 | The Ameren Economic Development Team offers a variety of development resources to help regional and local economic development allies from Ameren's service territory develop their economic potential. Evolving programs and services are developed to educate and assist these allies with retaining existing business and recruiting new business.
Whether in Illinois or Missouri, we offer a comprehensive approach to all of your economic development requirements. Ameren's Economic Development Team has decades of experience in economic development, engineering, operations, urban/rural planning and site development. Our ultimate goal is the success of your community and your business.
To learn more about Ameren’s Economic Development Team visit www.ameren.com/EcDev/. |
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 | As a firm, Edward Jones is focused on doing what is best for our clients. That's why we're dedicated to serving the needs of the individual investor and why we do so on a one-to-one basis from neighborhood offices. Some believe that kind of thinking is old-fashioned or even unfashionable, but we're okay with that. Apparently, a few other people in our industry think so too. In 2007-2008, Edward Jones ranked among all firms:
No. 1 in number of offices
No. 5 in number of brokers
No. 3 in number of employees
No. 30 in capital |
 | The Missouri Small Business & Technology Development Centers (MO SBTDC) are focused on strengthening the technological competitiveness of Missouri's businesses. Designed to improve the participation of small technology firms in the innovation and commercialization of new technology, the MO SBTDC program encourages and enhances technology research and development, technology transfer and technology deployment.
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 | Chartered by an act of the General Assembly in 1994, the Missouri Technology Corporation (MTC) is a private, not-for-profit corporation. The MTC is charged by law with being a focal point for creating better ways Missouri businesses can interface with universities in order to solve technical and productivity issues; for bringing more research funding and emphasis to Missouri universities, especially involving the life sciences, information technology and advanced manufacturing; and for creating and managing a system to transfer new discoveries into the marketplace in order to create companies and jobs.
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 | Innovate St. Louis is the only organization that looks at the entire our region through the lens of entrepreneurship. There are many groups involved in supporting entrepreneurial activity, each with its own goals. Innovate has no desire to duplicate anything that already exists. Rather, it works to increase collaboration and starts new initiatives to strengthen the overall system in St. Louis for entrepreneurial support. Innovate works in partnership on everything it undertakes. In so doing, Innovate:
- Boosts entrepreneurship and innovation throughout the bi-state region by encouraging and facilitating people and groups working together.
- Works across the region to look at all stages of enterprise development -- from early ideas to ongoing growth – encouraging entrepreneurial initiatives, ensuring there are resources to assist developing enterprises, and making the system for connecting entrepreneurs to the help they need more efficient and user friendly.
- Strengthens the region’s entrepreneurial infrastructure and networks.
- Identifies and supports the development of additional industry coalitions that can be levers of growth.
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