Insights provided by the Southwest Missouri WIB assisted KOAM-TV’s Jordan Aubey with a news feature on the potential impact of the 2010 on Joplin’s economy. As the lead story on its 10 p.m. newscast Tuesday evening, the feature examined the impact for the City of Joplin to break the 50,000 population mark.
KOAM interviewed Joplin mayor Gary [...]
The regional development partnerships among chambers of commerce, economic development, business leaders, educators, and communities are seizing an opportunity to propel the area forward to ultra-fast broadband connectivity. Spanning six of the region’s counties with ideal adjacency and assets, the emerging Broadband Beyond Borders (BbBB) initiative seeks a selection by Google to fund and [...]
Miracle Recreation Equipment Company is attracting regional attention for its efforts to add more than a hundred new jobs in Monett. The Springfield Business Journal profiled the company on March 17th with a follow-up in its sister publication, the Joplin Tri-State Business Journal.
The journal interviewed Jasen Jones at the WIB to discuss the impact of [...]
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 [...]
McCune-Brooks Regional Hospital at Carthage received the first-ever Missouri Impact! award for healthcare process improvement from Missouri Enterprise. Together with the awards presentation, House and Senate reps from the Missouri General Assembly presented resolutions proclaiming the honor.
Project Profile from Missouri Enterprise (PDF)
Carthage Press newspaper article
Joplin Tri-State Business Journal article
Joplin Globe newspaper article
The WIB’s Business Retention [...]
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. [...]