Florence
Florence, MO · Business
Yahoo!
Midwest manufacturing growth continues, but inflation concerns persist
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Manufacturing activity across the Midwest continued to expand in October, marking nine consecutive months of growth, even as rising costs and economic uncertainty placed additional pressure on businesses, according to a new report from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. The university's Mid-America Business...
myfamilytravels.com
A Ghost Town And Haunted Woods Await After Dark At This Missouri Farm
An Old West ghost town hides in the dark woods of a working farm, and live actors are waiting inside it. That alone makes me want to grab a flashlight and a very brave friend. The trail winds through cursed woods, lantern-lit fog, and even stretches of a corn maze. A full walk can take 40 minutes to an hour.
grainjournal.com
familyvacationsus.com
Columbia Daily Tribune
Springfield News-Leader
Ensuring rural Missouri has a voice in the energy debate | Opinion
For decades, rural communities have been central to American energy production, but their interests have not always been well represented when energy decisions are made. Wind turbines and transmission lines cross farmland, power plants are built in rural counties, and the costs of the nation's energy transition can fall disproportionately on people and communities that may not directly benefit from the infrastructure being built. A new research center at the University of Missouri aims to bring greater attention to those impacts. The Center for Rural Energy Security (CRES) was launched by the University of Missouri in 2025 to conduct energy research with a rural perspective, focusing on how federal and state energy policies and technological innovations affect rural communities, agriculture, and economic growth. The Center’s work is intended to help ensure that rural issues are considered in broader conversations about the future of energy policy. As the first university-affiliated energy policy research institute in the country to focus exclusively on energy policy and technology innovation for agriculture, rural communities, and rural economic development, CRES released its first policy research paper on Sept. 3. Focusing on the economic impact of utility-scale renewable projects in rural areas, the paper reflects the Center’s