The prestigious Economic Development Now journal features insightful trends on the integration of local economic development strategies with workforce development. As a follow up to the national analysis, ED Now profiles a case study on the success of these efforts in Southwest Missouri featuring the WIB and the Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce.
While the journal [...]
The regional partnerships of Chambers of Commerce across the Four-States region held its winter summit event at NEO A&M College in Miami, OK on Friday, February 19th. The half-day event took a deeper at economic recovery efforts and impacts across the region, opportunities that may emerge from the economic rebound, and next steps on existing [...]
Several non-profit groups and governmental agencies alike offer a valuable array of resources for business owners. Whether new, expanding, or sustaining, an event called GovFest this Thursday at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin is set to link business leaders with solutions.
MSSU’s Robert Plaster Free Enterprise and Cornell Auditorium, Room 201 is the location for [...]
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 [...]
The Workforce Innovators Network through the Corporation for a Skilled Workforce (CSW) published a report (PDF download) promoting the role of WIBs as conveners for talent development to meet community needs and economic prosperity. The report spotlights examples of high-performing WIBs to make the case for better federal legislation that funds local WIBs to expand [...]
The Joplin Tri-State Business Journal highlighted projections 2010’s regional economy across in a special section published this week. JTSB recruited Jasen Jones from the WIB to provide the analysis as part of an elite group of regional economic leaders. Additional contributors include Rob O’Brian, Chuck Surface, Blake Benson, Josh Rinkenbaugh, Lane Clevenger, and David Glenn. [...]
Missouri is on a short list of states showing signs of economic recovery, according to Moody’s Economy.com, the economic forecasting arm of Moody’s Analytics. The report recognized the “Show-Me State” as one of 11 states emerging from the recession, based on employment rates, home prices, residential construction and manufacturing production. The Moody study also [...]
For more than half a century, Pittsburg State University has played host to the largest regional technology conference of its kind, showcasing the latest in technology and technology education. That tradition continues as students and faculty members from five universities and numerous junior high and high schools visited the Kansas Technology Center for a [...]
While the nation as a whole sees an increase in unemployment, the Joplin metro area is below that national average and is actually falling. That’s the lead in a feature airing Friday evening on KOAM-TV7 news. KOAM interviewed WIB exec Jasen Jones as well as local industry leaders on positive economic indicators for the [...]
The Regional Chambers of Commerce and the Quad-States Regional Transformation collaborative set Friday, November 20th as the date for a Regional Visioning Summit. The summit drills down on master plan priorities, while at the same time, ignites leaders with the region’s potential impact for global competitiveness and economic prosperity. This key event builds on [...]