Business and community : publication
Learn broadband terminology and issues related to access — availability and adoption. Access to high-speed internet encourages equitable opportunities.
Learn about employment, wage and training trends in Missouri's food, agriculture and forestry workforce. Plus, see what it will take to fill jobs in these industries.
Learn how promoting entrepreneurship may promote economic growth and increase a community’s quality of life. Increasing access to outside markets through online sales can increase local business’ customer bases as well.
Examine how federal contracting is important in generating economic activity. This publication displays how most contract dollars go to a small number of large business, but there are still opportunities for a wide array of companies throughout Missouri.
Follow these guidelines for facilitating an improved business engagement while fostering leadership and problem solving to find meaningful engagement in rural small businesses. Business examples and seven key guidelines are presented here.
Communities throughout the Missouri face challenges related to sustaining a health care workforce and providing health care. This publication highlights rural-urban differences in Missouri’s health outcomes, workforce and availability of care.