Nixon: MO economy not where we want it to be, but outpacing other states
Friday, August 27th, 2010 Posted in News, News & Events
By: Ryan Famuliner, Missourinet It’s slow progress, but progress nonetheless. Governor Nixon applauds business investments in the towns of Houston and Cuba this week, adding 85 and 37 jobs in those towns, respectively. That adds on to announcements for hundreds of jobs in recent weeks. “Over the last six weeks or so we’ve seen IBM [Click Here]
Now it’s official. Fulton’s Callaway Energy Centre is one of only five elite state-certified industrial sites in Missouri.
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010 Posted in News, News & Events
By: Don Norfleet, The Fulton Sun Now it’s official. Fulton’s Callaway Energy Centre is one of only five elite state-certified industrial sites in Missouri. David Kerr, director of the Missouri Department of Economic Development, presented a plaque Tuesday morning to Tom Howard, general manager of Callaway Electric Cooperative, the owner of the industrial site. The [Click Here]
$85 Million Investment in Rural Broadband
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010 Posted in News, News & Events
Two more partners working with the State of Missouri to expand the availability of broadband Internet will invest $85 million to connect 660,000 homes and businesses across northern Missouri, Gov. Jay Nixon has announced. This investment includes $66.3 million in competitive funding awarded under the federal Recovery Act. BlueBird Media will use its grant of [Click Here]