Job Quality Toolkit

Stacey MarlerBlog, Business Growth

The challenge of attracting and retaining a diverse, productive, engaged workforce has grown. Workers seek quality jobs, and companies that prioritize job quality become employers of choice. Job quality is not just about the job; it is a combination of key drivers that are important to each worker’s overall employment experience. Pay and benefits matter, and so do many other … Read More

Missouri Technology Corporation awards total of $14.85 million through the Advanced Manufacturing Resiliency Grant Program

Stacey MarlerBlog, Business Development, Business Growth, Grants, Funding, Support, NIST MEP & Partners, Sustainability

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

Missouri Technology Corporation awards $2 million of SSBCI-funded equity investments

Stacey MarlerBlog, Business Development, Business Growth, Grants, Funding, Support

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

MTC Accepting Applications for IDEA Fund Co-Investment Programs

Lyndsey ParkerBlog, Business Development, Business Growth, Grants, Funding, Support

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

Unitherm Furnace

Lyndsey ParkerArticles, Business Growth, Client Successes

www.unithermfurnace.comMarketing Tool Heat Up Sales Headquartered in Wentzville, MO, Unitherm Furnace is an ISO 9001 and ISO/IEC 17025 accredited manufacturer of custom thermal processing equipment, including industrial furnaces, ovens, kilns, crucibles and more.  They design and build custom solutions for almost any type of heat treating process. They also rebuild, retrofit, modify and upgrade existing equipment, which enables customers to … Read More

Livers Bronze

Lyndsey ParkerArticles, Business Growth, Client Successes, Continuous Improvement

www.liversbronze.comKansas City The Livers Bronze Co. started in 1946, and is celebrating its 70th year in business. Specializing in the design and manufacturing of custom railings and architectural metal fabrication using a variety of metals, they run a state-of-the art manufacturing facility and have decades of knowledge and expertise that makes them a recognized leader in their industry. Over the years, the … Read More

Weave Gotcha Covered

Lyndsey ParkerArticles, Business Growth, Client Successes

www.weavegotchacovered.com Founded in Kansas City, Missouri in 2005, Weave Gotcha Covered specializes in fabricating and installing custom window treatments, fabric furnishings and upholstery, but with a special difference.  This woman owned business is a social enterprise which uses the power of business to address community problems by employing women marginalized by generational poverty, addiction, incarceration and other life circumstances. The … Read More

Mobile Hydraulics Equipment Company

Lyndsey ParkerArticles, Business Growth, Client Successes, Continuous Improvement

www.multipower.usRiverside Mobile Hydraulics Equipment Company, manufacturer of the HIPPO Multipower product line, is a leading producer of severe duty mobile power systems. The HIPPO Multipower unit combines hydraulic power units (HPU), electric generators, air compressors and DC welders into a single, tough, mobile unit designed to power all the tools in a heavy duty toolbox, simultaneously if necessary. Their customers work in demanding conditions, … Read More

Made With Steel

Lyndsey ParkerArticles, Business Growth, Client Successes

www.madewithsteel.comPalmyra Made with Steel, formerly Albertson Enterprises, is an industrial welding and fabrication company located in Meadville, Missouri. The owner, Chris Albertson, had extensive experience in heavy industrial fabrications with his previous employer, and broke away to form his own company. His first contracts were with that same former employer, who set him up as a subcontractor so he could … Read More

Labconco

Lyndsey ParkerArticles, Business Growth, Client Successes

www.labconco.comKansas City Labconco of Kansas City, Missouri was founded in 1925. It remains committed to U.S. manufacturing; the growth of its U.S. workforce; and its relationships with U.S. suppliers and distributors. The company manufactures a wide variety of products specifically designed for laboratories, including chemical fume hoods, biosafety cabinets, freeze dry systems, evaporators, concentrators, glassware washers, forensic enclosures and much more. They are … Read More