NASA’s OSIRIS-Rex spacecraft, which is powered by Missouri-made batteries, recently set a new record for the closest distance a spacecraft has orbited to a body in the solar system. It accomplished ... Read More
When an EF5 tornado ripped through Joplin and killed 161 people on May 22, 2011, some wondered whether the city of 52,195 people in Southwest Missouri would ever fully recover. Eight ... Read More
Missouri Partnership announced today that Kylee Garretson has been promoted to Director of Business Recruitment & Capacity Building. In this new role, Kylee will manage business attraction projects for Missouri, provide ... Read More
ZAF Energy Systems, a developer of next-generation battery technology, recently announced a technology breakthrough in their nickel-zinc (NiZn) battery technology that extends cycle life and improves reliability. ZAF’s NiZn batteries have ... Read More
MISSOURI – Missouri Partnership announced today that their full Board of Directors has named Subash Alias as CEO, effective immediately. Alias had been serving as Interim CEO since March 1 and ... Read More
Late in 2018, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft reached it destination, the asteroid Bennu, and from launch to arrival it was powered by Missouri-made batteries. Joplin, Missouri-based EaglePicher Technologies designed the batteries that helped ... Read More
A “mole” has started to burrow into the ground on the surface of Mars. It is the first-ever interplanetary mole and is purely mechanical, but has a very important role in ... Read More
ZAF Energy Systems, an energy solutions company that develops next-generation battery technology, and Wirtz Manufacturing, an equipment designer and technology expert for the lead-acid battery market, recently announced that Wirtz has ... Read More
Praxair, Inc., an industrial gases manufacturer and distributor, is expand production capacity at its air separation plant in Neosho, Missouri. According to company officials, the expansion is in response to the ... Read More
Missouri is home to leading developers and producers of batteries for the defense, space, automotive, and consumer industries. Our batteries power NASA’s space program, we are in the top three states ... Read More