Missouri: Food Solutions What Can We Grow for You? Food Solutions in Missouri

Missouri: Food Solutions What Can We Grow For You? Food Solutions in Missouri

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Missouri’s robust food production sector includes nearly 400 companies, with the capacity for many more, due to Missouri’s leading role in agricultural products including rice, soybeans, corn, sorghum, cattle, turkeys, and hogs.

Missouri is home to 130 wineries, 50+ craft breweries, 20+ distilleries and the world-famous Budweiser family of beers. And Missouri’s agriculture industry contributes $33 billion in GDP to Missouri’s economy, and generates $88 billion in sales and more than 378,000 jobs.

Missouri gives your company rapid access to global markets, extensive distribution options, a friendly regulatory environment and access to a diverse customer base.

And pet food companies with their North American headquarters in Missouri generate almost $30 billion in revenue each year. Recent Food Processing Projects

AB Mauri (HQ St. Louis) is a global company that supplies the food and baking industries with Companion Baking (HQ St. Louis) opened a new high-quality yeast and bakery ingredients. AB headquarters in 2016, investing $5 million to Mauri moved its North American headquarters build a 41,000 square-foot facility. into St. Louis’s Cortex Innovation Community in 2015, making an $8.2 million investment. In 2017, the company announced plans to expand further, adding seven new jobs.

Daily’s Premium Meats (St. Joseph) opened a new 100,000 square-foot facility in St. Joseph in 2016. The company plans to hire 212 employees Ajinomoto Windsor, Inc. (Carthage, Joplin, during the first five years of operation, making Piedmont) announced plans in 2017 to build a a capital investment of $41.5 million. Daily’s new frozen appetizer production plant in Joplin, is jointly owned by St. Joseph-based Triumph adding 240 jobs. Foods and Seaboard Foods of Merriam, Kansas.

Aurora Organic Dairy (Columbia), a leading producer of store-brand organic milk and butter for U.S. retailers, announced plans in 2017 to invest $100 million in a new manufacturing plant that will create 90 jobs—and up to 150 within Heartland Pet Foods (Joplin) announced plans to five years—in Columbia. expand their Missouri facility in 2016, investing $44 million and adding 46 new jobs.

Bunge North America (HQ St. Louis), a grain HSHS trader and food ingredient maker, announced Baking plans to open a product innovation center in HS Baking (Joplin) announced plans to open St. Charles in 2016. a new $8 million snack and cracker bakery in Joplin, initially creating 60 jobs in plans to increase employment in the future. KC Bier Co. (HQ Kansas City) underwent a $1.2 million expansion in 2016, doubling capacity and Nestle SA (St. Louis), a Swiss-based company, adding a bottling line. announced plans in 2017 to move its IT operations from California to St. Louis, creating 300 IT jobs. Nestle’s Purina PetCare unit has its base in downtown St. Louis, where more than 3,000 employees work.

Kerry Inc. (St. Louis, West Plains) is owned by Kerry Group, PLC, an Ireland-based food ingredients company that produces a variety of liquid smoke products. Kerry announced plans to expand its facility in Greenville, Missouri in 2016, Paradise Locker (HQ Trimble), a sustainable making a $14.3 million investment. meat processing company, underwent a major expansion in 2016 that doubled the size of its facility and increased its workforce to about 30 workers.

Kraft Heinz (Columbia, Kirksville, Springfield) produces a variety of products at its Missouri facilities, including Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, Oscar Mayer hotdogs, Velveeta, and Kraft and Cracker Barrel cheeses. In 2015, the company announced plans to invest more than $100 Rockwell Beer Co. (HQ St. Louis) announced million to modernize and increase the capac- plans to open a new $2 million brewery in 2016. ity at their Columbia plant which produces Oscar Mayer Hot Dogs. In 2016, the company announced plans to invest $250 million in their Kirksville plant, adding seven new product lines and 200 jobs. Kraft also announced plans to invest $44 million in their Springfield facility in Solid Gold Pet (St. Louis) announced plans in 2016, adding 109 jobs. 2016 to move its corporate headquarters from South Carolina to Chesterfield, where it plans to add more than 20 employees.

Moon Ridge Foods (Springfield) opened a new Missouri pork processing facility in 2016. This $54 million investment is expected to create 160 new jobs. Vital Farms (Springfield) broke ground on a Uncle Ray’s (Montgomery City), a leading new facility in Missouri in 2016. The 82,000 producer of potato chips and snacks, recently square foot building will process the company’s selected Montgomery City for a new $13 mil- pasture-raised eggs and create 50 new jobs in lion production facility which will create 110 the first year. new full-time jobs over the next few years. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The H.T. Hackney Co., one of the largest wholesale distributors in the United States, serving over 20,000 retail customers with over 25,000 products including grocery, confections, snacks and beverages. Volpi Italian Foods (HQ St. Louis) announced plans to construct a new meat processing plant in Union, making a $52 million investment. The plant is expected to eventually employ at least 50 people. Missouri’s Food Solutions Companies

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“The State of Missouri and the local communities in which we operate have been very supportive of Gilster-Mary Lee for over 40 years. Our sites there have access to a capable workforce, close proximity to many of our key raw materials, many of which are grown in Missouri including rice, popcorn and cornmeal, and good transportation access to serve our customers throughout the U.S. and other parts of the world. The State has also helped us identify and explore new international markets for our products. We appreciate the support that Missouri gives its existing agribusiness partners.” Tom Welge, Vice President, Technical Sales, Gilster-Mary Lee Missouri’s Food Solutions Companies

Locations with more than 100 employees

Company Name City Employees 3111: Animal Food Manufacturing Diamond Pet Company Meta 100 Hampshire Pet Products Joplin 200 Heartland Pet Food Mfg Joplin 170 Mars Petcare Kansas City 150 Nestle Purina PetCare Co St Louis 1,900 Nestle Purina PetCare Co St Louis 2,000 Nestle Purina PetCare Co St Joseph 100 Nestle Purina PetCare Co St Joseph 214 Nestle Purina PetCare Co Bloomfield 165 Royal Canin USA Rolla 100 Royal Canin USA St. Charles 150 3112: Grain and Oilseed Milling Ag Processing Inc St Joseph 190 Bunge Oilseed Processing Div St Louis 450 General Mills Inc Joplin 500 General Mills Inc Kansas City 150 Gilster-Mary Lee Corp Perryville 615 Gilster-Mary Lee Corp Mc Bride 500 Gilster-Mary Lee Corp Perryville 500 Gilster-Mary Lee Corp Joplin 165 Gilster-Mary Lee Corp Jasper 100 Life Line Foods LLC St Joseph 145 Quaker Oats Co Columbia 300 Treehouse Private Brands St Louis 250 3113: Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing Bissinger Karl Inc St Louis 100 Russell Stover Kansas City 200 3114: Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing Ajinomoto Windsor Carthage 150 Ajinomoto Windsor Piedmont 200 ConAgra Foods Inc Marshall 700 ConAgra Foods Inc Macon 400 International Dehydrated Foods Monett 125 Louisa Food Products, Inc. Saint Louis 90 Company Name City Employees 3115: Dairy Product Manufacturing Dairy Farmers Of America Cabool 250 Dairy Farmers Of America Springfield 445 Dairy Farmers Of America El Dorado Springs 100 Eagle Family Foods Co Seneca 90 Hiland Dairy Foods Co Springfield 250 Hiland Dairy Foods Co Kansas City 240 Ice Cream Specialties Inc St Louis 150 Kraft Heinz Foods Company Springfield 800 Schreiber Foods Carthage 600 Schreiber Foods Monett 180 Unilever Ice Cream Sikeston 850 3116: Animal Slaughtering and Processing Burgers' Smokehouse California 230 Butterball LLC Carthage 800 Cargill Foods Monett 100 Cargill Meat Solutions California 430 Cargill Meat Solutions Marshall 400 Frick's Meats Washington 180 George's Poultry Processing Cassville 850 John Volpi & Co St Louis 140 Kraft Heinz Foods Company Columbia 350 Kraft Heinz Foods Company Kirksville 370 Moon Ridge Foods Pleasant Hope 160 Simmons Foods Inc South West City 1,400 Smithfield (Farmland Foods Inc) Milan 950 Smithfield (Farmland Foods Inc) Kansas City 475 Smithfield (Farmland Foods Inc) Kansas City 360 Triumph Foods St Joseph 2700 Tyson Foods Inc Concordia 225 Tyson Foods Inc Noel 1600 Tyson Foods Inc Sedalia 1600 Tyson Foods Inc Monett 850 Tyson Foods Inc St Joseph 500 Tyson Foods Inc Dexter 700 3118: Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing American Italian Pasta Company (ConAgra) Excelsior Springs 261 Corbion Grandview 150 Daddy Ray's Inc Moscow Mills 135 Dawn Food Products Inc Mexico 200 Fazio's Bakery St Louis 100 Company Name City Employees 3119: Other Food Manufacturing DuPont (formerly Solae) St Louis 350 Firmenich St Louis 100 General Mills Inc Hannibal 980 Hammons Products Co Stockton 100 ICL Performance Prod LLP St Louis 110 New World Pasta Co St Louis 175 Reckett Benkiser Springfield 300 Reliv Independent Inc Chesterfield 170 Schreiber Foods Mt Vernon 209 Sensient Colors Inc St Louis 350 Sensory Effects Flavor Systems (acquired by Balchem) Bridgeton 100 Unilever Independence 462 Ventura Foods LLC St Joseph 130 3121: Beverage Manufacturing Anheuser-Busch Co Inc St Louis 3,000 Coca-Cola Bottling Co St Charles 400 Coca-Cola Bottling Co St Louis 116 Cott Beverages USA Sikeston 120 Cott Beverages USA St Louis 180 Cott Corporation Joplin 160 Dr Pepper Snapple Group Overland 165 Flat Branch Pub & Brewing Columbia 100 Granite City Food & Brewery St Louis 200 Jasper Products Corp Joplin 350 Luxco St Louis 165 Mc Cormick Distilling Co Weston 154 Metal Container Corp Arnold 175 Ozarks Coca-Cola Dr Pepper Bottling Co Springfield 277 Pepsi Beverages Co St Louis 500 Pepsi Beverages Co Kansas City 453 Pepsi Beverages Co Springfield 100 St. Louis Brewery St Louis 100 Stone Hill Winery Hermann 100 Rapid Connection from Production to Customers

Missouri knows logistics, and can get your prod- Missouri’s central location allows companies uct to the global market quickly and efficiently. to reach more than 50% of the continental U.S. We are the nation’s rail, river and road cross- within one-day’s drive, and most of the rest roads, and a booming epicenter of commerce. within two. 96% of Missouri’s population lives We can get your goods anywhere in the world via within 15 miles of a 4-lane divided highway. our international airports, extensive river barge infrastructure, or any of the US Class 1 railroads. CNBC ranked Missouri’s infrastructure 9th best in the U.S. in 2016. Missouri is home to the confluence of the two largest rivers in North America, the Missouri and Mississippi, and is home to the most northern ice free port on the Mississippi with unrestricted access to the Gulf of Mexico.

Missouri’s central and connected location

Railroad lines: BNSF Railway Canadian National Railway Canadian Pacific Railway CSX Transportation Kansas City Southern Railway Norfolk Southern Railway Union Pacific Railroad

Port 600 mile radius 1,200 mile radius

Minneapolis - St. Paul Detroit Chicago Denver Indianapolis Columbus

Nashville Oklahoma City Charlotte Atlanta Dallas Memphis Austin San Antonio Houston Missouri’s Transportation Network

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Missouri is located in the heart of America’s Top countries for Missouri's ag exports agricultural region and is a top 10 producer of Source: International Trade Administration hay, rice, soybeans, corn, cotton, sorghum, ice cream, cattle, turkeys, and hogs (USDA). Mexico

Canada

Missouri's top agriculture exports in 2015 Japan

Rank Value (in China Among millions) States South Soybeans and products 1,074.5 7th Korea Feeds and other feed grains 386.5 10th Indonesia Corn 330.8 9th Australia Soybean meal 272.9 7th Pork 248.4 6th United Kingdom Vegetable oils 167.5 9th Thailand Beef and veal 167.1 9th

th Other plant products 153.2 29 Colombia Cotton 135.1 9th Grain products, processed 125.5 10th $0 Total ag exports 3,604.7 13th

Source: USDA $100,000,000$200,000,000$300,000,000$400,000,000$500,000,000

Missouri food exports Source: International Trade Administration

$2,000,000,000

$1,500,000,000

$1,000,000,000

$500,000,000 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Missouri agricultural production rankings Missouri’s top agricultural commodities in 2015 Rank Total General State Share receipts of State Farm Numbers1 2 96,800 ($1,000) receipts Livestock and Livestock Products Cattle and calves 2,073,096 21.3 Beef Cow Operations2 2 45,989 Soybeans 1,885,440 19.4 Cattle Operations2 2 47,530 Corn 1,847,323 19.0 Beef Cows3 3 2,052,000 Hogs 938,560 9.6 Calf Inventory3 3 980,000 Broilers 760,786 7.8 Turkeys1 6 19,700,000 Turkeys 486,924 5.0 Cattle and Calves3 6 4,350,000 Chicken eggs 421,590 4.3 Milk Cow Operations4 6 2,451 Miscellaneous crops 251,105 2.6 Hogs1 7 3,100,000 Dairy products, Milk 248,640 2.6 Ice Cream (regular mix)5 7 14,666,000 gal Rice 162,464 1.7 Hog Operations4 10 2,128 Hay 154,649 1.6 Crops Cotton lint, Upland 140,002 1.4 Hay, Excluding Alfalfa1 2 5,330,000 ton Wheat 127,662 1.3 Hay, All1 4 6,066,000 ton All commodities 9,731,606 100.0 Rice1 4 15,352,000 cwt Animals and products 5,029,239 51.7 Soybeans1 6 271,460,000 bsh Crops 4,702,367 48.3 Sorghum, Grain1 8 5,130,000 bsh Source: USDA Corn, Grain1 9 570,500,000 bsh Cotton1 9 570,000 bales Grapes1 9 6,500 ton MISSOURI IS RANKED 2ND IN PRODUCTION Watermelon5 11 572,000 cwt AMONG U.S. STATES FOR:

Source: USDA 1 2016 data 2 2012 data 3 Inventory on hand January 1, 2017 4 Inventory on hand end of December, 2012 5 2015 data FARMS

BEEF COW & CATTLE MISSOURI FOOD & FOOD INGREDIENT OPERATIONS EXPORTS HAVE INCREASED 90.3 PERCENT SINCE 2006 Missouri has the Talent to Sustain Food Companies

Missouri has more than 6,579 manufacturing Workforce, all industries establishments employing 261,328 people (BLS, Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2016 Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2015). Iowa Manufacturing makes up 11.4% of all employ- Neb. 1,700,683 ment in Missouri (BLS, 2015). 1,011,041 Ill. 6,539,008 Food manufacturing makes up nearly 15% of Kan. Mo. Ky. all manufacturing employment in Missouri 1,484,001 3,111,517 1,991,974 (BLS, 2015). Tenn. Okla. Missouri’s labor force of more than 3 million Ark. 3,135,102 1,828,415 1,342,691 exceeds the entire populations of 20 states (BLS and U.S. Census Bureau, 2016).

Missouri’s degree programs Food manufacturing employment Missouri granted 321 degrees in nutrition and Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2015 dietetics in 2015. Total Missouri manufacturing: 261,328 Total Missouri food manufacturing: 38,657 Missouri colleges offering degree programs in Foods, Nutrition and Dietetics: College of the Ozarks: Bachelor’s

Cox College: Master’s

Fontbonne University: Bachelor’s

Lincoln University: Bachelor’s

Logan University: Master’s Animal slaughtering/processing: 17,258 Missouri State University: Bachelor’s Dairy products: 4,949 Animal food mfg: 4,368 Northwest Missouri State University: Bachelor’s Bakeries and tortilla mfg: 3,651 Other food mfg: 2,855 Saint Louis Community College: Associate’s Fruit and vegetable preserving: 2,552 Grain and oilseed milling: 2,231 Sugar/confectionery product mfg: 795 Saint Louis University: Bachelor’s, Master’s

University of Central Missouri: Bachelor’s

University of Missouri: Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD Missouri granted 797 degrees in agriculture in 2015.

Missouri colleges offering degree programs in Agriculture: College of the Ozarks: Bachelor’s

Crowder College: Associate's

Lincoln University: Bachelor’s

Metropolitan Community College-Longview: Associate's

Mineral Area College: Associate's

Missouri State University-Springfield:Bachelor’s, Master’s

Missouri State University-West Plains: Associate's

North Central Missouri College: Associate's

Northwest Missouri State University: Bachelor’s, Master’s

Ozarks Technical Community College: Associate's

Saint Louis Community College: Associate's

Southeast Missouri State University: Bachelor’s University of Missouri State Fair Community College: Associate's

State Technical College of Missouri: Associate's

Stephens College: Bachelor’s

Three Rivers Community College: Associate's

Truman State University: Bachelor’s

University of Central Missouri: Bachelor’s

University of Missouri: Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD

William Woods University: Bachelor’s Food Processing Occupations

Missouri Missouri median United States Code Occupation title employment hourly wage median hourly wage 00-0000 All Occupations 2,757,850 $16.46 $17.81 Life, Physical, and Social Science 19-0000 17,900 $25.08 $30.45 Occupations 19-1012 Food Scientists and Technologists 280 $31.11 $30.74 Agricultural and Food Science 19-4011 450 $16.32 $18.05 Technicians 51-0000 Production Occupations 197,140 $15.69 $15.93 51-3011 Bakers 2,880 $10.53 $12.06 51-3021 Butchers and Meat Cutters 2,780 $13.67 $14.36 Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters 51-3022 4,140 $12.92 $11.77 and Trimmers 51-3023 Slaughterers and Meat Packers 890 $11.93 $12.78 Food and Tobacco Roasting, 51-3091 Baking, and Drying Machine 810 $13.65 $13.73 Operators and Tenders 51-3092 Food Batchmakers 5,650 $15.61 $13.37 Food Cooking Machine Operators 51-3093 1,410 $13.18 $13.63 and Tenders Cutting and Slicing Machine 51-9032 900 $17.23 $15.80 Setters, Operators, and Tenders Packaging and Filling Machine 51-9111 7,400 $13.83 $13.60 Operators and Tenders

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2016 Missouri Feeds the World

BRDG Park

Missouri researchers at private companies like University of Missouri: Monsanto and KWS as well as public institutions • Agricultural Experiment Station like the University of Missouri are developing (various locations) crops to meet the world’s growing population. • Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center Their challenge is to develop crops that produce (Columbia) higher yields with less water, fertilizer and other inputs. • National Center for Soybean Biotechnology (Columbia) • Plant Transformation Core Facility (Columbia) Missouri crop research centers Washington University in St. Louis: • Danforth Plant Science Center (St. Louis) • McDonnell Genome Institute • Missouri Botanical Garden (St. Louis)

Missouri State University: Missouri food safety centers • Center for Grapevine Biotechnology Chestnut Labs (HQ Springfield), is committed (Mountain Grove) to providing value-added food safety solutions, • Fruit Experiment Station (Springfield) including food microbiology, food chemistry, food research, training, auditing and consulting. Incubators and research parks The MU Life Science Business Incubator at Monsanto Place (Columbia) endeavors to build Bio-Research and Development Growth (BRDG) a technology industry cluster in mid-Missouri. Park (St. Louis) is adjacent to the Donald This is accomplished through the creation and Danforth Plant Science Center and houses a attraction of new technology ventures to which variety of tenants in the bioscience industry, we apply our full-cycle, technology commer- including companies involved in food related cialization process. Incubator clients include/ research. have included ventures focused on value-added agriculture products and services, plant and The Center for Emerging Technologies (CET) crop improvements, and food testing services. (St. Louis) was founded in 1998 and is the largest and oldest innovation center in Missouri. CET is nationally recognized for providing the infrastructure and resources needed for early-stage, high-growth companies in the fields of information technology, bioscience and manufacturing to innovate and thrive.

The Cortex Innovation Community (St. Louis) is home to a vibrant 200-acre innovation hub and technology district integrated into two St. Louis historic residential neighborhoods. It is sur- rounded by nationally ranked universities and University of Missouri's Hundley-Whaley Research Center abundant cultural and recreational assets.

Helix Center Biotech Incubator (St. Louis) is a small business incubator that provides startup companies in the plant and life science industries with affordable office and laboratory space, access to expertise, and facilities near the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and BRDG Park.

The Independence Regional Ennovation Center (Independence) is a mixed-use business incubator, which focuses on three core areas for the development of new businesses: biotech, kitchen/culinary, and business & technology.

Missouri Plant Science Center (Mexico) is a biotechnology hub fostering collaboration between scientists and entrepreneurs for the purpose of moving research into functional, real-world business applications and consumable products. MPSC's facilities include state-of-the-art analytical and research instrumentation, shared pilot processing equipment, and a small-scale milling plant.

Cortex National Food Processing Associations in Missouri

American Angus Association

American International Charolais Assn.

American Chianina Association

American Dorper Sheep Breeders Society

American Hereford Association

American Karakul Sheep Registry

American Maine-Anjou Association

American Soybean Association Mid-America Organic Association Other organizations National Corn Growers Association AgriMissouri (Jefferson City) promotes Missouri- grown and Missouri-made items, representing The Poultry Federation food and non-food products, retailers, farmers’ markets, agritourism and agricultural Purebred Dexter Cattle Association of experience destinations, through a variety of North America marketing efforts and promotional events. The program also offers training and educational United Soybean Board opportunities to help members grow profitable businesses. U.S. Soybean Export Council The Missouri Wine and Grape Board was estab- lished in 1984 to support the research, development and promotion of Missouri grapes, wines and juices. Missouri is home to the country’s first designated AVA in Augusta.

The World Agricultural Forum (WAF) (St. Louis) is focused on sustaining the lives and livelihood of the world’s population by meeting the growing needs for food, fuel, and fiber. On a global state, the WAF hosts one of the largest biennial gath- erings of leaders to implement positive changes in both developed and developing nations.

The World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (WISHH) (St. Louis), a program of the American Soybean Association (ASAS), brings the benefits of U.S. soy protein to developing countries where it can make a difference in lives today and in the future. Missouri Reduces Your Risk and Your Costs

EFFECTIVE CORPORATE INCOME EFFECTIVE CORPORATE INCOME TAX OF 5.2% Missouri provides you with a solid business TAX OF 5.2% foundation, financial and otherwise. In Missouri, taxes and business costs don’t eat up all of your company’s profits.

55THTH LOWESTBEST CORPORATE CORPORATE INCOME TAXINCOME INDEX TAX IN THE IN U.S.THE U.S. Income tax allocation Missouri is one of only two states to allow companies to annually select from either three- factor (property, payroll and sales) or single- factor (sales only) income tax apportionment. This strategic advantage is available for both Tax exemptions for food manufacturing and service companies. Under manufacturers the single factor formula, your corporate tax Food manufacturers locating in Missouri enjoy rate is based on total income multiplied by the numerous tax advantages, including: percentage of in-state sales. The single factor formula gives Missouri’s manufacturing and • Sales/use tax exemption on machinery and service companies a strategic cost advantage. equipment used to establish a new or expand an existing facility • Property tax exemption for inventories • State sales tax & local use tax exemption on energy purchases • Wine and Grape Production Tax Credit program for vineyards and wine producers to buy equipment and materials SALES/USESALES/USE TAXTAX EXEMPTIONSEXEMPTIONS SALES/USE TAX EXEMPTIONS PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS PROPERTYPROPERTY TAX TAX EXEMPTIONS Our services Missouri is also committed to your growth. We are ready to work with you, statewide, to make the journey from the initial site search to the day you open for business see reduced risk, no 23 13 pain, and efficient progress through first-class support and site selection assistance. Our team SALESSALES GASGAS is ready to work with you and provide a “con- TAXTAX TAXTAX cierge service” as you consider where your next expansion will be.

Benefits like our low business and labor costs, reliable and inexpensive energy, aggressive and performance-based incentives and a statewide commitment to attracting companies and investment, make Missouri a place where your Certified Sites company can come to grow and thrive. Whether Missouri’s Certified Sites Program also reduces it’s in six weeks, six months, or six years, we are your risk by ensuring there has already been a an expert resource to support you when the comprehensive review of items including the time is right to look at Missouri. availability of utilities, site access, environmental concerns, land use conformance, and potential MISSOURI HAS BEEN NAMED MISSOURI HAS BEEN NAMED A site development costs. Having a site “certified” A TOP TEN PRO-BUSINESS STATE FOR TOP TEN PRO-BUSINESS STATE FOR reduces the risk associated with development of SIX YEARS IN A ROW SIX YEARS IN A ROW particular sites by providing up front and con- sistent information. Additionally, Missouri’s 50+ years of a AAA bond rating is representative of our solid financial acumen and stable financial foundations. Missouri’s Unique Sites for Food Processing

Missouri’s underground facilities

SubTropolis: 6 million sq ft Subtera Underground Warehousing: 1.2 million sq ft Parkville Underground: 385,000 sq ft Bussen Underground Warehouse: 850,000 sq ft Smart Warehousing: 2 million sq ft Springfield Underground: 2.5 million sq ft Space Center Kansas City: 6.5 million sq ft Ozark Terminal: 2.1 million sq ft

Carefree Industrial Park: Mountain Complex: 4.2 million sq ft 3 million sq ft

Americold Underground: 2.9 million sq ft

Missouri’s underground sites, located in former As of March 2017, Missouri had more than 530 limestone mines, total more than 31 million available industrial buildings ranging from 1,000 square feet and offer natural climate control to 1,000,000 square feet, as well as several USDA (60–70 degrees year-round), enhanced security, food grade facilities (LocationOne). and reduced vulnerability to natural disasters. Limestone is three-times stronger than con- crete. Food processing related companies utilizing Missouri’s underground sites include Kraft Heinz, Metabolic Meals, Hiland Dairy, and Hammons Products.

Springfield Underground Steve Johnson, CEO 314-725-2688, [email protected]

Steve joined the Missouri Partnership in early 2015, having led regional economic development efforts in both St. Louis and Kansas City over the past 30+ years. Steve leads the Partnership team, working in close coop- eration with the Missouri Department of Economic Development and the Hawthorn Foundation.

Subash Alias, SVP 314-932-3973, [email protected]

Subash focuses on business recruitment activities including lead genera- tion and project management across multiple industry sectors, with an emphasis on aerospace and financial services, to bring jobs and investment to Missouri. He works primarily out of our St. Louis office.

Clint O’Neal, VP of Business Recruitment 816-489-5898, [email protected]

Based in our Kansas City office, Clint generates, cultivates and closes business attraction opportunities to bring jobs and capital investment to Missouri. He focuses on multiple industry sectors, including logistics/ distribution and automotive.

Deborah Price, VP of Business Recruitment & General Counsel 314-932-3974, [email protected]

Focusing mostly in domestic markets as well as South America and Israel, Deborah is generating, cultivating and closing opportunities with companies across multiple industry sectors, including agtech and health innovation. As General Counsel, Deborah serves as the Partnership’s senior attorney responsible for advising the CEO on legal issues involving organizational operations, contractual and statutory compliance and overall risk management. She is based in our St. Louis office.

Dennis Pruitt, CEcD, VP of International Business Recruitment 314-932-3972, [email protected]

Based in our St. Louis office, Dennis works across multiple industry sectors, including energy and food solutions. He primarily targets companies in Europe, Asia, and Canada to bring new jobs and investment into Missouri.

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