Transform News

June 2010

300 new high-tech jobs in St. Louis
June 25, 2010 - Six bills singed into law include: regulation of sexually oriented businesses; residency requirements for employees of fire departments; cost-containment measures for health and social services; women's heart health; and the use of deadly force by women to protect their unborn children.
300 new high-tech jobs in St. Louis
June 24, 2010 - Unisys to locate new application modernization center to provide Information Technology services to federal agencies and other clients
MoDOT using new products to salvage highway signs, save money
June 24, 2010 - The sight and sound of a paintball hitting a highway sign may make teens' adrenaline flow, but it makes highway officials' blood boil.
Gov. Nixon signs education bill; also signs legislation concerning spinal cord research grants, telecommunications, agritourism
June 24, 2010 - Gov. Jay Nixon today signed House Bill 1543, which enacts several reforms to public education in Missouri, especially in the areas of school discipline and funding.
Partnership between three state agencies, business and education groups receives nat’l award for career outreach
June 23, 2010 - A partnership between three Missouri state agencies and representatives of business and industry and education were recently recognized for making it easy for students and adults to use labor market information.
$572,267 in Enhanced Enterprise Zone tax credits awarded to Sonoco Plastics
June 18, 2010 - The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) has announced approval of state tax credits for a Hazelwood business under the Enhanced Enterprise Zone (EEZ) program to assist in the creation of new jobs and investment.
Special session of General Assembly called to pass bill to bring next-generation automotive production to Mo
June 18, 2010 - A special session of the General Assembly called to pass legislation to support and strengthen Missouri’s automobile manufacturing and supplier industry.
Mo students to compete at Nat’l SkillsUSA this week
June 18, 2010 - More than 200 Missouri students from across the state will showcase their award-winning technical skills at the national SkillsUSA competition to be held in Kansas City starting Monday.
$572,267 awarded in Enhanced Enterprise Zone tax credits to Sonoco Plastics Operation
June 18, 2010 - State tax credits approved for a Hazelwood business under the Enhanced Enterprise Zone (EEZ) program to assist in the creation of new jobs and investment.
$83,422 awarded in Enhanced Enterprise Zone tax credits to KC business
June 18, 2010 - State tax credits for a Kansas City business under the Enhanced Enterprise Zone (EEZ) program to assist in the creation of new jobs and investment.
City of Houston awarded $695,100 Community Development Block Grant for industrial park improvements project
June 18, s010 - A project in an area of the state affected by weather related disasters during 2008 has been approved for supplemental Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding.
State is set to earn an extra $1m thanks to new investment rules
June 17, 2010 - Missouri will earn an extra $1 million on its investments made in the first six months of 2010 thanks to new investment rules.