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 come to [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 industrial site is [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 $45,145,250 [Click Here]
Plant science center started in Mexico, Mo.
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010 Posted in News, News & Events
St. Louis Business Journal
The state of Missouri is providing about $7.5 million in funding to construct a new plant science center in Mexico, Mo., in Audrain County, about 40 miles northeast of Columbia.
The Missouri Plant Science Center (MPSC) is a joint venture of the state-chartered, nonprofit Missouri Technology Corp.; the University of Missouri System; and [Click Here]
Stimulus spurs big planning
Friday, April 17th, 2009 Posted in News, News & Events
By: Terry Ganey, the Columbia Daily Tribune
Federal economic recovery funds could finance a major building boom in Mid-Missouri under a spending plan discussed this morning by the House Budget Committee.
A new state office building in Jefferson City, a medical facility in Columbia, a plant science center in Mexico, Mo., and a National Guard center in [Click Here]
College in city plans to grow
Wednesday, April 15th, 2009 Posted in News, News & Events
By: Sara Semelka, the Columbia Daily Tribune
An updated master plan including a state-of-the-art science facility and new residential and parking facilities reflects the expansion of Columbia College despite its landlocked footprint.
The private liberal arts and sciences college has for the past two years maxed out its student housing capacity of about 400 beds, said [Click Here]
Missouri tops manufacturing, logistics list
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009 Posted in News, News & Events
By: Justin Willett, The Columbia Daily Tribune
Missouri is one of the five best states for manufacturing and logistics, according to Ball State University’s 2009 Manufacturing Logistics Report Card.
This is the second year for the report card, which is created by Ball State’s Center for Business and Economic Research. Missouri also topped the list last year.
The [Click Here]
BusinessWeek names Columbia startup-friendly
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 Posted in Featured, News, News & Events
By: Justin Willett, The Columbia Daily Tribune
BusinessWeek has named Columbia the best small city in Missouri for startups.
The publication picked one “small city” from each state and highlighted a startup that chose to locate in that city.
BusinessWeek set out to find the best small cities for startups in each state, aiming primarily to profile places [Click Here]
Life Sciences Week at Mizzou
Friday, March 20th, 2009 Posted in Events, News, News & Events
Missouri Life Sciences Week 2009
April 13-17, 2009
Bond Life Sciences Center
University of Missouri-Columbia campus
Missouri Life Sciences Week is an annual event held at the University of Missouri in the Bond Life Sciences Center celebrating life sciences research, education and technology transfer at MU and throughout Missouri.
It’s a power-packed week featuring seminars by internationally-acclaimed scientists, a two-day [Click Here]
Jefferson City to host Stage 4 Finish of the 3rd “Tour of Missouri” Bike Race
Friday, March 20th, 2009 Posted in News, News & Events
From: www.tourofmissouri.com
Jefferson City is the Capital City of Missouri, located on the banks of the Missouri River amidst rolling hills, majestic architecture and towering river bluffs in a small-town setting filled with historic charm. In addition to being the seat of state government, Jefferson City with a population of 40,000 is home to over 140 [Click Here]