in Missouri

The Global Center for Cybersecurity @ Cortex (GCC), a new cybersecurity initiative backed by the Cortex Innovation Community and aimed at fostering collaboration globally within the cyber industry, has launched in ... Read More

Advanced Manufacturer Invests in Moscow Mills, Missouri

Elite Tool, an advanced manufacturing company specializing in machining and fabrication, recently announced plans to invest more than $3 million in its existing facility in Moscow Mills, Missouri. The company’s expansion ... Read More

#ThrowbackThursday: Veteran United Sees Unprecedented Growth in Missouri

Columbia, Missouri-based Veterans United Home Loans (VU) is the nation’s leading full-service VA mortgage lender, and has seen tremendous growth in Missouri in recent years. In 2020, VU announced plans to ... Read More

#MissouriMade T-7A Red Hawk Completes First Production Digital Splice in Record Time

Leading global aerospace and defense manufacturer Boeing has completed its first digital splice of the new T-7A Red Hawk trainer jet at its St. Louis, Missouri, facility. The front fuselage of ... Read More

Amazon Is Finding Missouri to Be A “Prime” Location; Hires More Than 6,000 Employees in Three Years

When Amazon announced its first fulfillment center in Missouri in 2018, the retail giant expected to hire around 1,500 workers at its facility in St. Peters. Today, that location is 6,000 ... Read More

Financial Services Company Announces Plan to Double Workforce in Missouri

P Paddio, a full-service mortgage lender specializing in conventional and FHA home loans, recently announced the successful creation of 100 new jobs at its office in Springfield, Missouri. The company, which launched ... Read More