Business and community

Community Leadership

These community development programs provide leadership training in a variety of formats to enhance the skills and opportunities for individuals who participate as well as the organizations and communities that they serve.

Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities

Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities aims to create, connect, and promote community economic revitalization through entrepreneurship as a driver for economic growth across communities in Missouri.

Missouri APEX Accelerator

The Missouri APEX Accelerator helps businesses — including small, disadvantaged, veteran and women owned firms — obtain federal, state and local government contracts

Missouri Health Care Availability and Outcomes Differ Regionally

Broadband Technologies: A Primer on Access and Solutions

Federal Contracting Trends in Missouri

Local and Regional Food System Resilience During COVID-19

Codefi, Center on Rural Innovation are Gold Sponsors for 2024 Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities

April 11, 2024

Rural business growth spurred by entrepreneur event

April 8, 2024

Prepare emergency supplies for spring storm season

March 5, 2024

Barry County named MU Extension County Council of Year

October 27, 2023

24/7 Missouri

Helping business navigate government. (Formerly Missouri Business Portal)

All Things Missouri: COVID-19 Tools and Resources

Get started with tools and maps exploring data related to the Covid-19 pandemic. Developed by the Center for Applied Research and Engagement Systems (CARES), University of Missouri Extension.