The Missouri Technology Corporation (MTC) announced today that it has awarded a total of $14.85 million to two recipients through the Advanced Manufacturing Resiliency Grant Program. Jordan Valley Innovation Center (JVIC) at Missouri State University and the API Innovation Center (APIIC) at Cortex Innovation Community will use grant awards of $5.4 million and $9.45 million to invest in the manufacturing … Read More
Industry 4.0 (I4.0)
IN SEARCH OF: Is your company a bio-manufacturer, a medical device manufacturer, in the life sciences industry, or a company that is a direct supplier of medical equipment or supplies? IF YES – Missouri Enterprise is conducting a NO COST Industry 4.0 survey that will include a complete report showing how well your company is prepared to incorporate technology in … Read More
Missouri Technology Corporation awards $2 million of SSBCI-funded equity investments
Jefferson City, Mo. — The Missouri Technology Corporation (MTC) announced today that it will invest more than $2 million in eight high-growth potential startups that are developing technologies and businesses to create high-paying jobs across Missouri. Investments will be made through MTC’s Innovation, Development, and Entrepreneurial Advancement (IDEA) Fund Co-Investment Program, and is the first distribution of federal funds from … Read More
Congratulations to the newest class of graduates from the Goodwill Artemis Institute
Congratulations to the newest class of graduates from the Goodwill Artemis Institute: Certified Manufacturing Associate (CMfgA) certification course! Missouri Enterprise, Tooling U-SME, and Goodwill of Western Missouri & Eastern Kansas partnered together to develop a vocational training program to prepare job candidates interested in pursuing a career in the manufacturing industry. This no cost course prepares individuals for high-demand, entry-level … Read More
Rural Energy for America Program Renewable Energy Systems & Energy Efficiency Improvement Loans & Grants in Missouri
ATTENTION: Rural Small Businesses & Agricultural Producers. Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) is a program that provides guaranteed loan financing and grant funding to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for renewable energy systems or to make energy efficiency improvements. Agricultural producers may also apply for new energy-efficient equipment and new system loans for agricultural production and processing. Funds … Read More
How to Improve Your New Hire Retention
There is an occurrence so commonplace among manufacturers that there’s a name for it: “runners.” Runners are the new hires for entry-level jobs, often in their 20s, who fail to return for duty after their first work break, lunch hour or first day on the job. They are out the door and never come back. Your first instinct may be … Read More
MTC Accepting Applications for IDEA Fund Co-Investment Programs
MTC is now accepting applications for their IDEA Fund Co-Investment Programs. For the next 8 years, the majority of MTC’s IDEA Fund investments will be funded through the $95M in federal funding from State Small Business Credit Initiative Program (SSBCI) that was allocated to Missouri. Missouri receives $95 million through State Small Business Credit Initiative to support small business growth … Read More
Missouri Technology Corporation – Job Posting
Venture Capital Portfolio Manager – Missouri Technology Corporation Job Summary:The Missouri Technology Corporation (MTC) is a public-private partnership created by the MissouriGeneral Assembly to promote entrepreneurship and foster the growth of new and emerging high-techcompanies in the State of Missouri. MTC seeks a highly motivated, self-driven, and organized candidatewith, ideally, strong ties to the Missouri entrepreneurial ecosystems to support the … Read More
Buy Missouri Week 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASELieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe Announces Buy Missouri Week 2022 This Saturday, October 8, 2022, kicks off the fifth annual Buy Missouri Week! Buy Missouri Week is intended to promote all the products made in Missouri and encourages Missourians to purchase those Missouri-made products. Buy Missouri Week encourages everyone to support and shop locally, in doing so we support … Read More
Brewer Science Celebrates National Manufacturing Day by Hosting an Open House and Providing Facility Tours on October 7th
Global supplier to the semiconductor industry invites the community to witness world-class manufacturing Rolla, Mo. Sept 26, 2022 – Brewer Science, Inc., a global leader in developing and manufacturing next-generation materials and processes for the microelectronics and optoelectronics industries, will be hosting guided tours of its Vichy manufacturing facility on October 7th. In 1981, Brewer Science was founded in Rolla, … Read More