Nathan Rider

Missouri is fastest-growing state for tech employment

A survey shows that Missouri added 2,700 positions in tech fields last year. Read more here from the Kansas City Business Journal

K-REDI holds Annual Membership Meeting

Our annual meeting and luncheon took place on Tuesday, February 4, 2014. Read more about this event from Heartland Connection or from the Kirksville Daily Express

Local Senator sponsors first State of Missouri Agriculture

Senator Brian Munzlinger, who represents 14 counties in Northeast Missouri, led the first ever State of Missouri Agriculture. Munzlinger is quoted by Brownfield Agricultural News as saying, “I truly believe that if Missouri was serious about economic development we would be looking MORE to our agricultural sector.” Read more here

Local university featured in USA Today

Truman State University was ranked as the No. 9 best value public college by the Princeton Review, according to an article in USA Today. Read more from the Kirksville Daily Express

Spotlight on Project Lead the Way

Project Lead the Way, a state initiative that emphasizes hands-on instruction in science and engineering fields for high school students, is hoping to be off the ground in Kirksville for the coming fall semester. Read more about this program from the

Growth, potential opportunity discussed at monthly K-REDI board meeting

At its January board meeting K-REDI reported that it had exceeded its projected revenue for 2014 due to increased membership. Click here to read what else was discussed at the meeting, as reported by the Kirksville Daily Express: http://www.kirksvilledailyexpress.com/article/20140123/NEWS/140129389