As Missouri continues to attract investment from a diverse range of industries, economic developers and other stakeholders are working toward having sites ready for these new and expanding businesses. Since May 2022, the state has attracted projects totaling $2.3 billion of investment over a period of 12 months. Some of these companies choosing to locate in Missouri are Meta, Chick-fil-A, American Foods Group, and URBN for their newest data centers, food production facilities, manufacturing operations, and distribution centers, respectively. Spanning industries from cloud technology to fast food, each company found something distinctive in Missouri beyond its strategic central location.
