This article was published by Missouri Partnership on January 10, 2025.
Ranked third for job growth, 10th for tech talent, and 16th fastest-growing big regional economies in the United States, St. Louis is leading the nation in job creation, talent, and real gross domestic product (GDP) growth. According to Forbes, St. Louis is Still a Nice Little Secret, but as the metro grows in workers and goods and services produced, the City of St. Louis, regional groups, and developers are preparing for new industrial business investment.
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“The St. Louis region is connected to East, West, and Gulf Coast ports by six Class I railroads; less than a one-day truck drive to other major manufacturing markets like Kansas City, Memphis, Columbus, Chicago and Nashville; home to two international cargo airports; and located at the most strategic site on the Mississippi River. If gas prices fluctuate, shippers want modal options and they benefit from the flexibility to move freight through multiple modes of transportation—truck, rail or barge,” said Mary C. Lamie of the St. Louis Regional Freightway.
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