High cocoa costs cause chocolatiers to adjust pricing, products
Dec 10, 2024 · The price of cocoa has spiked in the past year, a trend directly impacting chocolatiers in Missouri. In April, prices hit an all-time high of $9.74 per kilogram, according to …
US adds 227,000 November jobs led by healthcare, hospitality
Dec 6, 2024 · Demand for products at the Rally House store in downtown Columbia peaks during University of Missouri game days and the holiday season. As a result, the sports merchandise …
Missourians vote for $15 minimum wage, paid sick leave
Nov 5, 2024 · It will also require that employers offer paid sick leave, at a rate of one hour of leave for every 30 hours worked. Employers with more than 15 workers will be required to provide …
How a state sales tax helps Missouri farmers resist droughts
Dec 12, 2024 · A history built on dirt. In the 1930s, the United States faced a catastrophe that uprooted 400,000 people. A heavy drought and poor land management practices in the Great …
How Missouri businesses are looking below the surface for new ...
Jul 9, 2024 · Visitors driving into SubTropolis on a recent morning were immediately greeted by rows of limestone columns. The pillars in the Kansas City underground business complex are …
Students, higher ed experts talk financial 'red flags' | Industries ...
Nov 7, 2024 · Hannah Myers, who up until this spring studied psychology at Fontbonne University, was warming up for track practice when she heard the news. “One of the assistant coaches …
$15 minimum wage effects could vary across Missouri
Oct 25, 2024 · On Nov. 5, Missouri voters will decide on Proposition A, which would boost the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026.The minimum wage would increase to $13.75 …
When will sports betting be available in Missouri? | Government ...
Nov 20, 2024 · Missouri voters narrowly approved a constitutional amendment legalizing sports gambling, according to unofficial results from the Missouri Secretary of State's office, leaving …
Beck’s breaks ground on New Madrid soybean processing facility
Nov 13, 2024 · The Missouri Department of Economic Development announced Wednesday that Beck's broke ground on a new soybean processing facility in New Madrid, which would create …
What can first-time homebuyers in Missouri expect in 2025?
Dec 30, 2024 · Missouri in 2025. For more insights about Missouri in 2025, follow our series of stories about the state in the year ahead.. Following a slow year in the U.S. housing market, …