Twenty-five Pettis County businesses were recognized for their commitment to the community during Thursday night’s Manufacturer’s Milestone Anniversary Banquet. Economic Development Sedalia-Pettis County hosts the annual event at the Sedalia Country Club to honor longstanding businesses in industries that create new economic prosperity within a community, EDSPC President Rusty Kahrs said. According to Kahrs, manufacturers encompass nearly 40 percent of the … Read More

A local business showed off its new and larger location during the annual Sedalia Showcase hosted Thursday. Each year during the Missouri State Fair, Economic Development Sedalia-Pettis County hosts Sedalia Showcase as a way to feature some of the best Missouri has to offer, including a local manufacturer. This year EDSPC chose to highlight Load King LLC, a subsidiary of … Read More

A local development official has been recognized at the top of her career field in Missouri. The Missouri Economic Development Council presented the 2018 Professional Economic Developer of the Year award to Jessica Craig, executive director of Economic Development Sedalia-Pettis County. Craig, who also serves as MEDC president, received the award Wednesday at the MEDC Annual Conference at the Lake … Read More

Jostens, parent company of local PrintLynx, has announced a company expansion and job growth for its Sedalia location. The announcement was made Tuesday morning at 304 Curry Dr. in the Thompson Meadows Industrial Park in Sedalia, the future home of the new Jostens plant. PrintLynx, doing business as Jostens, has outgrown its current space at 3131 W. Main St. and … Read More

A ribbon-cutting and open house for Capstone Precision Group, 24732 Randall Road, was held Wednesday afternoon. The distribution center formally housed Alcolac decades ago and now Capstone, which invested $2 million in the project, employs 15 people. Capstone’s parent company, Nammo, includes some of the world’s most popular brands of ammunition and powders for hunters and sports shooters, including Lapua, … Read More

Local officials, community members and members of the area manufacturing community gathered Thursday night at the Sedalia Country Club for the annual Works for You banquet hosted by Economic Development Sedalia-Pettis County. Rusty Kahrs, president of the EDSPC board, said the phrase “manufacturing is in decline” isn’t true in Missouri, noting that last week the statewide unemployment rate decreased to … Read More

Custom Truck One Source (Custom Truck) today announced it will expand and dedicate its current operations in Sedalia and Pettis County to the manufacturing operations of its OEM subsidiary Load King. In addition to Custom Truck’s existing facility at 2900 Rissler Road in Sedalia, MO, Load King will now also occupy 28,000 square feet of additional manufacturing and office space … Read More

The Missouri State Fairgrounds was buzzing in mid-November for Gov. Eric Greitens and a major company expansion announcement. Hundreds of area residents packed into the Lowell Mohler Assembly Hall on Tuesday as local officials revealed a new location for Nucor, the largest producer of steel in the U.S. With $250 million in capital investment, Nucor will open a steel rebar … Read More

Several local industry companies were recognized Thursday evening for their long-term commitments to Sedalia and Pettis County during the 13th annual Manufacturer’s Milestone Anniversary Recognition Banquet at the Sedalia Country Club. A common theme throughout the night was how proud the owners and company representatives are to call Sedalia home, with many noting they wouldn’t want to locate anywhere else. … Read More

Pettis County, MO – Today, the Missouri Department of Economic Development announced that Nammo AS, an international aerospace and defense company headquartered in Norway, announced that the newly formed Capstone Precision Group LLC will launch their U.S. logistics center in Pettis County, which would create 13 jobs initially and up to 21 total over the next five years. “Capstone Precision … Read More