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.
March's job report showed that Missouri’s unemployment rate edged down to 3.6 percent in March, while payroll employment grew by 3,100 jobs.
Career Pathways
Career Pathways for the Target Industries -PDF's
Missouri Retail & Restaurant Sales
Missouri 2016 retail & restaurant industry brief
Manufacturing Industry Brief
Missouri 2016 manufacturing industry brief
Average Annual Wages
Missouri 2016 wage and wage growth 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
Businesses with an existing award of tax credits through the Enhanced Enterprise Zone program seeking to gain access to those benefits should submit the Annual Tax Credit Application to the department no later than the end of the tax year immediately following the tax year for which they are seeking benefits.
Enhanced Enterprise Zones (EEZ) may be created by communities to encourage job creation in a blighted area. Communities with designated zones can offer expanding businesses within those zones local incentives as well as connect them with state incentives through the Missouri Works program (Zone Works category).
No new authorizations may be made for this program. The Enterprise Zone program was replaced by the Enhanced Enterprise Zone (EEZ) program (view a full list of Missouri's EEZs). Enterprise Zone designations are expected to expire as the duration is not to exceed 25 years. Projects with previous authorizations may complete their projects and may still achieve the program benefits subject to the program rules and any terms and conditions of their original award.
Targeted at increasing homegrown production of ethanol and biodiesel, the five year incentive programs provide grants to producers that are at least fifty-one percent owned by agriculture producers actively engaged in commercial production. Incentives include a payment of 20 to 30 cents per gallon.
The Film Commission attracts film, television, video and cable productions to Missouri, and to promote the growth of the film and video production industry within Missouri. The Commission operates a full-service office devoted to saving filmmakers time, effort and money in arranging a shoot.
The H-2B Foreign Labor Certification Non-Agricultural program allows employers to bring foreign non-immigrant workers to the United States to fill temporary, non-agricultural jobs.
Connect with customers around the globe! By accessing financial assistance, you can participate in trade shows and missions and market your products to a worldwide audience.
Facilitate the funding of an expansion project that would be unlikely to occur without the Grow Missouri Loan in order to create or retain full-time jobs for targeted businesses.
Preserving our state’s history and culture is vital to growing the economy and attracting talent. This program incentivizes developers to maintain the integrity of our historic buildings, giving them new life.
Have the next big idea in tech or innovation? This co-investment program provides early-stage capital to help startups leverage and attract private investments necessary to fund product development, commercialization, or to hire key staff to help your startup grow.
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