Missouri


Transportation and Infrastructure

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

Real-Estate Values

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

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

Missouri Capitol to stay open Wednesday, Kansas’ to close

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

Prime Location/Key Communities

 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

Health Care and Community Services

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

Productive Workforce

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

Coping with COVID: Metro doctors optimistic after holidays fail to produce surge in new cases

A Tuesday morning media briefing with local officials and doctors from The University of Kansas Health System gave reports of a optimistic trend in the metro, noting there has been no huge surge in admitted COVID-19 patients in the more… more

Missouri Business Climate

Missouri boasts economic conditions that are healthy and beginning to open some significant new pathways to success for the Show-Me State. With an agricultural base so solid it is often taken for granted, Missouri surprisingly thrives in tourism, life sciences… more

Quality of Life

Multiple factors—all of which augur in the state’s favor—come together to make the case for living in Missouri. Although Missourians sometimes share a Midwestern penchant for looking enviously at the east and west coasts as leaders, the state offers several… more