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
In 2018, the U.S. Congress created Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) funds to help states impacted by disasters that happened from 2015 to 2017. In August 2019, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released the rules for how states can use CDBG-MIT funds.
Because of damage from storms like the 2017 floods, HUD made $41.5 million in CDBG-MIT funds available to Missouri.
A Community Improvement District (CID) is a local special taxing district that collects revenue within its designated boundaries to pay for special public facilities, improvements or services.
Missouri officials released the Comprehensive State energy plan in October of 2015, energizing the push for abundant, clean, and affordable energy. The overarching goal of the plan to to "chart a course toward a sustainable and prosperous energy future that will create jobs and improve Missourian's future."
A regularly updated listing of resources for businesses and communities impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
Suppliers across Missouri have been asked to help supply PPE for health care providers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Financing that helps communities develop cultural facilities such as museums and recreational buildings for charitable organizations. The program can be used to acquire land, purchase equipment, construct a building, fund architectural and engineering needs, and make improvements to existing facilities.
The purpose of the program is to incentivize the location and expansion of data centers in the State of Missouri by providing an exemption, for a period of time, of the sales and use taxes associated with a variety of activities necessary to build a new facility or expand an existing facility.
Applications are accepted year round.
Improve the cultural heartbeat of your community by redeveloping your downtown. Re-polish those blighted Main Streets and Broadways that help define your town and reinvigorate tourism.
Applications are accepted year round.
On July 2, 2020, Governor Michael Parson announced the Rapid Broadband Deployment Initiative with six different programs all designed to assist residents in the ability to access and connect to high speed internet. The announcement included a total of nearly $50 million from the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) that will accelerate connectivity and improve resiliency as Missourians grapple with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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