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Milbank Manufacturing will invest $2.7M, add jobs for renewable energy line

Milbank Manufacturing plans to invest $2.7 million to set up new production lines for renewable energy products. The 83-year-old Kansas City-based manufacturer is widely recognized as a leading provider of the ... Read More

SEMO port expanding, upgrading its rail system

More than $2.78 million in improvements are either in progress or scheduled to be completed this year at the SEMO Port with funding from state and federal grants. As the port ... Read More

Missouri boasts low mortgage closing fees

Missouri’s mortgage closing costs are the sixth-lowest in the nation according to financial information website Bankrate.com, the Kansas City Star reports. A $200,000 mortgage in the state averaged $3,524 in origination, ... Read More

Barnes-Jewish ranks among nation’s best hospitals

For the 19th straight year, Barnes-Jewish Hospital is ranked among the top hospitals in the country according to U.S. News & World Report’s list of “America’s Best Hospitals,” the St. Louis ... Read More

Missouri ranks high for renewable energy jobs in Brookings report

Missouri’s clean economy ranks 16th overall for renewable energy jobs in 2010, according to a new report from the Brookings Institution. The Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings worked with Battelle’s Technology ... Read More

ABB Expands Role in Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure

Acquires Epyon B.V. ... Read More

St. Louis, Kansas City, and Springfield among the best metros for business

St. Louis ranked No. 23, Kansas City 55th, and Springfield 67th out of 200 metro areas in Forbes annual list of the Best Places for Business and Careers in the country. ... Read More

Engine remanufacturing plant to add 131 jobs

A Springfield plant that refurbishes the engines of used cars plans to add 131 jobs over the next three to four years, officials said. PROFormance Powertrain Products, which already employs 100 ... Read More

Missouri has the 3rd Lowest Cost of Business according to CNBC

Missouri came in 16th overall and 3rd for cost of doing business on CNBC’s list of “America’s Top States for Business.” Missouri also ranked 8th for cost of living and 9th ... Read More

University of Missouri, CarrBaierCrandall partner on research park expansion

University of Missouri System officials announced plans to partner with CarrBaierCrandall and CB Richard Ellis CB Richard Ellis Latest from The Business Journals Troubled Silver Spring apartment owners plan auctionDollar Tree ... Read More