Boeing's $1.8B Plan Will Add 500 Advanced Manufacturing Jobs, Performance Food Service Expands In North County, And More
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BOEING’S $1.8 BILLION PLAN WILL ADD 500 ADVANCED MANUFACTURING JOBS
The Boeing Company, an executive-level member of the GSL Chair’s Council and the largest manufacturer in the state of Missouri, just announced plans for a $1.8 billion advanced manufacturing facility adjacent to St. Louis Lambert International Airport. The project would add 500 new high-paying advanced manufacturing jobs to the regional economy.
“The plan announced today by Boeing demonstrates their continued commitment to St. Louis and to the future of advanced manufacturing in our metro,” said Jason Hall, CEO of Greater St. Louis, Inc.
Performance Foodservice Middendorf last week announced plans to expand operations in the metro with a new facility in NorthPark in North St. Louis County. Once the new facility is complete, the company anticipates adding 100 new jobs to its 315 existing jobs. The announcement grows St. Louis’ advanced manufacturing sector, a key growth industry named in the STL 2030 Jobs Plan.
GSL this week joined silicon wafer manufacturer MEMC and parent company GlobalWafers Co., Ltd. to celebrate the pending completion of more than $300 million in capital improvements to MEMC’s O’Fallon, Missouri, manufacturing facility. The expansion “welcomes more opportunity for global innovation and growth in the St. Louis metro,” said GSL Chief Business Attraction Officer Maggie Kost.
BLAZING A TRAIL: INNO RECOGNIZES ST. LOUIS COMPANIES FOR INNOVATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP
At a recent celebration, St. Louis INNO recognized more than a dozen startups, companies, and organizations that reached key milestones in the last year — and ignited the region’s innovation economy. The Fire Awards and Startup Exit Awards finalists ranged from global brands like Panera Bread Co. to emerging nonprofits like Access Point. Winners included Maxine Clark, founder of GSL Chair’s Council Member Build-A-Bear Workshop, and TCare, a tech startup and former Arch Grants recipient that has invested in St. Louis’ urban core.
St. Louis’ newest sports team has welcomed a new leader: Diego Gigliani has been named St. Louis CITY SC’s President and General Manager. “I’ve been impressed with absolutely everything I’ve gotten to know about the club, the ownership group, and the league,” he said. “The ability to make an impact in the first few years of a club is something very unique in this world.”
Centene Corporation’s CEO is making her mark. After taking the helm from longtime leader Michael Neidorff, Sarah London has spent the first part of her tenure focusing the company — an executive-level member of the GSL Chair’s Council — on its mission: improving public health and individual well-being. In an interview with the St. Louis Business Journal, she discusses the Fortune 500 company’s role in St. Louis, as well as the changes she has made as its CEO.
Join Greater St. Louis, Inc. and business and civic leaders from across the 15-county St. Louis metro – including MasterCard, Rung for Women, the University of Missouri-St. Louis, and more – to discuss how collaboration can achieve inclusive economic growth for our region.
ST. LOUIS SPORTS COMMISSION PARTNERS WITH MIZZOU TO BRING ATHLETIC EVENTS TO THE METRO
The Mizzou women’s soccer team will kick off the University of Missouri’s “Mizzou to the Lou” series with an in-state soccer showdown against Missouri State at World Wide Technology Soccer Park on Saturday, Sept. 10. The series, which continues Saturday, Sept. 23, at the Dome at America’s Center with a Mizzou vs. Memphis football game, intends to strengthen the connection between the university and its St. Louis alumni base — its largest in the world.
"The St. Louis Sports Commission is excited to add the Mizzou women’s soccer team to the growing list of Mizzou athletic events in the St. Louis region this coming school year,” said Chris Roseman, Senior Vice President of GSL Member St. Louis Sports Commission, which is partnering with Mizzou to bring the events to St. Louis.
New legislation championed by Greater St. Louis, Inc. will help keep talent in Missouri, writes Adam Kazda, GSL Vice President for Government Relations, in a recent op-ed for the St. Louis Business Journal. “The Intern and Apprentice Recruitment Act creates another tool to strengthen our workforce development efforts, and helps our businesses meet their pressing talent needs.”
ST. CHARLES CELEBRATES ST. LOUIS’ INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
Leaders in St. Charles County this month hosted the International Mentoring Program, a nonprofit organization that connects international women and their families with St. Louis area women and helps welcome and integrate them into the St. Louis community. A total of 500 families have participated in the program, which helps acclimate the international community to areas all over the metro.
