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November 2009

Broadband Expansion Across MO with $1.9 million Recovery Act Grant
November 30, 2009 - Gov. Jay Nixon announced today that the state of Missouri will receive more than $1.9 million in a competitive federal Recovery Act grant as the first step to expanding broadband Internet service across the state. Read more...
Agreement to freeze tuition for second year in a row (2-year colleges)
November 20, 2009 - Gov. Jay Nixon and the presidents of Missouri's community colleges delivered some good news today: for the second year in a row, in-state students and their families won't see tuition or academic fees rise by a penny. Read more...
Specialty crops awarded funds to further enhance industry
November 19, 2009 - The Missouri Department of Agriculture today announced that they have selected 13 agricultural projects across Missouri to receive funding provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Read more...
$350,000 tax credit awarded to non-profit organization
November 19, 2009 - The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) today announced that an El Dorado Springs not-for-profit organization has been approved for $350,000 in Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) tax credits. Read more...
MO wins $1.2 Million for "Green" jobs training
November 19, 2009 - The state of Missouri, through the Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED), has been awarded an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant for $1,227,192 in the area of "green" jobs training. Read more...
$75,000 tax-credit awarded to Salvation Army's job training program
November 19, 2009 - The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) today announced that a St. Louis not-for-profit organization has been approved for tax credits under the Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP). Read more...
Major foodservice industry player sets up captive insurance company in MO
November 18, 2009 - A leader in the U.S. foodservices market has become licensed as a captive insurance company by the Missouri Department of Insurance, thanks to a new state law making the captive formation process easier. Read more...
MoDOT invests big in small highways
November 18, 2009 - Smart use of taxpayer dollars has allowed the Missouri Department of Transportation to undertake an additional $144 million worth of work on some of the state's worst highways. Read more...
Gov. Nixon details agreement to freeze tuition for second year in a row
November 18, 2009 - For the second year in a row, in-state, undergraduate students at Missouri's four-year, public colleges and universities won't see tuition or academic fees rise by a penny. Read more...
Agreement to freeze tuition for second year in a row
November 17, 2009 - Under a new agreement with Gov. Nixon, Missouri's public, four-year schools have agreed not to impose a tuition increase on in-state, undergraduate students for the 2010-2011 school year. Read more...
MO Development Finance Board to vote on $2 million-bond project that will create 124 new jobs
November 17, 2009 - Gov. Jay Nixon today called upon the Missouri Development Finance Board (MDFB) to approve $2,066,000 in Missouri BUILD bonds for pharmaceutical and animal health company Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc., which is expanding its campus of facilities at its St. Joseph location. Read more...
MO's unemployment rate fell in Oct
November 16, 2009 - Missouri's seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate fell in October, while the national rate rose four-tenths of one point, according to data released today by the Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED). Read more...
MO will enter 1st round of "Race To The Top">
November 13, 2009 - Commissioner of Education, Chris L. Nicastro, said today that she intends for Missouri to submit a proposal in January for the first round of the federal "Race to the Top" initiative. Read more...
St. Louis employer, Express Scripts, to create 300 new jobs
November 12, 2009 - Gov. Jay Nixon today released the following statement on the decision by Express Scripts to expand by building a new high volume filler pharmacy in St. Louis, which will create 300 new jobs. Read more...
Enhanced tax credits assist business in creation of new jobs
November 10, 2009 - DED awards $71,842 in enhanced Enterprise Zone tax credits to St. Louis business for jobs creation and new investment. Read more...
Neighborhood Assistance Program tax credits awarded to not-for-profit
November 10, 2009 - A St. Louis not-for-profit organization has been approved for $171,205 in tax credits under the Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP). Read more...
Tourism Commission appoints Kathleen Steele Danner as Director of Tourism
November 10, 2009 - The Missouri Tourism Commission today appointed Kathleen (Katie) Steele Danner as the director of the Missouri Division of Tourism. Danner replaces R.B. "Bob" Smith III as Director, effectively immediately. Read more...
$266 million initiative to speed creation of construction jobs on infrastructure projects
November 9, 2009 - Missouri will use $146 million in federal Recovery Act funds and $120 million in state funds on work to address aging wastewater and drinking water infrastructure. Read more...
State releases Oct 2009 general revenue report
November 6, 2009 - State Budget Director Linda Luebbering announced today that 2010 fiscal year-to-date net general revenue collections declined 10.8 percent compared to fiscal year 2009. Read more...
Missouri ports will help state be a leader in nation's transportation needs
November 5, 2009 - Gov. Jay Nixon today helped dedicate a brand new warehouse at the New Madrid County Port that will provide an economic boost to agriculture, transportation and other industries in southeast Missouri. Read more...
Enhanced Enterprise Zone designation granted to St. James
November 5, 2009 - The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) has announced approval of Enhanced Enterprise Zone (EEZ) designation for the city of St. James, allowing city officials to continue to move forward with economic development efforts. Read more...
Enhanced tax credits assist business in creation of 23 new jobs
November 2, 2009 - The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) has announced approval of state tax credits for a Pamona business under the Enhanced Enterprise Zone (EEZ) program to assist in the creation of new jobs and investment. Read more...
Innovative partnership with Microsoft to provide high-tech skills programs—free of charge
November 2, 2009 - Gov. Nixon makes technology education available for thousands of Missourians. Read more...
February 4, 2009 - After the Missouri House of Representatives perfected HB191, an important job-creation bill, Gov. Jay Nixon released the following statement. More...