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K-12 Education: Missouri Innovation Campus

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The Missouri Innovation Campus' collaborative program allows high school juniors, enrolled in the Lee's Summit R-7 School District’s Summit Technology Academy, to receive a University of Central Missouri bachelor's degree.

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Making It Happen In Joplin, Missouri

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Read: Making It Happen In Joplin, Missouri at BusinessFacilities.com. Entrepreneurs are flocking to the Joplin region, where they can leverage a low cost of living, world-class transportation infrastructure and a regional workforce.

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Missouri Governor’s Report: Show Me Success

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Mike Parson is busy building a 21st century infrastructure in Missouri with world-class logistics, a bevy of workforce development initiatives and high-speed connectivity for all. Read: Missouri Governor’s Report: Show Me Success at BusinessFacilities.com.

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CEO of Allen Engineering, J. Dewayne Allen, Dies

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A civil engineer by education, Allen worked on the construction of Interstate highways in Missouri and Illinois in the late 50s and early 60s. Dewayne Allen, CEO and chairman of Allen Engineering Corporation (AEC), passed away on November 15. In 1964, Allen started Allen-Hardin, which was a…

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Professional Women in Building Council Offers Etiquette Class for Construction Students

Pro Builder

Louis and Eastern Missouri recently sponsored a dining etiquette class to teach young adults proper manners and professional skills The HBA of St. Read more Education + Training Labor + Trade Relations Education + Training It will make me more comfortable when I have to meet with someone over a meal."

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Business Report: Missouri – E-Commerce Fulfillment Center Set For Kansas City

Business Facilities

Business Report: Missouri – E-Commerce Fulfillment Center Set For Kansas City appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. Plains Workforce Training/Skilled Workforce BF-Jan/Feb-2015 Joplin Regional Partnership Kansas City Missouri Department of Economic Development ReallyGoodStuff.com'

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Skilled labor shortage amplifies need to boost vocational education

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Vocational education is disappearing. The problem is the systematic de-emphasis of vocational education in America’s schools. That led to a perception that vocational education was reserved for “second-string” students who couldn’t cut it in more rigorous academic settings. Local vocational education partnership.