Lake of the Ozarks Regional Economic Development Council

While Missouri is home to 10 Fortune 500 companies and just as many of America's largest private companies as designated by Forbes, the state is equally dedicated to the growth of smaller businesses as well. Missouri is all about economic and business growth. The state has maintained a solid business environment over the years and that stability helps companies that are new to the state plan for growth even before relocating business to Missouri . Let's take a look at a few of the advantages to doing business in the "Show-Me" State. Missouri Labor Force  Missouri has one of the most valuable workforces you will find anywhere across the country. Based on high school graduation rates, Missouri has a better educated workforce than most other states. This means our workers have the basic competencies to support advanced manufacturing and logistics. Missouri is home to nationally ranked Washington University in St. Louis, and nearly 140 other degree-granting instituti...

Lake of the Ozarks Council of Local Governments will be hosting a workshop on Creative Placemaking and demonstrating how it can play a role in revitalizing rural America and our region. Our guest speaker will be Zachary Mannheimer, the Principal Community Planner, with McClure Engineering Company. He will be presenting information on Creative Placemaking: Economic Development for the Next Generation. Zack will share with us best practices and use specific examples of how small communities can create amenities and use new technology to grow population and economic development, both for the workforce of tomorrow and for those who have lived and worked in their communities their entire lives. The definition of Creative Placemaking by Ann Markusen, and Anne Gadwa Nicodemus for the National Endowment for the Arts: "In creative placemaking, partners from public private, nonprofit and community sectors strategically shape the physical and social charter of a neighborhood, town, ...

Lake of the Ozarks businesses are fortunate to have tremendous infrastructures when it comes to transportation.The Lake of the Ozarks transportation infrastructure offers incredible growth and reach opportunities for businesses in the area. With 3 major highways running through the Lake area connecting to other nearby major roadways, 5 local airports, 21 regional airports, and 6 major nearby airports, AND being centrally located between some of the largest metropolitan areas in Missouri, the Lake of the Ozarks is the perfect location to relocate or start a business. The Lake Area gets a LOT of Traffic Having 3 major highways going directly through the Lake area and several other connecting major roadways in the region definitely has its perks. The Lake's prime highway accessible location provides high traffic drive to the area. The average daily traffic count as recorded in 2014 was roughly 13,500 on Hwy 54 alone between Camden and Miller County. MO-52 and MO-5 saw an avera...

Why Missouri?  While Missouri is home to 10 Fortune 500 companies and just as many of America's largest private companies as designated by Forbes, the state is equally dedicated to the growth of smaller businesses as well. Missouri is all about economic and business growth. The state has maintained a solid business environment over the years and that stability helps companies that are new to the state plan for growth even before relocating business to Missouri . Let's take a look at a few of the advantages to doing business in the "Show-Me" State. Missouri Labor Force  Missouri has one of the most valuable workforces you will find anywhere across the country. Based on high school graduation rates, Missouri has a better educated workforce than most other states. This means our workers have the basic competencies to support advanced manufacturing and logistics. Missouri is home to nationally ranked Washington University in St. Louis, and nearly 140 other degre...