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The CY2020 Youth Opportunities Program guidelines and application is now available. Applications will be accepted beginning December 2, 2019 and must be postmarked no later than December 20, 2019. Applications will be reviewed and scored competitively, with tax credits awarded based on score. Approved projects may begin as early as April 1, 2020.
Today, the Missouri Department of Economic Development announced that three companies are expanding in Kansas City, Missouri, with plans to create 388 new jobs and invest a projected $4.9 million.
Today, the Missouri Department of Economic Development awarded three organizations a total of $167,000 through the Military Community Reinvestment Grant Program.
Missouri’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.1 percent in October 2019, remaining unchanged from September. Seasonal adjustment is a statistical technique used to measure and remove influences of predictable seasonal patterns to show how employment and unemployment change monthly.

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