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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, 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 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.

Wednesday, October 05, 2011  A Missouri Senate committee is starting its probe into recent economic development projects that have received public incentives and run into trouble.

Tuesday, October 04, 2011  Officials in the central Missouri city of Moberly say they've received part of a promised payment for a troubled construction project.

Monday, September 26, 2011  Moberly's Economic Development Office said the principal investors of Mamtek have formed a new company and promise to complete their sweetener factory.