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ST. PETERS, MO – Grove Collaborative, a high-growth natural home focused platform delivering products directly to consumers, announced plans today to open a new fulfillment center in St. Peters, Missouri.  The new 137,000 square foot facility represents $3,708,500 in total capital investment, and will create 210 new jobs in the region over the coming years.
Marston, MO – Magnitude 7 Metals announced plans today to create more than 450 jobs and to reopen an aluminum smelter in Marston, Missouri.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.—Missouri nonfarm payroll employment grew by 4,900 jobs in January from the revised December level, while the unemployment rate remained low at 3.7 percent.
ST. PETERS, MO – Today the Missouri Department of Economic Development joined the City of St. Peters and the St. Louis Regional Chamber to celebrate news that America’s largest online retailer, Amazon, plans to create more than 1,500 full-time jobs at a new fulfillment center. The fulfillment center will be more than 800,000 square feet and will hold tens of millions of products.

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