8. ❚❚69,702 square miles (180,527 sq km)
Land and logistics
❚❚21 largest of the 50 states
st
9. The population center of the U.S.
Minneapolis
Milwaukee Detroit
Omaha Chicago Cleveland
Denver Columbus
Kansas City Indianapolis
Wichita St. Louis
Oklahoma City Nashville Charlotte
Memphis Atlanta
Dallas
Austin
Houston
1,200 miles 600 miles
❚❚Just two days from most major U.S. cities Land and logistics
❚❚Within 600 miles of 50% of U.S. households
❚❚Within 600 miles of 52% of manufacturing
establishments
10. The population center of the U.S.
Minneapolis
Milwaukee Detroit
Omaha Chicago Cleveland
Denver Columbus
Kansas City Indianapolis
Wichita St. Louis
Oklahoma City Nashville Charlotte
Memphis Atlanta
Dallas
Austin
Houston
1,931 km 966 km
❚❚Just two days from most major U.S. cities Land and logistics
❚❚Within 966 km of 50% of U.S. households
❚❚Within 966 km of 52% of manufacturing
establishments
11. Missouri’s many metropolises
Maryville Kirksville 20,000 – 50,000
50,000 – 100,000
St. Joseph Hannibal
Moberly 100,000 – 200,000
Kansas City Marshall Mexico 200,000 – 2,000,000
Warrensburg Columbia
St. Louis 2,000,000+
Sedalia Jefferson City
Rolla
Lebanon Farmington
Fort Leonard
Springfield Wood Cape Girardeau
Joplin West Plains Sikeston
Branson Poplar Bluff
Kennett
Land and logistics
12. A stable and beautiful environment
❚❚No drought- or earthquake-related Presidential
Disaster Declarations Land and logistics
❚❚Moderate temperatures
❚❚Adequate rainfall
13. Missouri’s mean precipitation (1981-2010)
5” 4.72
4.28 4.11 3.91
4”
3.32 3.69 2.99 3.13 3.33
3.41
3” 2.84
2.40 2.24
2”
1”
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
❚❚Source: NOAA Climate Normals, St. Louis, MO,
1981–2010 Land and logistics
14. Missouri’s mean temperature (1981-2010)
80°F 75.9 80 78.6
70.4
66.8
70°F 57.3 58.7 57.1
46.3 46.8
50°F 31.8 36.3 34.7
30°F
0°F
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
❚❚Source: NOAA Climate Normals, St. Louis, MO,
1981–2010 Land and logistics
15. 1,000 miles of navigable waterways
Public port
❚❚The two largest river systems in North America
Land and logistics
❚❚The northernmost ice-free ports in the U.S.
16. 1,609 km of navigable waterways
Public port
❚❚The two largest river systems in North America
Land and logistics
❚❚The northernmost ice-free ports in the U.S.
17. Interstate access to many U.S. markets
159
59 169
69
61
62
412
❚❚18 interstates
Land and logistics
❚❚33,677 miles of uncongested highways
18. Interstate access to many U.S. markets
159
59 169
69
61
62
412
❚❚18 interstates
Land and logistics
❚❚54,198 km of uncongested highways
19. Short drive to an airport anywhere in the state
❚❚130 airports
Land and logistics
❚❚Nine airports with commercial service
20. International flights and foreign trade zones
❚❚Two airports with international service
Land and logistics
❚❚Three foreign trade zones
21. One of the best states for rail in the U.S.
CN KCS
CSX BNSF
NS CP
UP
CN CN
CSX
KCS UP
KCS
BNSF
CSX NS BNSF
CP
❚❚Six Class I carriers NSLand andCP
logistics
❚❚Home to two of the largest rail terminals in
the nation UP
❚❚Access to east and west coasts
23. Missouri ranks in the top ten of the U.S. for...
lowest business energy costs (Small Bus. and Entrepreneurship Council)
lowest business costs (CNBC)
best transportation system (CNBC)
lowest cost of living (CNBC)
most pro-business state (Pollina Corporate Real Estate)
best corporate tax index (Tax Foundation)
best unemployment insurance tax index (Tax Foundation)
❚❚Missouri consistently ranks as one of the most
business-friendly environments in the U.S. Business Climate
across a number of categories
24. Human resources: A trained workforce
Iowa
Nebraska 1,659,400
999,312 Illinois
6,592,838
Kansas Missouri Kentucky
1,502,614 3,052,630 2,076,521
Tennessee
Oklahoma Arkansas 3,099,811
1,754,040 1,354,895
❚❚over 4,000 engineering degrees awarded in 2010,
almost half of these in mechanical and electrical Business Climate
engineering
❚❚138 post-secondary degree-granting institutions
25. Largest employment sectors
Manufacturing Education services
Construction
Retail trade
Accommodation/Food
Public administration
Health care Finance/Insurance
Professional/Technical
All other sectors
Transportation
Business Climate
26. States with the largest workforces...
❚❚Workforce as measured by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics Business Climate
❚❚Manufacturing accounts for 9.5% of Missouri’s
workforce
27. ...AND low business and energy costs
❚❚Third lowest business costs (CNBC)
Business Climate
❚❚Eighth lowest business energy costs (Small
Business & Entrepreneurship Council)
29. Missouri’s industries
❚❚Advanced manufacturing
❚❚Energy solutions
❚❚Biosciences
❚❚Health care sciences and services
❚❚Transportation and logistics Industries
❚❚Financial and professional services
❚❚Information technology
31. Top 2011 Exports
Transportation Equipment.......................................... $3,345,697,084
Chemicals...................................................................... $2,671,243,078
Machinery, Except Electrical..................................... $1,448,594,287
Food And Kindred Products.........................................$1,398,187,155
Minerals And Ores...........................................................$748,203,709
Computer And Electronic Products............................. $670,058,420
Waste And Scrap............................................................ $580,830,296
Electrical Equipment, Appliances, Component.......... $565,083,989
Fabricated Metal Products, Nesoi............................... $556,644,490
Agricultural Products..................................................... $449,648,674
❚❚Total exports reached $14,145,445,175
International
❚❚Missouri’s fastest growing export industries in
the last five years are food & kindred products,
chemicals, minerals/ores, waste/scrap, and
machinery
32. 25000
Missouri’s top ten export markets (2007-2011)
20000
15000 Canada
Republic of Korea
United Kingdon
Mexico
10000
Netherlands
China
Germany
Belgium
Japan
5000
Brazil
0
❚❚International companies have more than 1,900
establishments in Missouri International
33. Foreign born population in Missouri
Canada and other Northern America
Central Europe
and South
America
Asia
Africa
Oceania
❚❚Foreign born population in Missouri: 216,698
International