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

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

More Than $223 Million in Grants and Loans Will Increase Competition and Economic Opportunities for Meat and Poultry Processors and Producers around the Country, and Help Lower Costs for Working Families OMAHA, November 2, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the Biden-Harris Administration is investing $73 million in 21 grant projects through the first

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

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

Got R&D Money? Top Tips for Funding R&D with Grants November 10th – 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. via Zoom This 90-minute offering is designed to introduce technology start-ups and existing businesses on how they might fund R&D through Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants. This is an introduction to the topic that has been developed for companies that are

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

In celebration of U.S. Manufacturing Day on October 7th, CONNEX is offering a challenge to all U.S. manufacturers who are searching for hard-to-find U.S. suppliers. For any manufacturer that posts a manufacturing need into CONNEX, if we can’t find you a qualified U.S. supplier in the marketplace within the first 30 days, you’ll get a free 12-month subscription while we

Missouri Technology Corporation, MTC is seeking information on projects creating infrastructure for industries that are fundamental to national security, including advanced and innovative manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients and semiconductors. The Fiscal Year 2023 state budget included a $15 million General Revenue appropriation for the MTC to establish a grant program dedicated to creating infrastructure for industries that are fundamental

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,