R&D

Bayer Crop Science Fighting Food Insecurity, Climate Change

Bayer Crop Science, which has its North American headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri, has put two topics at the center of its research and development initiatives, developing new products that it ... Read More

Ostara Breaks Ground on New Facility in St. Louis, Missouri

Ostara St. Louis, Ltd., an agtech company, broke ground on a new Crystal Green® fertilizer production facility in St. Louis, Missouri. The new facility represents more than $17 million in capital ... Read More

American Foods Group Breaks Ground on New $800 Million Facility in Missouri

American Foods Group, LLC (AFG) is opening a new state-of-the-art beef processing facility in Warren County, Missouri. The company broke ground today at the site near Wright City – marking the ... Read More

Air Purification Company Grows in St. Louis, Missouri

Micron Pure, a startup created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and focused on developing air purification technology, recently announced plans to grow its presence in St. Louis, Missouri. The company ... Read More

Pfizer Kicks Off $60 Million Expansion of Missouri Campus

Pfizer, a global human health company, recently began construction on its new $60 million campus expansion. The new investment is expected to help Pfizer grow its employment and boost vaccine production. ... Read More

What makes Missouri the Global Hub for Agtech?

Missouri is the global leader in agtech. The state has more than 95,000 farms – the second highest number in the U.S. The Missouri Department of Agriculture says agriculture, forestry, and ... Read More

Columbia, Missouri, Is Keeping the Nation Fed

Trade & Industry Development recently highlighted several regions in the U.S. that are creating food and economic output. One of the regions was Columbia, Missouri. Columbia is an ideal location for ... Read More

Animal Health Company Invests in Missouri Manufacturing Facility

Mars Petcare, a leading pet food and products manufacturer, recently announced plans to invest in its Kansas City, Missouri, manufacturing facility. The expansion represents $82 million in capital investment, and is ... Read More

Missouri Invests in Geospatial Talent of The Future

The State of Missouri recently announced plans to invest $5 million in Gateway Global, a St. Louis-based workforce development group that works to help train youths for jobs in the geospatial ... Read More

Danforth Plant Science Center Launches First Company from New Startup Development Subsidiary

The Danforth Technology Co. (DTC), a subsidiary launched earlier this year by the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center to help create startups from its campus, recently established its first company. Peptyde ... Read More