Program to employ more than 4,000 young Missourians with paid internships and work experiences across the state
(News Release) Gov. Jay Nixon joined U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver at a home in the Green Impact Zone in Kansas City today to announce a new youth employment initiative to help prepare more than 4,000 young Missourians for future [...]

Registration is now open for the next in the series of Quarterly Regional Summits hosted by Chambers of Commerce and WIB stakeholders from across the Four-States area.  The summit is slated for 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Friday, February 19th at NEO A&M College in Miami, OK.
Following a busy holiday season and kickoff for [...]

A monthly survey of human resource (HR) managers in more than 1,000 companies across the country shows January 2010 hiring will outpace layoffs for the third straight month compared with last year.

Jasen Jones, Executive Director for the Southwest Missouri, presented a breakout session on development of businesses and jobs related to the green sector.

Presentation Slides (PDF)
Resources/Links Handout from Session (PDF)
Green Jobs Analysis April 2009 (PDF)

The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released personal income data for metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) for 2008. The average increase for MSA personal income was 3.3 percent from 2007 to 2008.
The St. Louis MO-IL MSA had a personal income increase of 5.6 percent. Joplin closely followed with a 5.5 percent increase as the second-highest [...]