Being the physical center of the United States, Missouri provides an excellent location for companies needing to service customers in all portions of North America.  Missouri and Northeast Missouri in particular offer companies of all sizes a competitive and business friendly environment to operate from. Missouri continues to rank as one of the best places in the country to live and do business.  Look at what others are saying about the opportunities in Missouri.

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•  1st Best state for banking. (MoneyRates.com)

• 4th Lowest state diesel tax. (Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council)

• 5th Lowest state gasoline tax. (Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council)

• 5th Regulatory environment. (Forbes)

• 7th Best corporate income tax index in the US. (The Tax Foundation)

• 7th Best property tax index in the US. (The Tax Foundation)

• 8th Most Pro-Business State. (Pollina Corporate Real Estate)

• 9th Best unemployment insurance tax index in the US. (The Tax Foundation)

• 10th Fastest Growing state for tech-jobs. (Dice.com)

• 11th Lowest cost of doing business. (CNBC)

• 13th Best infrastructure. (CNBC)

• 15th Best economy. (CNBC)

• 16th Overall tax climate. (The Tax Foundation)

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MISSOURI IS THE 4TH MOST DIVERSIFIED ECONOMY IN THE NATION.

MISSOURI OFFERS SOME ONE OF THE MOST COMPETITIVE CORPORATE TAX ENVIRONMENTS.

EXPORTING TO FOREIGN MARKETS CAN BE ACHIEVED FROM A LOCATION IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI.

Top Ten Export Markets from Missouri:

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1)  Canada
2)  Mexico
3)  South Korea
4)  China
5)  Japan
6)  Belgium
7)  United Kingdom
8)  Germany
9)  Brazil
10) Australia

TRANSPORTATION OF GOODS AND SERVICES IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI IS EASILY ACHIEVED.

• 7thLargest highway system in the nation.

• 2ndand 3rdlargest railroad terminals in the nation.

• 8 intermodal facilities in the State of Missouri.

• 5 major railroad companies services all of North America.

• 1,050 miles of navigable waterways on the Missouri and Mississippi rivers.

• 25 airports with runways of over 5,000 feet, 3 in Northeast Missouri.

• 2 international airports, St. Louis and Kansas City within less than 2 hour drive.

• 5th Lowest Business Costs, CNBC

• 5th Lowest Cost of Living, ACCRA.

• 5th Best Corporate Tax Index, Tax Foundation

• 7th Best Transportation System, CNBC

• 7th Best Regulatory Environment, Forbes

• 8th Best Quality of Life, Business Facilities

• 9th Best Unemployment Insurance Tax Index, Tax Foundation

• 10th Most Pro-Business State, Pollina Corporate Real Estate

• 11th Best Property Tax Index, Tax Foundation

• 15th Best Education System, CNBC

• 15th Best Sales Tax Index, Tax Foundation

• 1st for Private Sector Life Sciences Facility Development, Site Selection Magazine

• 4th Lowest Business Costs, CNBC

• 5th Lowest Cost of Living, CNBC

• 5th Best Corporate Tax Index. Tax Foundation.

• 6th for Business Energy Costs, Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council

• 6th Best Transportation System, CNBC

• 7th Best Unemployment Insurance Tax Index. Tax Foundation

• 12th Most Pro-Business State, Pollina Corporate Real Estate

• 14th Best State for Business, CNBC

• 15th Best Combined Sales Tax Rate, Tax Foundation

• 1st for Manufacturing and Logistics, according to two reports released by Ball State University’s Bureau of Business Research. Missouri was one of only six states to earn an “A” grade in categories such as property taxes, sales taxes, unemployment insurance, corporate taxes, crime and percentage of the population with college degrees.

• 4th Lowest Cost of Living, ACCRA

• 4th Best Unemployment Insurance Tax Index, The Tax Foundation

• 5th Best Corporate Tax Index, The Tax Foundation

• 6th Best Regulatory Environment, Forbes

• 8th for Business Costs, CNBC’s America’s Top States for Business

• 10th Best Transportation Network, CNBC’s America’s Top States for Business

• 11th Best Business Climate, according to executives surveyed by Site Selection Magazine