Business News

Kauffman: MU is commercialization leader

The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation has named the University of Missouri System as one of three universities that are “Kauffman Commercialization Leaders.” The Kansas City-based foundation said Wednesday that the MU ... Read More

U.S. Military boosts investment in algae fuels

The forest green algae bubbling in a stainless steel fermenting tank in a suburban warehouse may look like primordial pond scum, but it is a promising new source of domestically produced ... Read More

Missouri’s tax climate receives high rankings from the Tax Foundation

A new study by the Tax Foundation showed that Missouri’s tax climate is better than all surrounding states. Missouri ranked 16th overall for the fourth year in a row. The state ... Read More

ABC Laboratories

Byron Hill “ABC Laboratories has a long-standing relationship with the university. We were literally born out of MU. Our founder, Dr. Charles Gehrke, was a highly regarded biochemistry researcher there, and ... Read More

Handmark

Augie Grasis III “One of our top executives was working for us out in Los Altos, California. And he came to us and said,’Please let me move there.’ He’s been in ... Read More

SRC

Jack Stack “Springfield is so diversified and so entrepreneurial. There’s opportunity here, even in a down time. That tells you something about the resiliency of the people and the local economy.”More ... Read More

ProEnergy Services

Jeff and Cara Canon “The state of Missouri made things pretty attractive for us with the Enhanced Enterprise Zone and Quality Jobs incentives. And, from a strategic standpoint, we figured Missouri ... Read More

Triumph Pharmaceuticals

Dr. Susanne Cohen “I’ve lived in a lot of places, and there is a difference here is how people conduct themselves. There is a strong work ethic and friendliness that I ... Read More

Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica

George Heidgerken “The “animal health corridor” aims to encourage more businesses to come to Missouri and to help local universities and high schools build up a pool of competent graduates.” More ... Read More

St. Louis Community College to open corporate center

St. Louis Community College to open corporate center.More ... Read More