Whether your county is large or small, you will be able to attract, retain, and develop a workforce with the education and foundational skills needed to attract and strengthen business in your community.
To preserve the valuable heritage of our small towns and to grow local economies for future generations to enjoy, we offer resources and guidance for rural Missouri communities.
Career Pathways
Career Pathways for the Target Industries - PDFs
Missouri Retail & Restaurant Sales
Missouri 2016 retail & restaurant industry brief
Manufacturing Industry Brief
Missouri 2017 manufacturing industry brief
Missouri Business By Size
Missouri businesses size, wages and industry brief
Industry Concentration
Brief covering which industries are most concentrated in Missouri
Middle Skill Occupations
Find out which Middle-Skill Jobs are in high demand
2016 Labor Supply and Demand
Report covering gaps between labor supply and demand
2016 Closing the Gap
Report over how to close the labor supply and demand gap
The Missouri Broadband Grant Program was created in the Revised Statutes of Missouri sections 620.2450 to 620.2458 in 2018. The focus of this grant program is to provide state resources that help providers, communities, counties, and regions invest in building broadband infrastructure in unserved and underserved areas of the state. In the 2019 legislative session, $5 million was appropriated for the inaugural round of grant funding.
If your business is looking to grow, check out Missouri's Certified Sites located throughout the state. Each have been pre-qualified through a standardization process to meet the requirements of industry. For a site visit or more information about a specific location, connect with the specific contact featured on the links below. If you are a community hoping to have your site established and placed on the list, review and submit an application.
This program provides for a limited number of immigrant visas to individuals desiring to engage in new commercial enterprise in Missouri and create new jobs in rural areas or areas with high unemployment. Projects must meet investment thresholds.
MHEC is a voluntary program designed to promote energy efficient homes through clear and meaningful recognition. It is intended to help homeowners convey the invested value of the energy efficient features of their home to potential buyers. The criteria for recognition have been determined by working with interested and affected parties. Many of the existing energy programs have been taken into account regarding all aspects of home energy use and how they can tie together to recognize a home’s energy efficiency.
The Missouri Housing Development Commission, created by the 75th General Assembly, is an instrumentality of the state of Missouri, which constitutes a body corporate and politic.
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