REGION UPDATES

Applications for Builders + Backers Idea Accelerator Program open now!

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.

Schreiber Foods Moving Forward with $52 million Carthage Expansion

Schreiber Foods is moving ahead with its $52 million expansion that will double the size of its Carthage location and create 16 new jobs.

The Demographic Drought: Bridging the Gap in our Labor Force

EMSI publishes 2022 report

Joplin Job Center offers free online training courses and credentials

CompTIA and Coursera partnerships help job seekers skill up during COVID-19

Around the Region

MOKAN's quarterly newsletter, Around the Region, is out for 4th Quarter of 2021.

State Announces Joplin Crossroads Industrial Park as Missouri Certified Site

MO Dept of Economic Development announced that the Crossroads Industrial Park in Joplin is now a Missouri Certified Site.