Missouri Economic Development

A data center in the Crossroads is using the clean energy loan for its chilling equipment. Supporters hope that the loans will encourage the projects to be more environmentally friendly. Critics want the city to do more to regulate the developments.

The deals from the teams come after months of fraught negotiations with Jackson County and community groups. The teams call the deals historic. Community groups and economists aren’t so sure.

Kansas City’s Central City Economic Development program, started in 2017, is set to be renewed soon — but critics aren't so sure about a program they say has done little.

Small towns far from big cities rely upon federal grants to help them, but numerous definitions of what the government considers rural make that complicated.

Segment 1: Missouri Governor Mike Parson wants $22 million to help "skill up" current workforce for better paying jobs. Last week Governor Mike Parson…

Much of Kansas City’s economic development over the past few decades is thanks, in part, to tax breaks given to developers by the city. The shops at Zona…

In such a divided era in America, is respect for different faiths critical to the country's success? A former member of President Obama's Faith Advisory…

Syria, Iran, Sudan—Missouri’s State Treasurer Eric Schmitt doesn’t want any of your tax dollars going to these countries. He joins us this week to talk…

A Democratic leader in the Missouri House is praising the version of the state budget approved by the Senate last week, especially its restoration of most…

For the last 25 years, Bob Marcusse has been at the helm of the Kansas City Area Development Council. We look back on his career and talk about how the…

The Kansas City city council is expected to approve tax incentives for an expansion of the area's automotive manufacturing industry this…

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