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The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) awarded $750,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) grant funds in August 2020 for a wastewater treatment project.
Today, Patriot Medical Devices, a personal protective equipment (PPE) manufacturer, celebrated a ribbon cutting at their facility in Cape Girardeau. This facility plans to hire more than 20 workers to fill high quality manufacturing jobs in the near future with more jobs expected as they grow. 
The Missouri Community Service Commission (MCSC) announced today that Scott McFarland will serve as its new executive director.
Optimas Solutions, a global industrial manufacturer/distributor and service provider, has added a new line of manufacturing consumable products focusing on personal protective equipment (PPE) and maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) to address urgent customer demands for indirect and consumable items quickly and easily, especially safety products due to COVID-19. To support the

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