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Transforming
Missouri’s Economy for the 21st Century
Today (April 11) marks
the 5th anniversary
of Gov. Jay Nixon’s Strategic
Initiative for Economic Growth, the five-year economic blueprint developed with input from
leaders in business, education, labor and economic development around the
state. The final report, issued on April 11, 2011, made a number of
recommendations for maximizing Missouri’s economic competitiveness in the 21st century
global economy.
Since then, Gov. Nixon and his
administration have worked successfully to implement that blueprint, creating
thousands of jobs, recruiting billions of dollars
in investment, and growing Missouri’s economy.
 Some
of Missouri’s notable accomplishments in the past five years include:
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CREATING JOBS: Missouri’s
unemployment rate has dropped to just 4.2 percent, its lowest point since 2000
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MISSOURI WORKS: Helping
hundreds of businesses expand and create jobs
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MISSOURI WORKS TRAINING: Improving the skills of more
than 57,000 workers
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EXPANDING EXPORTS, RECRUITING INVESTMENT: Recruiting $1 billion in
foreign investment
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BOOSTING ENTREPRENEURSHIP: #1 in the
nation in new business creation
For
more details about how Missouri’s economy has expanded and improved over the
past five years, please click here for the full news
release.
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