Missouri Makes a Smart Strategic Location
Tuesday, September 21st, 2010 Posted in News & Events
Be it a chocolate bar, a barbeque sauce or a frozen turkey dinner, it takes the right blend of ingredients to cook up food that consumers will hurry to grab off the shelves. It’s much the same when you choose a location for a food production plant. You need the perfect combination: access to suppliers [Click Here]
Moberly Leading the US in Job Creation
Monday, September 20th, 2010 Posted in News & Events
Press Release By: Randal Weidnaar According to former Governor Holden there are other Chinese firms, besides Mamtek, that are looking at Moberly for potential business development. Holden went on to say that Moberly is leading the US in this type of job creation. He attributed much of the success to the hard work of city [Click Here]
Governor welcomes, lauds IBM
Saturday, September 18th, 2010 Posted in News & Events
‘Project Tiger’ lured Big Blue. By: Kris Hilgedick, Columbia Daily Tribune Gov. Jay Nixon honored IBM Thursday with his Governor’s Economic Development Project of the Year Award for bringing some 800 high-paying jobs to Columbia. “We’re extremely happy to have the IBM project recognized by the governor and the Missouri Department of Economic Development,” said [Click Here]
Linn State Tech opens new training facility
Friday, September 17th, 2010 Posted in News & Events
By: Kermit Miller, KRCG 13 LINN, MO. — For as long as he can remember, Scott Harman of Camdenton, Mo. has wanted to work on engines. “My dad does small engines,” Harman said. “My uncle does automotive. My family’s been in engines my whole life, so … It’s natural [to me].” It’s been functioning since [Click Here]
Aquatic Research Center breaks ground in Columbia
Friday, September 17th, 2010 Posted in News & Events
By: Samantha Highfill, Columbia Missourian COLUMBIA — The employees of the Columbia Environmental Research Center can look forward to consolidating their nine buildings and working with state-of-the-art equipment when a new aquatic research center is finished. Ground was broken Friday morning at the site of the new center, 4200 New Haven Road. The Columbia Environmental [Click Here]
Cost of Living Data Series 2nd Quarter 2010
Friday, September 17th, 2010 Posted in News & Events
In the second quarter of 2010, Missouri had the 5th lowest cost of living in the United States. In general, the most expensive areas to live are New England, Alaska, Hawaii, and the West Coast. The least expensive areas continue to be the Midwest and Southern States. MERIC derives the cost of living index for [Click Here]
Linen King announces move to Columbia
Friday, September 17th, 2010 Posted in News, News & Events
Press Notification For more information, contact: Bernie Andrews, CEcD, EVP, REDI bka@gocolumbiamo.com 573/442-8303 Linen King: Leonard McCullough, CEO Leonard@thelinenking.com 918/245-7333 Linen King, an Oklahoma-based provider of laundry services to the healthcare industry will be opening a 52,000 square foot facility at 2600 Maquire Boulevard in the LeMone Offi ce and Industrial Park. Linen [Click Here]
Parkade a good fit for MACC
Friday, September 17th, 2010 Posted in News & Events
New facility allows for consolidation. By: Janese Silvey Moberly Area Community College students yesterday seemed comfortably spread out on couches and chairs in a commons area of the college’s new Columbia location. The space is a new luxury for MACC students: Until this year, they were spread across town, not simply across a room. The [Click Here]
Moberly Selected as a Top Micropolitan
Thursday, September 16th, 2010 Posted in News, News & Events
By: Randal Weidenaar, Community News Moberly placed in the prestigious list of top Micropolitans in the nation. The list, published in Site Selection magazine, is based on the amount of development in small cities in 2009. This is an amazing feat for Moberly especially during one of the biggest recessions in recent history. Moberly was [Click Here]
CNN and Fortune Recognize the Moberly Mamtek Deal as Trend Setting
Thursday, September 16th, 2010 Posted in News, News & Events
Press Release Written by Randal Weidenaar CNN and Fortune have highlighted Moberly as a new trend in US Chineese investment.The article describes a new surge in China’s investment; “China’s great outward march of investing into the United States is turning into a mad dash. Chinese investments into the U.S. rose 360% in the first half [Click Here]