Where Are the New Jobs Coming From in Southern Missouri?

Join this exclusive virtual webinar to learn about a powerful research study recently released by Dr. James Stapleton, which analyzed the annual dynamics of over 650,000 establishments in Missouri between 1997 and 2024. Economic and community developers, civic leaders, and philanthropists from across southern Missouri, join us to learn how establishment and firm dynamics, including job creation and loss, over the last nearly 30 years illustrate the evolution of employment in our region.

What to Expect

• Be the first to hear about the results of this empirical study, which isolates the impact on jobs of the companies that have started, closed, expanded, contracted, moved in, and moved out of counties in southern Missouri since 1997.
• Dig into an analysis of whether young, old, small, or large companies and which industrie, and having the greatest impact on quality job creation.
• Consider how regional development strategies and investment priorities are aligned with the results of this study, and how we can work together to continue creating more high quality jobs for our citizens.

We promise to be light on stats and heavy on practical application of this new information. Come join us and invite your colleagues!