Missouri
The name Missouri comes from a Sioux tribe whose Illinois name, ouemessourita, means “those who have dugout canoes.” Saint Louis University, chartered in 1832, is the oldest university west of the Mississippi River. Missouri has 114 counties and one…
more
This is affordability in action: In Kansas City, a household earning the median family income of $54,372 is more than $5,000 above the threshold needed to purchase a median-value home of $252,000. Across the state, housing affordability is even greater;…
more
Click Ingram's Destination Missouri 2020 for the most up-to-date news and information.
more
Although Missouri has long been recognized as a transportation hub, recent developments in that sector have allowed the state to leverage its central location into an even more competitive advantage. This comes on top of a strong transportation and infrastructure…
more
One easy yardstick for measuring Missouri’s real-estate values is the price of a single-family home, which allows ready—and highly favorable—comparisons with markets nationally. In Kansas City, nearly 90 percent of homes on the market are within financial reach of the…
more
Education in Missouri includes outstanding services focused in the major metropolitan areas and a surprisingly rich network distributed throughout the state’s more rural areas. Not surprisingly, the eastern part of the state, includes a high concentration of excellent programs—the area…
more
The Missouri State Capitol will be open to visitors Wednesday and the Senate is expected to be in session, despite warnings from the FBI about threats of violence. There were also warnings of “an armed March on Capitol Hill and…
more
Missouri’s seven major economic development regions have traits unique to each area, but all share some key aspects. The regions include the northwest, northeast, southwest, southeast and central sections of the state, along with the areas surrounding Missouri’s two major…
more
For a state that continues to contain vast rural areas, Missouri has developed a sophisticated health-care and community-services infrastructure that benefits all of its 6 million-plus residents. The major metropolitan areas of St. Louis, Kansas City and Springfield have multiple…
more
Missouri’s workers consistently rank as among the most productive in a number of industries, driving bottom-line successes for employers in the state. In general, many Missouri communities have a national advantage in terms of labor, especially for industries such as…
more
