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A U.S. House of Representatives budget resolution that’s currently being considered proposes more than a trillion dollars in funding cuts for Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - formerly known as food stamps. But a study released this week by the Commonwealth Fund shows that if passed, these cuts could trigger major job losses in Missouri and nationwide.
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A manufacturer of industrial circuit breakers announced Tuesday that it will expand its Columbia plant as part of a broader investment in facilities across the county.
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The company plans to hire 225 to 250 employees at its new Mexico processing facility.
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They’ve been studying to work at agencies including NOAA. Then those jobs got cut.
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At 2.8%, Missouri had the second-highest job growth percentage of any state in 2024. Idaho had the first.
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Poverty, job loss and high insurance costs have led to a lack of earthquake insurance in a town with a big fault and bigger problems.
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On average, Missouri’s metro and non-metro counties grew at about the same rate – 2.6% and 2.8%, respectively. But the non-metro rate falls well behind the U.S. non-metro growth rate of 5.2%.
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The move is expected to created 250 jobs.
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City jobs will no longer require marijuana testing for applicants beginning in October.
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A Colorado company that produces organic milk and butter is confirming that it plans to build a plant in northeast Columbia, which would eventually create…