SGC Foodservice has evolved to survive 150 years | Business ...
WEBJul 6, 2015 — SGC Foodservice has changed much more than its name over its 150 years in business. Established in 1865 as the Springfield Grocer Company, the Springfield-based business initially sold things like bullets, dry goods and barbed wire to early settlers in southwest Missouri. Today, SGC serves restaurants, hospitals, schools …
Missouri Minute: Bayer to sell part of Creve Coeur campus; coal …
WEBAug 22, 2024 — Stay alert. Bayer plans to sell 90 acres of its Creve Coeur campus. The biotech company announced Wednesday it will invest $100 million into the remainder of this campus along with its Chesterfield facility.St.
Sports betting in Missouri: Everything you need to know about …
WEBSep 4, 2024 — Missourians could soon legally bet on sports from their own homes — instead of driving to Kansas or Illinois to place bets. Legalizing sports wagering will appear as Amendment 2 on the Nov. 5 general election ballot. Missourians 21 or older would be allowed to bet if it passes. Read the full ...
EquipmentShare completes another $150M equity raise, building …
WEBSep 18, 2023 — The company previously announced a $230 million funding round in summer 2021, fueling these national expansion plans.. Since then, EquipmentShare’s momentum has earned the Columbia region headline-grabbing attention as one of the Midwest’s top startup hubs, the startup itself as been recognized as a national leader in workplace satisfaction, and its co-founder brothers have worked to ...
Missouri cannabis industry experts expect growth, challenges
WEBDec 29, 2023 — The volume of sales propelled Missouri into one of the top cannabis states. The industry hit over $1 billion in cumulative sales halfway through the year. Total sales are now approaching $2 billion. The volume was surprising to Chase Cookson, a professor and researcher at Saint Louis University’s Cannabis Science and Operations Program.
Battlehawks draft Cody Schrader, envision 'extra excitement'
WEBJul 19, 2024 — The St. Louis Battlehawks of the United Football League selected former University of Missouri running back Cody Schrader in the second round, with the No. 13 overall pick of the UFL College Draft. Schrader is a St. Louis native and attended Lutheran South High School.
Missouri realtors face change as settlement takes effect | Real …
WEBAug 16, 2024 — Derek Schriewer, Missouri Realtors president | Courtesy of Schriewer. In March, the National Association of Realtors, the United States’ largest residential real estate industry group, agreed to pay out $418 million over approximately four years to settle lawsuits alleging anticompetitive behavior. The group also agreed to make changes in the ...
Missouri leads US in August job growth rate
WEBSep 23, 2024 — Saurav Rahman. Missouri created 98,500 new jobs over the year ended in August, according to seasonally adjusted estimates released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Missouri’s nonfarm payroll employment was about 3.07 million in August, up from about 2.97 million in the same month in 2023. That represented a 3.3% increase.
New capital programs for KC small businesses unveiled, starting …
WEBFeb 5, 2024 — “The implementation of the capital programs will help us begin to overcome longstanding data deficiencies that have consistently hindered our office and local ESO’s (entrepreneur support organizations) ability to advocate for additional resources and support for small businesses” said Nia Richardson, managing director for the KC BizCare Office.
Kansas City Fed Jackson Hole event draws experts, attention
WEBAug 22, 2024 — The Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium was started in 1978 by the Kansas City Fed. Over the years, the symposium at the Jackson Lake Lodge at Grand Teton National Park has been a venue for major economic discussions involving central bankers, policymakers, financial market leaders and economists. "They have attracted the top economists from ...