Missouri leads US in August job growth rate
Sep 23, 2024 · Saurav Rahman. Missouri created 98,500 new jobs over the year ended in August, according to seasonally adjusted estimates released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Missouri’s nonfarm payroll employment was about 3.07 million in August, up from about 2.97 million in the same month in 2023. That represented a 3.3% increase.
Missouri cannabis industry experts expect growth, challenges
Dec 29, 2023 · The volume of sales propelled Missouri into one of the top cannabis states. The industry hit over $1 billion in cumulative sales halfway through the year. Total sales are now approaching $2 billion. The volume was surprising to Chase Cookson, a professor and researcher at Saint Louis University’s Cannabis Science and Operations Program.
EquipmentShare completes another $150M equity raise, building …
Sep 18, 2023 · The company previously announced a $230 million funding round in summer 2021, fueling these national expansion plans.. Since then, EquipmentShare’s momentum has earned the Columbia region headline-grabbing attention as one of the Midwest’s top startup hubs, the startup itself as been recognized as a national leader in workplace satisfaction, and its co-founder brothers have worked to ...
Missouri realtors face change as settlement takes effect | Real …
Aug 16, 2024 · Derek Schriewer, Missouri Realtors president | Courtesy of Schriewer. In March, the National Association of Realtors, the United States’ largest residential real estate industry group, agreed to pay out $418 million over approximately four years to settle lawsuits alleging anticompetitive behavior. The group also agreed to make changes in the ...
Southeast Missouri aluminum plant to close, lay off hundreds ...
Jan 25, 2024 · The bill could be used to find another company to step in and continue aluminum smelting in Marston. That could help to save the 450 union jobs, Quade said in a press release issued Thursday.. U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, in light of the news, wrote a letter to President Joe Biden saying the closing of the plant “directly threatens the national economic security of the United States.”
Missouri archery hunting permit prices have changed | News ...
Sep 24, 2024 · The new fall turkey hunting permits are $14 for state residents, and $135.50 for nonresidents. The turkey permits will cover both archery and firearms hunting. This change is due to a drop in the state’s turkey population, which has declined 23% in the last two decades, according to a 2021 report from the state conservation department.
Kansas City Fed Jackson Hole event draws experts, attention
Aug 22, 2024 · The Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium was started in 1978 by the Kansas City Fed. Over the years, the symposium at the Jackson Lake Lodge at Grand Teton National Park has been a venue for major economic discussions involving central bankers, policymakers, financial market leaders and economists. …
Missouri metro area unemployment nears three-year high in June
Aug 1, 2024 · Nearly 90% of metro areas included in the report saw hikes in unemployment. From May, Missouri’s unadjusted unemployment rate inched up from 3.9% to 4.2%. Unemployment rose a full percentage point from June 2023. Even with the increase, Missouri metro areas still averaged a slightly lower unemployment rate than the U.S. average of 4.3%.
St Louis' rich shoe making history | Shoes Leather ...
Sep 13, 2023 · By 1911, St. Louis' manufacturing interests had 12 shoe factories in outlying cities of Missouri: Brookfield, Moberly, Kirksville, Mexico, Columbia, Jefferson City, Hermann, DeSoto, Washington, Hannibal, St. Charles and Cape Girardeau. St. Louis was the nation's number one shoe producer in 1914, as reported by the Merchant's Exchange.
New capital programs for KC small businesses unveiled, starting …
Feb 5, 2024 · “The implementation of the capital programs will help us begin to overcome longstanding data deficiencies that have consistently hindered our office and local ESO’s (entrepreneur support organizations) ability to advocate for additional resources and support for small businesses” said Nia Richardson, managing director for the KC BizCare Office.