REDI says enhanced enterprise zone to support job growth, public schools
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 Posted in News, News & Events
By Madeline O’Leary, The Columbia Missourian Regional Economic Development Inc. is pushing forward with the idea of developing an enhanced enterprise zone that could create jobs while generating property tax revenue for Columbia schools and other taxing entities. Boone County has lost a total of 1,920 manufacturing jobs since 2004, according to a REDI report [Click Here]
Missouri Tax Structure Named Most Competitive In South Central Region
Thursday, January 19th, 2012 Posted in News, News & Events
Missouri’s tax climate bests eight states, including Texas, for business friendliness according to Ernst & Young study Missouri has the most competitive tax structure for businesses in the south central region, according to a recent study by Ernst & Young. The study, prepared for the Arkansas Chamber of Commerce, ranked Missouri highest in five of [Click Here]
Missouri Plant Science Center creates healthier soy powder
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012 Posted in News, News & Events
By Anli Xiao, The Columbia Missourian The Missouri Plant Science Center, along with Soy Labs and Reliv International, Inc., announced its new soy powder, LunaRich, on Tuesday. LunaRich contains the soy peptide lunasin at levels five to 10 times higher than standard soybeans. Lunasin was discovered in 1996 and has been shown to help lower [Click Here]
Columbia recognized as among ’100 Best Communities for Young People’
Monday, January 16th, 2012 Posted in News, News & Events
By Allie Hinga, Columbia Daily Tribune For the second year in a row, Columbia has been named as one of the “100 Best Communities for Young People.” The 2011 award, sponsored by America’s Promise Alliance and a financial planning company, ING, recognizes communities that work to reduce high school dropout rates and provide “service and [Click Here]
McCaskill visits Columbia to discuss alternative energy options in Missouri
Monday, January 16th, 2012 Posted in News, News & Events
By Breanna Dumbacher, The Columbia Missourian Columbia Director of Power and Light Tad Johnsen gave Sen. Claire McCaskill a quick tour of Columbia Municipal Power Plant on Monday. ¦ Matthew Busch *CORRECTION: Sen. Claire McCaskill voted to allow debate on cap-and-trade legislation, but she opposed the legislation as it stood; a statement from a source [Click Here]
Kiplinger ranks two Missouri universities as ‘best values’
Wednesday, January 4th, 2012 Posted in News, News & Events
The Kansas City Business Journal Missouri is home to two universities on Kiplinger’s “100 Best Values in Public Colleges” list, the St. Louis Business Journal reports. Truman State University in Kirksville landed at No. 23 on the list, and the University of Missouri-Columbia grabbed the 79th spot. No Kansas schools made the list. The rankings [Click Here]
Dollar General distribution center to add 50 jobs
Friday, December 2nd, 2011 Posted in News, News & Events
By Teresa Snow, connectmidmissouri.com Good economic news for the City of Fulton. Thursday the Dollar General Distribution Center announced it will add 50 new positions. They will begin taking applications immediately. The company says warehouse jobs start at $11.60 an hour and include benefits like health insurance and paid vacation time. They are eligible for [Click Here]
Advancing Renewables in the Midwest: March 26, 2012
Friday, December 2nd, 2011 Posted in Events, News & Events
Discover the potential of efficiency programming and renewable energy development in the Midwest at the seventh annual one-day conference on advancing renewables. The conference will be held on the University of Missouri campus in Columbia, March 26, 2012. Keynote speaker will be Mark Z. Jacobson, Director, Atmosphere/Energy Program, Stanford University, giving a presentation on “The [Click Here]
NDC Economic Development Finance Courses Coming to Missouri
Friday, December 2nd, 2011 Posted in Events, News & Events
The Missouri Small Business & Technology Development Centers (SBTDC) have arranged with the National Development Council (NDC) to bring its Economic Development Finance Professional (EDFP) training and Certification program to Missouri. The program will be delivered in three courses. Each course is five days in duration and is currently planned to be hosted in Springfield [Click Here]
MEDC Winter Conference
Friday, December 2nd, 2011 Posted in Events, News & Events
The Missouri Economic Development Council Winter Conference is scheduled for February 6-7, 2012 at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Jefferson City. For registration information, please click here.