Joplin Region

Top Agribusiness Insurance Firm Expanding in Missouri, Adding 200 Jobs

Specialty Risk Insurance is expanding its operations in Carthage, Missouri. The company, which offers insurance coverage related to agribusiness, commercial, and aviation, is investing $5.3 million in a new location that ... Read More

The Wall Street Journal Ranks Missouri Top Location For Remote Workers

Remote work is here to stay, providing today’s workforce with the potential to have a successful career from anywhere in the world. The Wall Street Journal recently ranked the top 10 ... Read More

Missouri Batteries Power NASA’s Artemis-I Mission

We have lift off! NASA launched the Artemis-I, and it was powered by Missouri-made batteries. This is the first in a series of increasingly complex missions that will enable human exploration ... Read More

Missouri Powered Rover Celebrates One Year on Mars

Just over one year ago, NASA’s Perseverance rover landed safely on the surface of Mars. Since then, the rover and NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, which took the journey together, have been ... Read More

Missouri Certified Sites: Crossroads Business and Industrial Park

Welcome to the Crossroads Business and Industrial Park. Located in Southwest Missouri in the four-corners region of Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas, Crossroads is a more than 200-acre park zoned for ... Read More

London Tech Week: How Missouri Powers the Mars Mission

Missouri Partnership CMO, Mark Sutherland, recently spoke with Ron Nowlin, SVP of Aerospace and Military Aviation at EaglePicher about all things SpaceTech on London Tech Week’s Elevating Founders podcast. During the ... Read More

La-Z-Boy Invests $30 Million In Missouri Facility

La-Z-Boy Incorporated, a global leader in residential furniture manufacturing, recently announced it plans to invest more than $30 million in its Neosho, Missouri, manufacturing facility. The 550,000 square foot plant employs ... Read More

Casey’s New Joplin Distribution Center Is Key to Its Supply Chain Efforts

When Casey’s announced the opening of a new, state-of-the-art warehouse in Joplin, Missouri, everyone knew it was big news for the region and the state. After all, the announcement signified $62 ... Read More

Conexon Invests, Expands High Speed Broadband in Rural Missouri

Conexon, a professional consulting company that works exclusively with electric cooperatives to bring fiber to homes in rural communities across the country, recently announced plans to partner with Osage Valley Electric ... Read More

#ThrowbackThursday ZAF Energy Systems Invests in Joplin, Missouri

In 2017, ZAF Energy Systems, a developer of next-generation battery technology, announced the opening of a new production facility in Joplin, Missouri. The facility is dedicated to manufacturing the company’s rechargeable ... Read More