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Washington University makes major solar commitment

Washington University in St. Louis is moving forward with a bold and impactful plan to increase solar output on all campuses by 1,150 percent over current levels by this fall. The ... Read More

Martinrea Riverside expands to Missouri, creating up to 290 new jobs

Gov. Jay Nixon today joined officials from Martinrea Riverside LLC and local elected officials to break ground on the company’s new Missouri manufacturing facility, located near I-635 in Riverside. The global ... Read More

Global manufacturer 3M invests $18.7 million to expand in Nevada and create 22 new jobs

Global manufacturer 3M is once again strengthening its ties to the Show-Me State with a $18.7 million expansion project and an additional 22 new jobs at its Nevada location, Gov. Nixon ... Read More

SCD Probiotics continues to expand KC operations

Less than a month ago, SCD Probiotics moved into its new headquarters at 1710 Walnut St., the former headquarters of Fishnet Security. The new space is 10,000-square-feet and provides 5,200 more ... Read More

Three Missouri cities are among the top 100 smartest cities in the U.S.

Three Missouri cities ranked in the top 100 smartest cities in the U.S. last year, according to a study by Lumosity that ranks cities’ raw cognitive performance. Rolla came in at ... Read More

Kemin Industries to announce $14 million expansion, expected creation of 24 new jobs

The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) and Kemin Industries today announced that Kemin will expand its production facility in Verona, Mo. The 5-year expansion plan includes a more than $14 ... Read More

DED announces Pepsi MidAmerica will expand to Cape Girardeau, expected creation of 74 new jobs

The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) announced today that Pepsi MidAmerica will expand to Cape Girardeau and construct a new customer service center in the Greater Cape Girardeau Business Park. ... Read More

FiberGlass Tank Solutions Bringing Jobs to Camdenton

Anew business will soon be occupying space at the Camdenton Business Park. In the city of Camdenton’s regularly scheduled April 15, 2014 board of aldermen meeting, the board announced the approval ... Read More

Aegis Communications to hire 150 workers in Joplin

Aegis Communications Group says it plans to hire 150 workers for full-time jobs at its Joplin call center. The company says the hiring will begin this month, with the first 50 ... Read More

Google Fiber picks KC to test business service

After nearly two years of insisting they “hang in there,” Google Inc. is recruiting Kansas City companies to test a Google Fiber small business product. Kansas City will be the first ... Read More