For more than 50 years, Twehous Excavating has been molding Missouri The project: blasting about 60,000 cubic yards of rock. The catch: The rock is adjacent to four lanes of running traffic, and only a few hundred feet away from a high school and several historic homes. Complex jobs like this make work exciting at Twehous Excavating Co. That particular

Missouri firearm manufacturing startup earns growing national profile From the inception of Black Rain Ordnance Inc., company president Justin Harvel vowed to make only firearms he would be proud to personally own and operate. “Our mission is to produce the highest-quality products out of the highest-quality materials, with the best customer service,” said Harvel. Harvel is continuing a multiple-generation history

Lawmakers pass bills to prepare our workforce, modernize infrastructure, compete for jobs With a flurry of activity in the session’s final days, the Missouri General Assembly passed legislation to address a number of important issues facing our state’s economy. With this work, the 2018 Legislative Session will go down as a turning point for our state’s economy, helping Missouri chart

  The busiest stretch of road in Springfield carries nearly 70,000 vehicles each day. But today — a Wednesday in mid-August — the only machine operating in the northbound lanes of Highway 65 is a 50-ton excavator. The machine’s hydraulic arm lifts shattered pavement and metal mesh, hoisting them into a nearby dump truck. After 45 years of use, the

If something big is taking shape in Missouri, it’s a safe bet that Fabick Cat is part of the effort. In the regions Fabick serves, the company’s dealerships are synonymous with the Caterpillar brand of heavy equipment. Machines from the company helped build the Gateway Arch. They aided the construction of Bagnell Dam at the Lake of the Ozarks. They