Cut the Commute: Chamber’s bold billboard message targets KC Commuters
Nearly 2,000 people living in Kansas City commute two or more hours every day to work in St. Joseph, Mo. That’s a lot of commuting up and down I-29 every…
Forbes Ranks St. Joseph 4th on America’s Strongest Farming & Agribusiness Regions List
Forbes magazine recently listed St. Joseph as No. 4 on the list of the America’s Strongest Farming and Agribusiness Regions. “The area has become a major center for food processing…
Newly-redesigned Economic Development Website Keeps St. Joseph Competitive
The St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce has launched a re-design of its Economic Development Partnership website, www.choosestjoseph.com.. Originally launched in 2011, the website is now mobile-friendly, which is of the…
Dailys Premium Meats to Build New Facility in St. Joseph, Create 212 New Jobs
Daily’s Premium Meats, a meat processing company specializing in “sliced-to-order” naturally smoked bacon, announced it will build a new, 100,000 square-foot facility in St. Joseph, Mo. Daily’s expects to hire…
Gov. Nixon Visits St. Joseph to Discuss $14.1 Billion in Exports
St. Joseph is No. 3 in Missouri in Exports, thanks to companies like BIVI Gov. Jay Nixon visited Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc. on Wednesday, Feb. 18, to announce that Missouri…
200 Jobs to Move Downtown
The first official step to bring 200 employees to Downtown St. Joseph happened on Friday, Jan. 23, when Mosaic Life Care hosted a groundbreaking ceremony at the German-American Bank Building,…
St. Joseph is the only Missouri MSA to increase firms and employment 1977-2011
PRESS RELEASE DEC. 9, 2014 October Unemployment Rate Drops Considerably, St. Joseph Earns Statewide Economic Distinction The Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday released its monthly report on national, state…
St. Joseph Economic Activity Impresses Site Selector
St. Joseph Economic Development & City Itself Wows Migdal “Beyond impressed,” were the words used most often to describe St. Joseph’s economy by a national site selector at the St.…
Recent St. Joseph Economic Development Successes
The last half of the year has been very productive in St. Joseph economic development. Many companies have announced growth in jobs and investment. Triumph Foods -- Triumph Foods invested…
New Company to St. Joseph to Make Investment and Add New Jobs
Schütz Container Systems, Inc., a German-based packaging company with locations worldwide will locate in St. Joseph. It will be the company’s 10th facility in the United States. “We…
