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Local Food to Grow with New Business Support
Helping area farms grow their businesses in local and regional food markets is the focus of a three-year, $500,000 USDA Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP) grant just awarded to the West Central Missouri Community Action Agency (West Central) food systems program. The...
Employment connections happen at Fifth Monday luncheon
Discussion lasted long after the Fifth Monday luncheon ended 1 p.m., Monday September 30, at the Liston Center in El Dorado Springs. Ideas flowed and connections grew after the panel of workforce development program directors addressed the crowd of more than 60...
Let’s talk jobs!
Join us September 30 for our next 5th Monday community economic development luncheon at the The Liston Center (aka ElDo Youth Center) in El Dorado Springs, MO! Support for job providers and job seekers is the focus of west central Missouri’s next 5th Monday...
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Here comes Farm to Fork Summit 2020!
THIS EVENT HAS ENDED. VIEW THE CURRENT FARM TO FORK SUMMIT & EXPO EVENT HERE. Calling farmers, eaters, doctors, grocers, mayors, and more! The Farm to Fork Summit offers inspiration, contacts, and practical steps for building health and wealth with local food....
Let’s get people where they need to go!
West central Missouri’s Rides to Health and Wealth Network recently held a planning workshop with participants from sectors spanning health care, education, the courts, local government, and senior and social services. Their insights helped inform and advance this...
Regional planning starts for medical rides system
West Central Missouri Community Action Agency (West Central) is the recipient of a one-year, $100,000 grant from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration to organize the rollout of health-related transportation services in partnership with the Missouri...
Osage Valley hosts 5th Monday in Butler
Join us July 29 at the historic Pennell Hotel in downtown Butler! It’s the next 5th Monday community economic development luncheon, hosted by West Central Missouri Community Action Agency and regional community development corporation New Growth. Participants...
Free marketing for local businesses!
A new project to help Google find rural businesses and communities is gaining steam in west central Missouri. The Making Rural Visible project starts in Cedar and St. Clair counties with free listings on the LocalAnyDay platform. Sign up is easy and ongoing. Just call...
Region gets organized to build entrepreneurs
Five regional organizations announced April 29, at west central Missouri’s “5th Monday” community economic development luncheon, that they have joined forces to grow the region’s economy by strengthening support to rural entrepreneurs. Start Here is a new, regional,...
Making Osceola work well for everyone
Healthy, thriving places grow where people find it easy and enjoyable to live, work, and play. That is the need and opportunity at the core of Osceola’s Healthy Places for Healthy People (HP2) plan. Implementation is getting underway with projects including an Osceola...
Regional grant kicks off El Dorado Works! project
West Central Missouri Community Action Agency and its New Growth community development corporation are recipients of a $20,000 Coover Regional Grant from the Community Foundation of the Ozarks in partnership with Commerce Trust Company. Funding will kick off the...
New farmers, new markets for west central Missouri
Insights from more experienced entrepreneurs — people who have been through it! — can be some of the best help for beginning businesses. A new project to help area farmers get into larger-scale wholesale markets for fruits and vegetables provides that...