AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoEntrepreneurship: Missouri logged 101,393 new business applications in 2025, up 19.2% from 2024 and 72.6% from 2019. Cape Girardeau’s chamber says 20 businesses joined during a recent membership drive. Health Care: Boone Health reported a $5.3 million operating loss before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization in the first half of 2026, compared with a $3.7 million gain a year earlier. The hospital is still seeking a strategic partner. Energy: Ameren Missouri’s long-range plan calls for nine new natural gas plants and keeping Labadie coal units open through 2042, citing rising demand from data centers. The plan drew protests from clean-energy advocates and nearby residents. Fuel Costs: Gov. Mike Kehoe expanded a temporary order allowing all vehicles to use dyed diesel on state roads, offering relief amid high fuel prices. Investment: Boonville’s Agri Spray Drones is moving into U.S. manufacturing; Columbia’s EquipmentShare is expanding its headquarters, and a manufacturer is investing $19 million in a Fulton facility. An Ameresco contract will also modernize Columbia’s electric and water meters for $42 million.
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