Missouri-based Crowder College and the Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce, along with the Workforce Investment Board of Southwest Missouri, have teamed up to create the Advanced Training and Technology Center in ... Read More
Missouri is attracting and producing world-class talent, cultivating innovation districts across the state, and becoming a major hub for startups and entrepreneurs. For years Missouri has quietly been moving away from ... Read More
Earlier today with the stroke of a pen, Governor Eric Greitens made Missouri the 28th right-to-work state—signing SB19 into law, effective August 2017. “This is about more jobs,” Governor Greitens wrote ... Read More
When you ask most people to think of Joplin, Missouri, many think of the devastating tornado that ravaged the region just over five years ago, and the images of the businesses ... Read More
EaglePicher Technologies, a leading producer of batteries for the defense industry, has opened its new Lithium Ion Center of Excellence in Joplin, Missouri. The 100,000 sq. ft. facility is expected to ... Read More
Joplin, Kansas City and St. Louis, Missouri, have been named among the top U.S. cities for global trade, according to Global Trade Magazine. Joplin, Missouri was named among the top 15 ... Read More
HS Baking, an advanced manufacturer of baked goods, has selected Joplin, Missouri as the site for its new flagship bakery for snack and cracker operations. The facility represents $8 million in ... Read More
Missouri is the nation’s rail crossroads, being served by every Class 1 railway in the nation and connected to every other mode of transportation. And Union Pacific is investing money to ... Read More
JOPLIN, Mo. – Gov. Jay Nixon today joined local leaders and company executives from Ohio-based Owens Corning to announce the company’s plan to open a manufacturing facility in Joplin. The nearly ... Read More