Missouri Plant Science Center in Mexico

m2tbone · PostApr 28, 2010#12010-04-28T05:30+00:00

Here's a story from the Columbia Tribune about the ground breaking of the new Missouri Plant Science Center being built in Mexico.

Plant center signals shift in research
Mexico facility to create jobs.

By Janese Heavin

MEXICO, Mo. — Conditions were too soggy yesterday to break ground on a new plant research center at the actual site, but rain didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of more than 200 people who gathered to celebrate the project.

Three years in the planning, the Missouri Plant Science Center is expected to open on a 10-acre site in southeast Mexico, Mo., next year. Missouri dignitaries held a ceremonial groundbreaking at the Audrain County 4-H Center yesterday.

Read more:
http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/201 ... -research/

PostApr 28, 2010#22010-04-28T05:37+00:00

Here's another story about the new Plant Science Center from the Mexico Ledger.

Bond, state and local leaders break ground for Missouri Plant Science Center in Mexico

By Brenda Fike
The Mexico Ledger
Tue Apr 27, 2010, 12:17 PM CDT

Mexico, Mo. -

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon, joined U.S. Sen. Christopher "Kit" Bond and other dignitaries in Mexico Monday for a groundbreaking ceremony for the Missouri Plant Science Center. Due to rain and wind, the ceremony was moved from the site of the center to inside the Audrain County 4-H Center.
The weather did not put a damper on the enthusiasm of those attending the ceremony. Master of Ceremonies Joe Bannister, chairman of Missouri Technology Corporation and essential chairman of Missouri Plant Science Center, may have summed up the feelings of everyone in the room when he said "No amount of rain or wind can dampen the spirit of this community."
The Missouri Plant Science Center will combine cutting-edge plant science research with manufacturing capabilities. The state of Missouri provided approximately $7.5 million in funding and incentives for the center, which will capitalize on the state's leadership position in plant science to create high-paying, high-tech jobs and serve as a catalyst for capital investment in northeast Missouri.

Read more:
http://www.mexicoledger.com/homepage/x1 ... -in-Mexico

DaronDierkes · PostApr 28, 2010#32010-04-28T05:43+00:00

A company moved from the outskirts of the Bay Area to Mexico, Missouri???

benya31 · PostApr 28, 2010#42010-04-28T06:17+00:00

can someone explain why they wouldnt want to be closer to the plant science mecca, Saint Louis

DaronDierkes · PostApr 28, 2010#52010-04-28T09:33+00:00

maybe they're working with usda grants or something. I'm sure somebody's got a rural development objective in their mission statement (Mizzou ag dept?)

Monsanto and Dupont have been building seed facilities in the boot heel. Maybe Mexico is a soy bean mecca.

m2tbone · PostApr 28, 2010#62010-04-28T13:18+00:00

Mexico is indeed a soy bean mecca. In fact they have the Soy Bean Festival each September (or at least they did while I was growing up there). It's also very close to Columbia and Mizzou, so that doesn't hurt.
It also doesn't hurt that Kit Bond is also from Mexico.

Alex Ihnen · PostApr 28, 2010#72010-04-28T14:44+00:00

I've been to Mexico, Missouri and I was unaware that there were any "dignitaries" there.