Recent Press

Drone Wars, Hack Blocks Now Part of Aerospace & Defense Growth Story

According to a 2017 study from Deloitte, 2017 will see an increase in global aerospace and defense revenues. As aerospace and defense are key parts of Missouri’s economy, with 100 aerospace ... Read More

CEOWorld: How the Midwest Became the Global Agtech Leader

“It was the tech story read ‘round the world,” Missouri Partnership CEO Steve Johnson writes in CEOWORLD this week. “Earlier this year, CNN shed light on what Midwesterners have known for ... Read More

Manufacturing Isn’t Dead, It’s Evolving

If you watch the news every night, you probably think that manufacturing in the U.S. is on the verge of death. Fortunately, that’s not the case, writes Steve Johnson, CEO, Missouri Partnership, ... Read More

Could reshoring be the key to America’s resurgence?

  ‘What if the age of offshoring has come to an end?’ asks Steve Johnson, CEO of Missouri Partnership. ‘What if the global market is adjusting so that reshoring (or keeping ... Read More

Cushman & Wakefield Holds Ribbon Cutting To Celebrate Expansion

Cushman & Wakefield U.S. Inc., a global leader in commercial real estate services, cut the ribbon on its new 90,000 sq. ft. office near St. Louis, Missouri. The $17.4 million expansion ... Read More

Innovative Agtech Communities Are the Answer to Our Future Global Needs

Originally published on Medium.com By Steve Johnson Good news always seems to come with a caveat. Case in point: Studies show both established and developing nations increasing their meat consumption, putting ... Read More

Dollar Tree to invest more than $100M and create 375 new jobs in Missouri

Today, the Missouri Department of Economic Development announced that Dollar Tree will invest approximately $110 million to build a 1.2 million square foot distribution facility in Warrensburg, Mo. Dollar Tree expects ... Read More

Forbes: Agtech Leadership; It’s Missouri’s Story

Recently, on Forbes.com, Missouri’s global agtech leadership and our work to promote that to companies around the world was featured by Steve Olenski. Agtech is not necessarily one of those areas ... Read More

Food Solutions a Huge Part of Missouri’s Economy

In the January issue of Trade & Industry Development magazine, reporter Jennifer Alten highlighted Missouri as home of some exciting examples of successful agricultural businesses and food processing centers. Missouri’s robust ... Read More

Food Solutions Company Announces Plans To Invest $100 Million, Create 150 New Jobs In Missouri

Aurora Organic Dairy, a leading producer and processor of store-brand organic milk and butter for U.S. retailers, announced plans to construct a new dairy processing facility in Columbia, Missouri. The new ... Read More