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Friday, May 10, 2013  The Capital City is looking to bring in more big-name businesses while renovating already existing structures to enhance the city's economic development.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  Missouri's unemployment rate inched up slightly in February although the state also posted gains in the number of jobs.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  Nixon has selected Julie Gibson, of Jefferson City, to serve as the acting labor department director.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  The Economic Development Administration gave Brewer Science a $1 million grant to support the new facility which will produce specialty materials for micro-devices for electronics.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  While Columbia has given up on in it's effort to form an EEZ or enhanced enterprise zone, another Boone County community is going forward, and a Callaway County town is not far behind.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012  A new report says Missouri gained about 13,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in October while the state's unemployment rate held steady at 6.9 percent.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012  A new report shows Missouri gaining nearly 18,000 jobs last month while the state's unemployment rate held steady at 7.2 percent.

Wednesday, August 15, 2012  A new report says Missouri's unemployment rate edged higher last month while the number of nonfarm jobs declined.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012  A manufacturing company plans to close one operation in Mexico and expand its plant in West Plains, bringing up to 200 new jobs to southern Missouri.

Thursday, January 19, 2012  An attorney who vouched for the legitimacy of a Chinese artificial sweetener factory says he became aware of concerns about the Chinese site before a deal closed to build a similar plant in rural Missouri.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012  The Jefferson City Area Chamber of Commerce hosts a welcomes back celebration, the Taste of Jefferson City, for legislatures.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011  Missouri's top economic development official says it would have been a poor use of taxpayer money to double-check all the claims made by a Chinese company promising to build an artificial sweetener factory in Moberly.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011  Missouri's unemployment rate is on a decline, last month it dipped to its lowest point in nearly two years.

Thursday, November 10, 2011  Lawmakers want to know why the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services awarded a five million dollar contract to an Indiana-based company called SynCare, which was supposed to evaluate applications for home care services to keep people out of nursing homes.

Tuesday, November 01, 2011  The city of Moberly has no plans to pay off $39 million of bonds issued on behalf of a failed artificial sweetener factory.