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Global engineering and design company RLE International announced today it will establish a new Modification and Engineering Center in Kansas City, investing $7.5 million and creating 85 high-paying jobs. RLE’s state-of-the-art facility will provide complex engineering, design, and build solutions for automotive and mobility clients.
Purina employs more than 3,500 people in Missouri and has had a longstanding presence in Bloomfield since 1976. The 500,000-square-foot factory in Bloomfield currently employs more than 340 people in the Southeast Missouri region. The expansion will add a 110,000-square-foot processing and packaging facility and lead to total job growth of approximately 30 positions by mid-2020.
Circular SynTech, LLC (CST), a leader in transforming waste management and chemical manufacturing, announced today it is expanding to New Madrid, investing up to $91.4 million and expecting to create 45 new jobs. CST will construct a new, one-of-a-kind facility that will convert municipal solid waste and construction and demolition debris into valuable renewable chemicals.
Today, the Missouri Technology Corporation (MTC) released a report recommending strategies to drive innovation and entrepreneurship statewide. MTC engaged TEConomy Partners, LLC (TEConomy), a leader in economic development research, to undertake the data-driven analysis and develop recommendations. MTC will provide an overview of these recommendations during a 

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