by Alisa Nelson | May 16, 2023 | Business, Economy, Education, Legislature, News
An effort to help Missouri build and retain a skilled workforce is awaiting a decision from Gov. Mike Parson. During the latest session of the Missouri Legislature, lawmakers passed a bill that would encourage workers to get upskill credentials. Upskill credentials...
by admin | Aug 14, 2021 | Business, News, Politics / Govt, Transportation
The governor traveled to rural western Missouri’s Belton this week to help cut the ribbon on a new 800,000 square foot e-Commerce fulfillment center, that’s located near I-49. State Department of Economic Development (DED) director Rob Dixon says Chewy has...
by admin | Jun 23, 2021 | Education, Health / Medicine, Legislature, News
The governor has called a special legislative session to extend a key funding mechanism for Missouri’s Medicaid program, warning that failure to extend the FRA would cost Missouri about $591 million in fiscal year 2022. The FRA is the state’s Federal...
by admin | Jun 9, 2021 | Business, News, Politics / Govt, Transportation
(News director Andrew Pitkin at Missourinet Nevada affiliate KNEM contributed to this story) A rural western Missouri town known as the “Electric City” has landed a $6 million new transportation and logistics facility, bringing at least 60 new jobs to the...
by admin | Aug 3, 2020 | Agriculture, Business, Education, Elections, Legislature, News, Transportation
Two current southern Missouri state lawmakers and a former lawmaker are seeking the GOP nomination in Tuesday’s primary, hoping to replace term-limited State Sen. Mike Cunningham, R-Rogersville. State Rep. Robert Ross, R-Yukon, State Rep. Karla Eslinger,...