Bonnot attends International Plastics Exposition In our February issue, we identified the printing industry as a strong sector in the Jefferson City area and took a look at the local companies representing that sector such as Command Web, Modern LithoPrint, and RR Donnelley. What other industry sectors drive our local economy? This month we’ll take [Click Here]

Registration is now “live” on the Missouri Economic Development Council’s (MEDC’s) website for the upcoming MEDC Annual Conference, scheduled for June 19-21, at a beautiful new location – Camden on the Lake, Lake Ozark. Conference information is available on the MEDC website. Make your hotel reservations soon by calling the hotel, (888) 365-5620, and reserve [Click Here]

By Jessica Machetta, Missourinet Westinghouse — a global leader in nuclear technology — has chosen Missouri as the location to develop and manufacture new generation small modular nuclear reactors. Gov. Jay Nixon says it’s a once-in-a-generation opportunity that could spark a next-generation manufacturing industry in our state. Kate Jackson, Westinghouse Senior Vice President and Chief [Click Here]

By Brent Beshore, Columbia Daily Tribune It’s far easier to talk about entrepreneurship at the 30,000-foot level. Do this, don’t do that and you should have a good shot at success. In reality, entrepreneurship is a grind filled with peaks of exhilaration and valleys of anxiety and self-doubt. What got me through some tough times [Click Here]

By Mark Slavit, connectmidmissouri.com MEXICO, MO. — Dozens of new manufacturing jobs are coming to Mexico, Missouri. Governor Jay Nixon made that announcement on Tuesday morning at Mexico’s Spartan Light Metal Products Facility. Plans call for a $12.5 million expansion of Spartan Light Metal Products. Company officials plan to add 2 new production lines at [Click Here]

By Jacob Barker, Columbia Daily Tribune For companies looking to build solar installations and get the energy onto the nation’s grid, one of the biggest hurdles is a familiar obstacle for business: red tape. “The true cost of permitting in the U.S. is 40 percent of your project costs,” said Victor Kirkland, an executive vice [Click Here]

By Dani Kinnison, The Columbia Missourian COLUMBIA — Columbia Regional Airport will offer a daily, nonstop midday flight to Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in a partnership with Delta Airlines beginning June 7. Mayor Bob McDavid announced the partnership with Delta and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport at a news conference Friday morning. According to the [Click Here]

Columbia, MO (Feb. 14, 2012) — In one of the largest group-recognition ceremonies to date for the Missouri Show-Me Heroes Program, 10 mid-Missouri employers were honored for fulfilling their pledges to hire veterans into their organizations on Feb. 14. The companies represented a variety of services, including construction, manufacturing, finance, healthcare, and human services. The [Click Here]

  July 25- 27, 2012 Conference Registration: $350 Members: Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry The Missouri Bar REGFORM $395 Non-members $275 Government employees $125 Committee members / Speakers / StudentsSpecial Events: $40 Boot Camp $100 Golf $30 Extra meal tickets for guestsExhibitors Exhibit booth (includes two registrations) $900 Members $1,000 Non-members $250 Additional exhibitor [Click Here]

By Kate Moritz, The Columbia Missourian COLUMBIA — UM System President Tim Wolfe spent his second Thursday morning on the job giving out $600,000 to Missouri entrepreneurs. Wolfe and Mike Nichols, UM System vice president for research and economic development, announced the 2012 Enterprise Investment Program winners to a small audience at 10 a.m. in [Click Here]