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To guide the state’s internet expansion and training efforts, the Missouri Office of Broadband Development and University of Missouri Extension are conducting a brief online survey on household internet access

The report found that Boone County experienced a 5.7% increase in overall GDP from 2020 to 2021.

Three years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the labor market is still facing huge pressures from the disease and its long-term effects.

Farm households increasingly rely on off-farm income. A report from University of Missouri Extension notes that, on average, 82% of farm household income comes from outside the farm.

CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange division, in partnership with the University of Missouri, released a report yesterday titled, "The Importance of Off-Farm Income to the Agricultural Economy."  

COLUMBIA, Mo. — A recent analysis shows how expansion and adoption of internet services in three northwestern Missouri counties could help grow their economies in the decade ahead.

As world events continue to affect the housing market, a new report placed Cole County among areas of the state with high increases in single-family home value.

While remote work is becoming more popular in Missouri, those who still head into the office are more likely to commute to another county -- unless you live in Cole County.