New Bloomfield firm to export precut oak log homes to China
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011 Posted in News, News & Events
By Don Norfleet, The Fulton Sun New Bloomfield — Lynn Gastineau, owner of Gastineau Log Homes of New Bloomfield, returned home from China Tuesday after signing a contract in Shanghai, China, to export precut oak log homes to China. Gastineau accompanied Gov. Jay Nixon and other state officials on the Governor’s Trade Mission to China [Click Here]
Gov. Nixon’s administration awards $300,000 Industrial Infrastructure Grant to Callaway County under the Community Development Block Grant program
Monday, October 31st, 2011 Posted in News, News & Events
FULTON – Gov. Jay Nixon’s administration today announced that a Fulton company will expand, creating 30 new jobs, made possible by the award of economic incentives from the state of Missouri. Through the Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED), the state has approved a $300,000 Industrial Infrastructure Grant for Callaway County for infrastructure improvements under [Click Here]
DED designates University’s Discovery Ridge research park as third Certified Site in Columbia
Thursday, October 27th, 2011 Posted in News, News & Events
COLUMBIA – The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) has announced that a Columbia location has been designated as the state’s 10th Certified Site – the third site in the city of Columbia to receive that status. Chosen by DED’s Certified Sites Technical Review Committee, the Discovery Ridge 122-acre land site located east of US [Click Here]
Gov. Nixon signs MOSIRA bill to spark science and innovation investment in Missouri
Friday, October 21st, 2011 Posted in News, News & Events
JEFFERSON CITY – Gov. Jay Nixon today signed Senate Bill 7, the Missouri Science and Innovation Reinvestment Act (MOSIRA), passed by the General Assembly during the special session. Passage of the MOSIRA bill was one of the key elements in Gov. Nixon’s call for a special session, and he praised the bill as an important [Click Here]
Columbia-based AdVentures receives $1.5 million in low-interest loans from State Treasurer Clint Zweifel
Monday, October 3rd, 2011 Posted in News, News & Events
Company ranks 28th on Inc. 500 and plans to add up to 15 jobs in the next six months COLUMBIA, Mo. – State Treasurer Clint Zweifel (ZWY-ful) stood with Columbia-based entrepreneur Brent Beshore today in his headquarters in south Columbia to announce $1.5 million in low-interest loans to Beshore’s AdVentures. AdVentures was recently ranked the [Click Here]
Innovation comes from universities
Saturday, October 1st, 2011 Posted in News, News & Events
By Jake Halliday, Columbia Daily Tribune When the answer to a question is complicated or uncomfortable to explain, it is tempting to just make stuff up. My granddaughter Ella is only 3, but she knows babies do not come from the cabbage patch or watermelon seeds and that no storks are involved. Ever wonder where [Click Here]
Scholastic to add 90 new positions in Jefferson City
Friday, September 30th, 2011 Posted in News, News & Events
By Jefferson City News Tribune Scholastic announced today that it is expanding their Jefferson City packaging department and will be hiring approximately 90 additional full-time and seasonal employees over the next six months. Scholastic currently employs up to 1500 workers in the Jefferson City area during their peak season of September and October. These moves [Click Here]
Jefferson City ABB transformer factory contributes to Missouri wind farms
Friday, September 23rd, 2011 Posted in News, News & Events
By Alexandria Pisauro, Columbia Missourian The ABB plant, nestled in sight of the state Capitol, is the largest transformer distribution factory in the world, but it might not be the most well-known business. “You can see the ABB building from the Capitol windows,” John Hickey, Missouri chapter director of the Sierra Club, said. “I asked [Click Here]
GUEST COMMENTARY: Research universities are key asset in future economic growth
Tuesday, September 20th, 2011 Posted in News, News & Events
By Robert Duncan, Columbia Missourian In the wake of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, it is vital that Americans quickly identify ways to accelerate innovation and growth – and in turn, create jobs — in order to move America forward. We cannot afford to stand still; the rest of the world certainly [Click Here]
Data center tax break bill could be boost for Columbia
Monday, September 19th, 2011 Posted in News, News & Events
By Stephanie Ebbs, Columbia Missourian Although the St. Louis air cargo hub has been the center of attention during the Missouri legislature’s special session, another part of the bill seeks to boost economic development by putting the state on the map as a center for digital data storage. These data centers are warehouses of computer [Click Here]