The Demographic Drought: Bridging the Gap in our Labor Force
EMSI publishes 2022 report
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The MOKAN Joplin megaregion is an ideal intersection of commerce and community at the Crossroads of America's I-44/I-49 corridors.
The seven-county region offers plenty of unique possibilities, including multiple city and rural business industrial park options, some rail and state certified, within a 40-mile radius of the Joplin-Pittsburg-Miami MSAs, with prime warehousing and distribution sites. Site selectors find that investments go further here with lower costs of living and doing business.
It takes all kinds of people, business, and experiences to make a place. Big industry, a small start-up, or somewhere in between, there is a place for you here.
From Joplin (JLN), we offer direct flights to Denver International Airport (DEN) and Chicago's O'Hare International Airport (ORD), while Bentonville, Kansas City, Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Springfield, and St. Louis markets are within a few hours drive. And our unique location makes two-day shipping possible to almost anywhere in the U.S.
Let us help you navigate options in locating or expanding your business here.
Curious about specific industrial sites? Warehouses and distribution centers? Looking for Missouri Certified Sites or BNSF Rail Certified Sites...we have them. See why we added nearly 1 million square feet of manufacturing and warehousing in 2020 and again in 2021, and on track for 2022.
Use this quick-search system to enter the criteria that matters to you and see what's available. Then let us help you make a deal. And if you need incentives, we hthem. The MOKAN Region has an abundance of affordable industrial sites and existing buildings on the I44/I49 corridors.
CompTIA and Coursera partnerships help job seekers skill up during COVID-19
Read more...The Idea Accelerator—a rapid-pace, 90-day, virtual program to get your idea off the sidelines and into action. All fueled by up to $5,000 in non-dilutive Pebble Funds and powered by our partners at Heartland Forward.
Read more...MOKAN's quarterly newsletter, Around the Region, is out for 4th Quarter of 2021.
Read more...MO Dept of Economic Development announced that the Crossroads Industrial Park in Joplin is now a Missouri Certified Site.
Read more...Schreiber Foods is moving ahead with its $52 million expansion that will double the size of its Carthage location and create 16 new jobs.
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